Armed Clash Near Colombia’s Putumayo-Caquetá Border Leaves 11 Dead
An armed confrontation between dissenting factions near the border of Putumayo and Caquetá provinces in Colombia has resulted in at least 11 deaths. The violent incident occurred in the village of José María, where two dissident groups of the FARC—Raúl Reyes, led by alias Calarcá, and the Border Command, headed by Walter Mendoza—clashed over the weekend. Authorities have confirmed the recovery of 11 bodies: eight in Solita (Caquetá) and three in Puerto Guzmán (Putumayo), though the exact number of casualties remains uncertain.
