Clashes in Colombia between rival rebel groups kill 27 people

The two groups have been fighting for control of the Guaviare region of the Amazon, a region strategic for cocaine production and trafficking.

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At least 27 members of a leftist rebel group have been killed in clashes in central Colombia with a rival faction, according to military authorities, at a time of heightened tension in the region under the pall of United States military action in Venezuela and threats against Colombia.

The clashes, which have been the most violent in recent months, occurred on Sunday in the rural area of the municipality of El Retorno, in the Guaviare region of the Amazon, 300km (186 miles) southeast of Bogota, a military source told the Reuters news agency.

Clashes in Colombia between rival rebel groups kill 27 people

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