Bogotá, Jan 18, 2026 (AFP) - Clash among rebel groups in Colombia leaves nearly 30 dead

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A firefight in the Amazon between rival leftist rebel groups in Colombia has left 27 people dead, an army source told AFP Sunday. Both groups broke away from the once powerful FARC guerrilla army when it signed a peace accord with the government in 2016 after decades of combat. Now these dissident splinter groups are fighting each other in the Guaviare region of the Amazon as they seek control of drug trafficking routes, illegal mining and extort......

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