2022 Arauca clashes

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2022 Arauca clashes
Location	Arauca Department, Colombia
Date	2 January 2022
Attack type	clashes
Deaths	23
Injured	unknown

2022 Arauca clashes

Part of the Colombian conflict and the Venezuelan crisis

Date	2 January, 2022
Location	Arauca Department, Colombia

Belligerents

ELN

FARC dissidents

Colombian conflict

1960s
Soberanía
1970s
Anorí
1980s
Dominican embassy siege Palace of Justice siege Yamurales Avianca Flight 203 Massacre of Trujillo DAS Building bombing
1990s
Traira Villatina massacre Bogota La Gabarra massacre Siege of Las Delicias Mapiripán massacre El Aro massacre Machuca massacre Siege of Mitú Villanueva massacre Nudo de Paramillo Gutiérrez Dabeiba
2000s
"False positives" scandal Macayepo massacre Bojayá massacre Valle del Cauca Deputies hostage crisis El Nogal bombing Neiva bombing 14 July Zona Rosa attacks Bahía Portete massacre JM San José de Apartadó massacre Sierra Macarena ambush Jamundí massacre Emmanuel Jaque Fenix Nariño massacres Strategic Leap Corinto
2010s
Arauca attacks July clashes Meta raid Cauca attacks Centro Andino bombing Police station attacks Catatumbo campaign Bogotá car bombing
2020s
Apure clashes Arauca clashes Huila attack
See also
Peace process Timeline

On 2 January 2022, 23 people were killed in clashes between far-left guerrilla groups in Arauca Department, Colombia.^[1]^[2] The National Liberation Army (ELN) clashed with Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents near the border with Venezuela.^[1]

FARC agreed to a ceasefire in 2016,^[2] but there are around 5,000 dissidents currently operating.^[1] There are about 2,500 active ELN members.^[1] Colombia is the world's largest producer of cocaine; the two militant groups clash due to fighting over control of the large illegal drug trade.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "23 dead in clashes between Colombian rebels". France 24. 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
^ ^a ^b "Fighting Intensifies in Eastern Colombia; at Least 23 Killed". VOA. Retrieved 2022-01-05.

Colombian conflict (1964–present)

Participants			Timeline	Key aspects

			La Violencia (1948–1958) Marquetalia Republic The National Front Dominican Embassy siege (1980) Palace of Justice siege (1985) DAS Building bombing (1989) Patriotic Union Party extermination Humanitarian exchange Mapiripán Massacre (1997) El Caguán DMZ Failed peace process (1999–2002) Bojayá massacre (2002) Valle del Cauca Deputies hostage crisis (2002–2009) El Nogal Club bombing (2003) Neiva bombing (2003) Parapolitics scandal (2006–2007) Operation Emmanuel "False positives" scandal Andean diplomatic crisis (2008) Operation Jaque (2008) Operation Fenix (2008) Nariño massacres (2009) 2013 Colombian clashes Renewed peace process (2012–present) Peace agreement referendum (2016) 2022 Huila attack Total Peace concept	Government aspects Democratic security Plan Colombia Plan Patriota Colombia–United States relations Human rights in Colombia Politics of Colombia Illegal drug trade Illegal drug trade in Colombia War on drugs Operation Snowcap Narcoterrorism Catatumbo campaign Kidnappings Kidnappings in Colombia FARC political hostages Lawsuits Sinaltrainal v. Coca-Cola (2001) Rodriquez v. Drummond (2003) Doe v. Chiquita (2007)
Guerrillas	Government of Colombia	Paramilitaries
ELN EPL FARC dissidents FARIP Former guerrillas FARC-EP List of FARC attacks M19 MOEC CGSB ERP MAQL Linked to PCCC Foro de São Paulo PC de C (M-L) Cuban revolutionaries Provisional IRA Colombia Three ETA ANNCOL Fighters+Lovers Colombian drug cartels Some Colombian politicians	Military Forces of Colombia: National Army Air Force Navy Colombian Naval Infantry National Police Other: Migración Colombia Attorney General units Former government program CONVIVIR Linked to DynCorp International United Nations Mission in Colombia European Union United States Canada	Águilas Negras Los Rastrojos Clan Úsuga Former paramilitaries AUC AAA Linked to Spearhead Ltd CONVIVIR Colombian drug cartels Mexican drug cartels Some Colombian military personnel Some Colombian politicians

Crisis in Venezuela

Events

Ongoing	Economic crisis Bolivarian missions Bolivarian Revolution Bolivarianism Censorship Chavismo Crimes against humanity Corruption Defections Devaluation of the Venezuelan bolívar Economic policies under Nicolás Maduro Energy crisis (Zulia energy collapse) Human rights abuses Hyperinflation Illegal drug trade Internationa sanctions U.S. sanctions Interventions of political parties Negotiations Refugee crisis and diaspora Resource shortages State protectors State-sponsored terrorism States of emergency in Venezuela Catatumbo campaign Pemon conflict Coronavirus pandemic
2010	Colombian diplomatic crisis Death of Franklin Brito PDVAL affair Parliamentary election III National Assembly of Venezuela
2012	Amuay tragedy Presidential election Regional elections
2013	Death of Hugo Chávez Presidential election Dakazo Municipal elections
2014	La Salida 2014 protests timeline Detention of Leopoldo López Panama diplomatic crisis (1st) Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act
2015	Detention of Antonio Ledezma Colombian diplomatic/migration crisis Resolution 8610 2015 protests (timeline) Narcosobrinos affair Parliamentary election IV National Assembly of Venezuela
2016	Tumeremo massacre (1st) Recall referendum movement 2016 protests (timeline)
2017	Detention of Gilber Caro Constitutional crisis Mother of All Marches Caracas helicopter incident Referendum National Assembly attack Constituent Assembly election Members Regional elections Municipal elections Attack on Fort Paramacay Death of Carlos Andrés García Law against Hatred 2017 protests timeline
2018	El Junquito raid Presidential campaign of Nicolás Maduro Valencia fire Panama diplomatic crisis (2nd) Presidential election El Paraíso stampede Caracas drone attack Detention of Juan Requesens Economic reforms and Viernes Rojo Murder of Fernando Albán Tumeremo massacre (2nd) 2018 protests (timeline)
2019	Inauguration of Nicolás Maduro Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 Plan País Humanitarian aid mission Amnesty Law Venezuela Aid Live Statute Governing the Transition to Democracy Murder of Alí Domínguez Widespread blackouts Detention of Roberto Marrero Disappearance of Gilber Caro 30 April uprising attempt Acarigua prison riot Death of Rafael Acosta Arévalo Attack of Rufo Chacón Death of Juan Carlos Márquez Murder of Edmundo Rada Operación Alacrán 2019 protests timeline
2020	National Assembly leadership election Death of Addy Valero Cagua fire Barquisimeto shooting COVID-19 pandemic Guanare prison riot Operation Gideon El Palito oil spill Detention of Alex Saab Parliamentary election V National Assembly of Venezuela
2021	La Vega raid Apure clashes
2022	Arauca clashes Recall referendum project
2023	Anti-Solidarity Law Barbados Agreement Unitary Platform presidential primaries Referendum Guyana–Venezuela crisis El Palito oil spill
2024	Detention of Rocío San Miguel Law against Fascism, Neofascism and Similar Expressions Bulla Loca mine disaster Presidential election international reactions protests political crisis Widespread blackouts Argentine embassy siege

Deaths during protests

2014	Bassil Da Costa Robert Redman Génesis Carmona Geraldin Moreno
2015	Kluivert Roa
2017	Paola Ramírez Juan Pablo Pernalete Armando Cañizales Miguel Castillo Paúl Moreno Orlando Figuera Neomar Lander Fabián Urbina David Vallenilla Xiomara Scott