2018 Amazonas ambush

2018 Amazonas ambush
Location
TargetVenezuelan border guards
DateNovember 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)
Casualties3 killed
10 injured

The 2018 Amazonas ambush occurred on 4 November 2018 when three Venezuelan border guards were killed and ten were wounded in a suspected Colombian ELN guerrilla attack in the Venezuelan Amazonas state. The Venezuelan government accused the Colombian government of being unable to control its armed groups, while Colombian officials have stated that the ELN and other armed groups use the Venezuelan territory as a refuge to evade its own armed forces, often with the tolerance of local authorities.[1][2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Venezuela blames Colombia after border ambush kills three". France 24. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  2. ^ "Venezuelan defense minister: Border ambush kills 3 soldiers". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2018-11-05.