2018 Amazonas ambush

The 2019 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]

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

See also
  • List of terrorist incidents in November 2018

References
  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. Retrieved 2018-11-05.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.