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Colombia Vows 'War' As Guerrilla Violence Kills 100

Colombian special forces stand guard at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on the outskirts of Cali on July 6, 2024, during security operations ahead of the upcoming COP16 Summit (Credit: AFP)

Colombia vowed "war" against left-wing guerrillas Monday, declaring a state of emergency and deploying thousands of soldiers to contain violence that killed at least 100 people and threatens to scupper the country's fragile peace process.

In just five days, bloodshed has been reported across three Colombian departments -- from the remote Amazon jungle in the south to the mountainous northeastern border with Venezuela, where fighting has displaced almost 20,000 people.

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