The underground war brewing on the Colombia-Venezuela border

What if there was a shooting war less than three hours flight time from the U.S. and nobody heard about it?For two months now, Venezuela has been locked in a nasty conflict along a portion of its vast border with Colombia. The tiny war is already generating the kinds of refugee flows and human rights abuses you associate with much bigger conflicts. There are reports of Venezuelan soldiers being taken hostage by Colombian rebels. And on Tuesday, the fighting appears to have claimed the life of one of Colombia’s most powerful rebel commanders, the dissident FARC leader Jesús Santrich, who was reportedly killed in murky circumstances in the area. Details are scarce, but the outlook is grim. Let’s back up here. Who’s fighting whom, exactly? And why? It’s complicated. But here’s what we know. By Francisco Toro. Full Text -> TheDay

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