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Arauca department: conflict events in January 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Arauca department, Colombia. Country-wide report: Colombia, January 2026.

2eventsnone the month before
2est. deaths
0civilian deaths

In January 2026, UCDP recorded 2 organized-violence events in Arauca department, Colombia, with 2 estimated deaths. The previous month had no recorded events.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict.

The most active pairing was Government of Colombia - ELN with 2 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-27: Government of Colombia vs ELN (1 deaths)2026-01-01: Government of Colombia vs ELN (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Arauca department, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
27 Jan 2026Tame municipality
Arauca department		Government of Colombia vs ELN
State-based		1
1 Jan 2026Cravo Norte municipality
Arauca department		Government of Colombia vs ELN
State-based		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Colombia22
ELN22

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.