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Cauca department: conflict events in August 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Cauca department, Colombia. Country-wide report: Colombia, August 2024.

10events7 the month before
12est. deathsrange 11–12
11civilian deaths

Cauca department, Colombia saw 10 recorded events and 12 estimated deaths in August 2024. That is +43% compared with 7 events the month before. The death toll range is 11 to 12.

70% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 11.

The most active pairing was FARC-EMC - Civilians with 6 events.

Where events happened

2024-08-31: FARC-EMC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-29: FARC-EMC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-29: FARC-EMC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-28: ELN vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-08-25: FARC-EMC vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-08-08: Government of Colombia vs FARC-EMC (1 deaths)2024-08-06: Government of Colombia vs FARC-EMC (1 deaths)2024-08-03: FARC-EMC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-02: FARC-EMC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-02: FARC-EMC vs ELN (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Cauca department, August 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, August 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
28 Aug 2024Santander de Quilichao municipality
Cauca department		ELN vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
25 Aug 2024Inzá municipality
Cauca department		FARC-EMC vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian, 2 sources		2
31 Aug 2024Piendamó municipality
Cauca department		FARC-EMC vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
29 Aug 2024Caldono municipality
Cauca department		FARC-EMC vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
29 Aug 2024Caldono municipality
Cauca department		FARC-EMC vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
8 Aug 2024Corinto municipality
Cauca department		Government of Colombia vs FARC-EMC
State-based, 1 civilian		1
6 Aug 2024Santander de Quilichao municipality
Cauca department		Government of Colombia vs FARC-EMC
State-based, 2 sources		1
3 Aug 2024Caloto municipality
Cauca department		FARC-EMC vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 3 sources		1
0–1
2 Aug 2024Páez municipality
Cauca department		FARC-EMC vs ELN
Non-state, 1 civilian, 2 sources		1
2 Aug 2024Toribío municipality
Cauca department		FARC-EMC vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
FARC-EMC910
ELN23
Government of Colombia22

All months

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