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Cauca department: conflict events in May 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Cauca department, Colombia. Country-wide report: Colombia, May 2025.

3events4 the month before
7est. deaths
3civilian deaths

Cauca department, Colombia saw 3 recorded events and 7 estimated deaths in May 2025. That is -25% compared with 4 events the month before.

100% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 3.

The most active pairing was FARC-EMC - Civilians with 2 events.

Where events happened

2025-05-21: FARC-EMC vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-05-16: ELN vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-05-04: FARC-EMC vs Civilians (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Cauca department, May 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
16 May 2025Mercaderes municipality
Cauca department		ELN vs Civilians
One-sided		4
21 May 2025Toribío municipality
Cauca department		FARC-EMC vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
4 May 2025Corinto municipality
Cauca department		FARC-EMC vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
FARC-EMC23
ELN14

All months

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