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Cauca department: conflict events in January 2026

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

3events4 the month before
3est. deathsrange 2–3
3civilian deaths

In January 2026, UCDP recorded 3 organized-violence events in Cauca department, Colombia, with 3 estimated deaths. That is -25% compared with 4 events the month before. The death toll range is 2 to 3.

67% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 3.

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

Where events happened

2026-01-27: FARC-EMC vs ELN (1 deaths)2026-01-23: FARC-EMC vs ELN (1 deaths)2026-01-03: FARC-EMC vs Civilians (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Cauca 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 2026Argelia municipality
Cauca department		FARC-EMC vs ELN
Non-state, 1 civilian		1
23 Jan 2026Sucre municipality
Cauca department		FARC-EMC vs ELN
Non-state, 1 civilian		1
3 Jan 2026Santander de Quilichao municipality
Cauca department		FARC-EMC vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
0–1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
FARC-EMC33
ELN22

All months

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