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Norte de Santander department: conflict events in January 2026

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

3events4 the month before
4est. deaths
0civilian deaths

In January 2026, UCDP recorded 3 organized-violence events in Norte de Santander department, Colombia, with 4 estimated deaths. That is -25% compared with 4 events the month before.

67% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict.

The most active pairing was ELN - EMBF with 1 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-30: ELN vs EMBF (2 deaths)2026-01-16: Government of Colombia vs ELN (1 deaths)2026-01-13: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Norte de Santander department, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
30 Jan 2026El Tarra municipality
Norte de Santander department		ELN vs EMBF
Non-state		2
16 Jan 2026Tibú municipality
Norte de Santander department		Government of Colombia vs ELN
State-based		1
13 Jan 2026Cucutilla municipality
Norte de Santander department		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
ELN23
Unidentified armed group22
EMBF12
Government of Colombia11

All months

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