Violence between armed groups in the Catatumbo region has displaced more than 32,000 people, rights groups estimate.
Thousands have escaped a sudden outbreak of drug-related violence between two armed groups in northeastern Colombia.
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Government sends troops into coca-rich northeast Catatumbo region in bid to quell hostilities among rebel groups.
Attacks by rebel ELN fighters in the Catatumbo region have forced thousands of people to flee the area.
Move comes in response to ELN attacks in country’s northeast, which President Gustavo Petro describes as war crimes.
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