Colombia/Venezuela - Border security issues

A new troop deployment and offensive by the Colombian military follows a string of attacks on the Colombian side of the border.

Last week, Colombian Defense Minister Diego Molano Aponte announced the Colombian government would deploy 14,000 troops in response to growing threats in the country’s border region with Venezuela from FARC dissident groups. The announcement came two days after Colombian law enforcement officials arrested 10 people believed to have been involved in high…