### [2026-05-22](/feed/2026/05/22/index.md)

##### Colombian conflict
# Seven people are killed and 110 more injured in clashes between the Misak and Nasa, rival Indigenous groups, over a dispute to a land in Silvia, Cauca Department, Colombia. The army has deployed 500 soldiers in response. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/colombia-violence-indigenous-land-dispute-silvia-southwest-7338d99e4fdb6ba63da7874caba98c32)

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