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and paramilitaries. Colombia claimed that Venezuelan planes bombed targets inside
Colombia on March 30.
Coding changes: End Date changed from Missing.
MID#4500
Dispute Number: 4500
Date(s): August 11, 2006
Participants: 101 Venezuela/100 Colombia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Venezuelan forces entered Colombian territory and attacked a village
across the border. The raid was likely a response to rebel activity in the area.
MID#4503
Dispute Number: 4503
Date(s): March 3, 2008 to May 16, 2008
Participants: 101 Venezuela/100 Colombia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Colombia moved on Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People’s
Army (FARC) guerrillas in Ecuador, killing several, and both Ecuador and Venezuela
fortified their border (see also MID#4502).
Venezuela also stopped Colombian forces before they entered Venezuelan territory
two separate times in May.
MID#4505
Dispute Number: 4505
Date(s): August 9, 2009 to November 21, 2009
Participants: 100 Colombia/101 Venezuela
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Colombia continued to hunt Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—
People’s Army (FARC) guerrillas in the border region with Venezuela. Venezuela
protested a border incursion by Colombian troops and fortified its border with addi-
tional troops. Colombia responded to the increased number of Venezuelan troops by
putting its own forces on alert.
MID#4507
Dispute Number: 4507
Date(s): July 29, 2010 to July 30, 2010
Participants: 100 Colombia/101 Venezuela