48 killed in fighting between former FARC factions in Colombia
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Forty-eight people died in armed clashes between rival factions of former FARC guerrillas in Colombia. The bodies of the victims remain at the battle site awaiting removal, according to local officials. Rescue teams have not yet received permission to enter the conflict area to recover the dead and provide assistance. The fighting represents continued violence among splinter groups of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the Marxist guerrilla organization that signed a peace agreement with the Colombian government in 2016 but has since fractured into competing armed factions.