JAKARTA - Around 30,000 Colombian soldiers have been deployed to the immediate border with Venezuela in the east.
The common border between Colombia and Venezuela stretches over 2,000 km.
Citing Al Jazeera, Thursday, January 8, the mission of the Colombian forces came along with US President Donald Trump's accusation that Colombia failed to stop drug smuggling across the border.
Trump also warned that Colombia could be the next US target after the aggression to Venezuela kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, 2026.
The deployment is also part of preparing for potential attacks by cross-border armed groups involved in the drug trade, including the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels.
The US attack on Venezuela has caused a security crisis on the Colombian border. Since the collapse of the Venezuelan economy, millions of people are known to have crossed into Colombia to find decent livelihoods, jobs, and medical care.
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