Nariño massacres
# Nariño massacres

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1980s

Dominican embassy siege

Palace of Justice siege

Avianca Flight 203

Massacre of Trujillo

DAS Building bombing

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Traira

Villatina massacre

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La Gabarra massacre

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Mapiripán massacre

El Aro massacre

Machuca massacre

Villanueva massacre

2000s

"False positives" scandal

Macayepo massacre

Bojayá massacre

Valle del Cauca Deputies hostage crisis

El Nogal bombing

Neiva bombing

14 July

Zona Rosa attacks

Bahía Portete massacre

JM

San José de Apartadó massacre

Sierra Macarena ambush

Jamundí massacre

Emmanuel

Jaque

Fenix

Nariño massacres

Strategic Leap

Corinto

2010s

Arauca attacks

July clashes

Meta raid

Cauca attacks

Centro Andino bombing

Police station attacks

Catatumbo campaign

Bogotá car bombing

2020s

Apure clashes

Arauca clashes

Huila attack

See also

Peace process

Timeline :

The Nariño massacres (Spanish: Masacres en Nariño) were two massacres of indigenous Awá people in the Nariño Department of Colombia perpetrated by members of the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in February 2009. A total of 27 Awás were massacred, including women and young children.

## First massacre

The first massacre occurred on February 4, 2009, when a FARC guerrilla group entered the village Tortugal. FARC accused the Awás of collaborating with the Armed Forces of Colombia. These accusations led to the torture and killing of seventeen Awás, eight of whom were killed with knives, according to a witness who managed to escape. The incident was denounced by Human Rights Watch and the Governor of the Nariño Department, Antonio Navarro Wolff.

## Second massacre

The second massacre occurred a week later on February 11, when ten Awá were murdered in the Sandé shelter between Ricaurte and Guachavez, apparently because they failed to provide FARC with information about the Colombian forces operating in the area. In press releases, FARC stated that they support the indigenous, but not those who conspire against them. The National Army of Colombia only found one of the bodies. Although the Awá live in a protected area, this did not prevent armed groups from entering their territory.

