[Colombia] Explosions/Remote violence: Shelling/artillery/missile attack

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. ELN guerrilla forces allegedly conducted artillery attacks against Colombian army patrols and a military base in Tame, Arauca department on March 31, 2025, causing material damage but no reported casualties. The attacks targeted security forces in a region historically affected by armed group activity along the Colombia-Venezuela border.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether similar incidents spread to areas with critical infrastructure or agricultural operations in the broader Arauca region.

Watch points

• Monitor for escalation of military operations or additional ELN attacks that could affect movement of goods in the border region
• Track whether similar incidents spread to areas with oil infrastructure or agricultural zones in northeastern Colombia