Amid a decades-long armed conflict that pits government forces against guerrilla groups, Colombia is the only country in Latin America where landmines and improvised explosive devices (lEDs) continue to be planted regularly by the country's two main rebel groups, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the smaller National Liberation Army. Although the number of people killed or injured by landmines and lEDs in Colombia has been declining, the country still has one of the highest landmine casualty rates in the world and is home to the highest number of new landmine victims reported each year. With over 7700 landmine survivors registered in Colombia since 2002, of which 35% are civilians, landmines on average claim three victims a day.
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