"The army confronts and expels the Colombian irregular armed groups from Venezuela, they flee to Colombia, where no one is stopping or opposing them," Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreas wrote on his Twitter.

Es evidente la complicidad y conchupancia entre el narcogobierno colombiano y los grupos irregulares armados colombianos, cuando Venezuela defiende su territorio, ellos huyen a suelo colombiano donde las autoridades lejos de atacarlos los protegen.

Sépanlo: Nosotros Venceremos !!

- Diosdado Cabello R (@dcabellor) March 27, 2021

Bogotá is sending troops to the area to protect the rebels, he said.

Earlier it became known that two Venezuelan soldiers were killed and several wounded as a result of clashes with armed groups from Colombia.