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Al-Jazeera’s Mariana Sanchez goes on patrol with Ecuadorean commando troops in charge of combing the dense jungle frontier in search of Farc rebels and their camps.

Colombia’s internal conflict with Farc rebels is spilling into neighbouring countries and has already brought Ecuador and Colombia to the brink of war, as Bogota alleges the Farc is using Ecuador territory to launch attack. But, as Al Jazeera’s Mariana Sanchez discovers, it is also creating a refugee crisis.

Latin America’s worst diplomatic crisis in years appears to be over.Colombia’s cross-border raid into Ecuador to kill Farc rebels sparked a furious week-long row which saw Ecuador and Nicaragua cut diplomatic relations with Colombia.Venezuela, meanwhile, expelled Colombia’s ambassador, sent thousands of troops to its border and interrupted bilateral trade.While the confrontation has been diffused at a summit of regional powers, tensions remain.What is the real picture regarding US-backed Colombia and Latin America’s leftist nations?Inside Story, with presenter Sami Zeidan, investigates.

Latin America’s worst diplomatic crisis in years appears to be over.

Colombia’s cross-border raid into Ecuador to kill Farc rebels sparked a furious week-long row which saw Ecuador and Nicaragua cut diplomatic relations with Colombia.

Venezuela, meanwhile, expelled Colombia’s ambassador, sent thousands of troops to its border and interrupted bilateral trade.

While the confrontation has been diffused at a summit of regional powers, tensions remain.

What is the real picture regarding US-backed Colombia and Latin America’s leftist nations?

Inside Story, with presenter Sami Zeidan, investigates.

As tensions rise following the Colmbian military raid on a rebel base in Ecuador, Aljazeera meets a Colombian refugee living in Venezuela who has been leading calls to avoid war.