New Delhi, May 23 -- Colombian security forces Friday flooded into the southwestern municipality of Silvia following a violent territorial dispute between two Indigenous groups the day before that left at least seven people dead and more than 100 injured.

The army said on social media that more than 500 soldiers, along with air support, would be deployed to the area to provide security for the communities and prevent the situation from escalating.

Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday provided news outlets with a preliminary toll of at least seven dead and over 110 injured - most of them by gunfire. "This figure could rise," he warned.

The clashes took place in a rural area of the Cauca department between the Misak and Nasa Indigeno...