Operation Traira

Operation Traíra
	Part of the Colombian conflict and War on Drugs
	; Former areas of operation of the FARC
Date	February-March, 1991
Location	Amazonas state, Taraíra River in Brazilian-Colombian border.
Result	Guerrilla attack on the Brazilian Army border post on February 26. Immediate and decisive response from the Brazilian government. Operation in response the Brazilian Armed Forces with support from the Colombian government.; Successful Brazilian military operation.;
Belligerents
Brazil Brazilian Army; Brazilian Air Force; Brazilian Navy; Colombia Colombian Army;	FARC Comando Simón Bolívar;
Commanders and leaders
Fernando Collor; Carlos T. R. Gomes; Antenor de Santa Cruz; César Gaviria;	Unknown
Strength
Brazil: Special Operations Brigade; 1st Infantry Battalion of Jungles; Army Aviation Command; ; 16 helicopters; 6 AT-27 Tucano ; Colombia:; 1 infantry battalion	200 guerrillas (40 guerrillas entered Brazilian territory)
Casualties and losses
Brazil:; Before the operation:; ; 3 killed; 9 wounded ; Colombia:; unknown	62+ killed (12 dead in Brazilian territory); 150+ wounded & captured
	2 civilians killed

Operation Traíra was the response of the Brazilian Armed Forces, with support from the Colombian Army, to an attack on their detachment on the bank of the Traíra River by FARC in February 1991.^[1]^[2]

^ de Souza Pinheiro, Álvaro; Mendel, William W. (July 1995). "Guerrilla in The Brazilian Amazon". Foreign Military Studies Office. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
^ Brooke, James (March 7, 1991). "Brazilian Troops Kill 3 Colombian Guerrillas". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 September 2015.