Operation Traira

Operation Traira
	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 Simon Bolivar;
Commanders and leaders
President Fernando Collor de Mello; Ministry Gen. Carlos Tinoco Ribeiro Gomes; Gen. Antenor de Santa Cruz Abreu; President 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.

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