Migrants testimonyThisstorybegan15yearsago, whenIwasabout 8yearsold. IhadlivedinBelenoftheAndauies !auet"s #e$artment in !olombia, my hometown.!aueta is one of the most $roblemati% and also have big illegal armed grou$ $resen%e in theregion, &A'! ('evolutionary Armed &or%es of !olombia) and *+, (,ational +iberation Army).In -..., I was in my house with some members of my family. /uddenly, I heard several veryloud sounds that I %ould not re%ogni0ed. Then, my brother told me something that %on%erned mea lot1 23i%4y, %ome into the house, %lose the door and go to my moms room5. I as4ed why6. 7esaid that bad $eo$le were shooting on the street. I was really nervous.In that moment, all the members of family hid under the bed for around three hours. 8e did thatinorderto%overusfromshoot andbombs. 9oli%es, militariesandheli%o$terswerefightingagainst these ilegal grou$s.This was the first war that I e:$erien%e. /in%e that moment, my town has been %onsider veryinse%ure and fearful. This ilegal armed grou$s were %amouflaged among the towns$eo$le. Theythreaten to 4ill the ma;ority of farmers and traders.