US EditionSeven Colombian soldiers killed in guerrilla attack: army
The ELN used drones and explosives in an attack killing seven soldiers and wounding 30 amid stalled peace talks and rising tensions over drug trafficking, the army said.
- The Colombian Army reported that an attack on one of its military bases in the north of the country left at least four soldiers dead.
- The attack was carried out by the ELN guerrilla group, which controls key drug-producing regions in Colombia and vowed to fight against US "threats of imperialist intervention".
- The Colombian Defense Minister condemned the "terrorist action" and called for the ELN to be "completely dismantled", while also reporting the deaths of six soldiers.
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Seven Colombian soldiers killed in guerrilla attack: army
Colombia's ELN guerrilla group attacked a military base near Venezuela with drones and explosives, killing seven soldiers and wounding 30, the army said Friday.
Bogotá, Colombia. Seven soldiers were killed and 30 injured Thursday night in an attack with drones and explosives on a military base in Colombia attributed to the ELN guerrilla, the army reported. Far from making attempts to resume the suspended peace talks since 2024, the rebels challenged President Gustavo Petro this week after declaring a confinement of civilians and threatening the public force in regions under his control.Although the meas…
At least six soldiers were killed and 28 others injured in a drone and explosive attack on a Colombian military base near the border with Venezuela, attributed to the guerrillas of the National Liberation Army (ELN), reported the Ministry of Defense of the South American country, according to the AFP.
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