Colombia authorizes joint anti-drug ops with US military, says Hegseth
Colombia's newly elected President Abelardo de la Espriella plans to forge a military alliance with the United States and Israel to aid his war on guerrillas. Last September, the US military launched a campaign of airstrikes targeting alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean that have killed at least 215 people.
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has requested joint military operations with the United States to combat terrorist and terror networks, according to US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. During a recent event in Panama, part of the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (ACCC), Hegseth announced that "Colombia will join the ACCC, becoming the 19th member."
As the newly elected president, de la Espriella has already requested the United States Department of War to join Colombia in its fight against narcoterrorism. However, the leftist opposition party Historic Pact has rejected Hegseth's announcement. Their Senate chief, Ivan Cepeda, stated that "the US citizen Abelardo de la Espriella wants to surrender our government, our territory, and our sovereignty to the strategic interests of the United States."
Cepeda emphasized that Colombia's constitution only permits the Senate to permit the entry of foreign troops, and the nation's sovereignty should not be negotiated or surrendered to any foreign power.
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