Drone attack launched by suspected guerrillas kills at least 3 soldiers in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — An attack involving explosives dropped from drones followed by a clash inside a military compound in northeastern Colombia has killed at least three soldiers and wounded four, Colombia’s army said…
An explosive drone strike, followed by a subsequent clash at a Colombian military base, claimed the lives of three soldiers and injured four others, according to Colombia's armed forces. The attack, blamed on the rebel National Liberation Army (ELN), occurred in the municipality of Ocaña, located in the Norte de Santander department, which borders Venezuela.
President Abelardo de la Espriella expressed his condemnation of the incident, vowing that the full force of the state would be used against the perpetrators. The ELN, an armed group active since 1964, operates primarily in the Catatumbo region, including parts of Norte de Santander and Cesar departments. This region is also a key coca-producing area and serves as a battleground between the ELN and dissident factions of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), who did not sign the peace agreement.
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