{
  "id": 3777468,
  "title": "Colombia claims killing eight suspected EMBF guerrillas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/colombia-claims-killing-eight-suspected-embf-guerrillas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T16:47:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia Reports",
    "slug": "colombia-reports",
    "url": "https://colombiareports.com/colombia-claims-killing-eight-suspected-embf-guerrillas/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Abelardo de la Espriella announced on Thursday that Colombia's armed forces had killed eight suspected guerrillas from the EMBF, a dissident group of the FARC, in a joint operation. The military offensive targeted \"camps used by structures of the Jorge Suarez Briceño Block,\" a unit of the EMBF, in a rural area of El Retorno in the Guaviare province. A precision airstrike was followed by an operation carried out by commandos, resulting in the preliminary count of 8 terrorists killed, 11 rifles and 5 machine guns seized, as well as a large amount of logistical supplies. De la Espriella stated that \"Colombia must know we are going on the offensive\" against organized crime and illegal armed groups, labeling them all as \"narco-terrorist\" organizations. He added, \"Major ringleaders and their criminal organizations will find no hiding place or sanctuary anywhere in the country.\" De la Espriella, who took office earlier this month, vowed to end peace negotiations with illegal armed groups and commence a military offensive with the assistance of the US military. The EMBF, led by former FARC commander \"Calarca,\" was one of the groups that was negotiating peace with the administration of former President Gustavo Petro. The EMBF, along with the FARC dissident group EMC, controls a significant portion of territory in southern Colombia and along its border with Venezuela.",
  "summary": "President Abelardo de la Espriella said Thursday that Colombia’s armed forces killed eight guerrillas of FARC dissident group EMBF in a joint operation. In a post on social media platform X, De la Espriella said that the military offensive targeted “camps used by structures of the Jorge Suarez Briceño Block,” a unit of the EMBF, […] The post Colombia claims killing eight suspected EMBF guerrillas…",
  "key_points": [
    "Colombia's armed forces killed eight suspected EMBF guerrillas in joint operation.",
    "Operation targeted camps of Jorge Suarez Briceño Block in Guaviare province.",
    "De la Espriella vowed to end peace talks with illegal armed groups."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}