Six Colombian Rebels Killed in 'Message' by New Government
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The new far-right president, Abelardo de la Espriella, had promised an uncompromising stance and military force against armed groups in Colombia. Two days after officially taking office, on Sunday, August 9, he announced the deaths of six members of armed groups during simultaneous operations in several regions of the country.
Six Colombian rebels killed in 'message' by new government
The six killed by Colombian forces on Sunday include four members of a splinter faction of the former FARC guerrilla group, as well as, two members of the Gulf Clan, Colombia's main drug cartel, in Antioquia department in the northwest.
Abelardo de la Espriella, President of Colombia, highlighted the military operations that led to the death of six members of armed groups that took place in the first days of his mandate.
Colombia's president says 6 armed rebels killed in clashes since Friday
Military operations carried out in the first days of the new Colombian government resulted in the death of six members of armed groups, announced President Abelardo de la Espriella, who undertook to intensify the fight against criminal organizations and drug trafficking
At least six members of illegal groups died this Sunday in the first military battles of the new government of Colombia, announced President Abelardo de la Espriella. The new Colombian president assumed power on Friday with the promise to fight with an iron hand the criminal groups that profit from drug trafficking in the midst of the worst crisis of violence in the country in the last decade. The offensives took place in two points of Colombia:…
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