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Colombia’s defense minister vows to recover 29 kidnapped law enforcement officers

Authorities blamed a FARC dissident group for the mass abduction, which challenges the peace process in Colombia.
The Defense Ministry accused the rebels of war crimes, stating they forcibly recruit minors and coerce civilians.
Community members stated that locals acted in self-defense against armed forces who allegedly used machine guns during confrontations.

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Government Confirms Release of 29 Kidnapped Uniforms in Colombia · Global Voices

Colombia’s defense minister, retired general Pedro Sánchez, confirmed this Saturday the release of the 28 police officers and the military who were kidnapped since Thursday in the department of Cauca. “Free from kidnapping our 29 heroes of the homeland,” Sánchez said on social network X, where he thanked the Ministry of the Interior, the Ombudsman’s Office, the UN Mission in Colombia and the Mission to Support the Peace Process of the Organizati…

4 days ago·Chile

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Orinoco Tribune

Colombia: 29 Abducted Military Personnel Liberated

The 29 soldiers kidnapped in the Cañón de Micay, Cauca department, southwest Colombia, were released Sunday thanks to mediation by international and national organizations, Colombian Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez reported. “Our 29 heroes of the homeland are free,” the minister wrote on social media Sunday, March 9. “Thanks to the Ministry of the Interior, the Ombudsperson’s Office, the OAS Support Mission for the Peace Process in Colombia, the …

3 days ago

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Colombian troops kidnapped by civilians released, defense ministry says

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's Ministry of Defense said Saturday that 29 members of the country's armed forces who had been kidnapped by civilians were released. Read full story

4 days ago·Malaysia

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Associated Press News

Colombia's defense minister vows to recover 29 kidnapped law enforcement officers

Colombian Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez has condemned the recent kidnapping of 29 law enforcement officers in the country’s southwest region and says the government is working to free them.

4 days ago·United States

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El Pais

Dissidence frees the 29 members of the security forces who were held hostage in Cauca

The 29 members of the security forces who had been kidnapped since Thursday by the Carlos Patiño front of the dissidents of the former FARC have been released this Friday. The abduction had occurred in the district of El Plateado, in the municipality of Algeria (Cauca). The group of detainees, composed of 27 police officers and 2 military personnel, have been handed over to a commission in which they participated led by the Office of the Ombudsm…

5 days ago·Spain

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Shelby News

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FARC dissidents capture 29 Colombian soldiers, police

Colombian guerrillas took 29 soldiers and police hostage during a gun battle in a key cocaine-growing region, the government said Friday, a fresh blow to the country's fragile peace process.

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