US EditionColombian officials say 7 children were killed in an airstrike against a rebel group this week
- The ombudsman's office, led by Iris Marin, reported Saturday that seven minors were killed in Colombian military airstrikes in the southern Amazon, with six victims of forced recruitment.
- President Gustavo Petro ordered strikes as part of intensifying attacks on armed groups involved in cocaine trafficking amid pressure from US President Donald Trump; Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez said the operation was ordered 'given the imminence and severity of the threat' to soldiers.
- On Tuesday, Colombia's military announced it carried out airstrikes on November 10 against an ex-FARC splinter group, rescuing three minors and killing nine guerrillas in Arauca province.
- President Gustavo Petro defended the strikes on X, saying `Of course, every death is regrettable, especially those of minors.` and `I made the decision, at a risk, to save their lives. It's easy to stain maps red; it's hard to acknowledge the risks of reclaiming territory.`
- The strikes form part of a wider campaign that includes a manhunt for Ivan Mordisco , whom President Petro compares to Pablo Escobar, while local media reported investigators are probing whether Antonio Medina was killed in the latest strike.
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In a military operation against the left-wing extreme guerrilla organization, 20 people have been killed, including seven underage child soldiers.
In an air raid on a group of guerrilla fighters, seven minors have also been killed in Colombia. President Gustavo Petro has recently been working harder and harder against drug trafficking, also under pressure from US President Trump.
Seven minors killed in Colombian military airstrikes amid Petro’s escalating offensive on armed groups
Seven teenagers recruited by an armed group were killed in Colombian military airstrikes in the Amazon region, intensifying President Petro’s US-pressured crackdown on cocaine-trafficking rebels
These deaths revive the debate on the human consequences of President Gustavo Petro's fight against drugs.
Bogotá, Colombia.The Defensoría del Pueblo of Colombia reported on Saturday the death of six minors recruited by guerrillas in the most lethal bombing ordered by President Gustavo Petro, in an Amazon region of the south of the country.Amid pre-electoral criticisms and pressure from the United States against the president to stop drug trafficking, Petro has intensified the offensive against armed groups with bombings that in the last week left 28…
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