US EditionHundreds kidnap 45 soldiers in a rebel-influenced area of Colombia, army says
Colombian soldiers were captured by rebels aiming to control drug routes; 27 rescued while 45 remain captive amid ongoing security challenges in the region, officials said.
- In Colombia, 45 soldiers were kidnapped by approximately 600 people in the Micay Canyon while implementing programs against illicit crops, as reported by the Colombian army.
- This incident occurred while the soldiers were implementing programs to replace illicit crops, according to the military's press release.
- This is the second kidnapping in less than a month, with 33 soldiers previously taken in August under similar circumstances involving a rebel group, as noted by the army.
- The Colombian military has rescued 27 out of 72 soldiers but confirmed that 45 remain captives, as stated in a Sunday statement.
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The Colombian Army announced on Tuesday morning the successful release of 45 soldiers who had been held for 24 hours by peasants in the department of Cauca. “The 45 soldiers who remained kidnapped in rural areas of the municipality of El Tambo were released and found in the Military Canton of the city of Popayán,” is read in an official communication. According to the report, the uniforms will receive medical care to assess their state of health…
Colorado Springs Gazette
Forty-five soldiers held in Colombia, defense minister says
(Reuters) -Forty-five Colombian soldiers are being held in a drug trafficking area in the country's west, the defense minister said, the latest in a series of similar incidents blamed by the government on rebels who reject a 2016 peace deal.
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rd.nlColombian authorities have freed 27 of the 72 soldiers captured in the southwest of the country. The soldiers were kidnapped Sunday afternoon by unnamed perpetrators during an operation in the Micay Canyon in the department of Cauca, a region controlled by a splinter group of the FARC guerrilla movement and home to significant coca production.
Colombia Crisis: Soldiers Kidnapped Amidst Rebel Tensions
In Colombia's southwest, 45 soldiers were kidnapped by hundreds in an area influenced by rebels. The incident is the second in a month, highlighting ongoing security challenges in regions where drug gangs and rebel factions vie for control after the disbandment of FARC.
The soldiers were responsible for a rebellion by "about 600 people" where, in August, the army launched an operation with more than 300 troops against FARC dissidents.
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