Nine Colombian soldiers killed in ELN attack, throwing peace talks into question
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Militants kill 9 soldiers in attack on Colombia's military
The assailants attacked with long-range weapons and improvised explosive devices in El Carmen, in Norte de Santander state near the Venezuelan border, and the military's preliminary assessment was that the attackers were from the National Liberation Army.
Militants kill 9 soldiers in attack on Colombia's military
Militants in Colombia killed at least nine soldiers and injured another nine in an attack early Wednesday on a military post in a troubled region near the country’s border with Venezuela, authorities said. The military gave no details of the assault in El Carmen in the state of Norte de Santander, but said a preliminary assessment indicated it was carried out by the National Liberation Army, or ELN, the country’s last active guerrilla group. It …
Nine soldiers killed in Colombia rebel ambush
Bogota, Mar 29 (EFE).- At least nine soldiers were killed and eight others wounded when their unit was ambushed in northeastern Colombia on Wednesday, the country’s army said, blaming the ELN rebel group for the attack. Soldiers from the Special Energy and Road Battalion No. 10 were ambushed with explosive devices and gunshots in El Carmen in the North Santander department of the Catatumbo region, according to the military. Colombian president G…
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