Six Colombian Rebels Killed in 'Message' by New Government
The operation was the new administration's first major security action and followed weekend bombings that killed a police officer and injured several people, officials said.
- President Abelardo announced that military operations conducted on Sunday killed six armed group members, marking the new administration's first major action against criminal organizations.
- Espriella campaigned on a pledge to confront "narcoterrorism without truce," launching operations shortly after his swearing-in ceremony in the southwestern city of Cali.
- Saturday's first day in office was marred by two separate bombings that killed at least one police officer, while FARC dissidents destroyed a highway tollbooth near Cali.
- Espriella stated, "There is nowhere for them to hide when the State is determined to act," vowing to implement operations previously held back by Gustavo Petro's administration.
- In Antioquia, operations targeted four members of a FARC splinter faction and two members of the Gulf Clan, while the leader plans to build mega-prisons modeled on Salvador facilities.
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Colombia’s new president cracks down, 6 members of illegal armed groups killed
Colombian forces killed six members of illegal armed groups in two military operations over the weekend, President Abelardo de la Espriella said, marking the first major results of a security offensive launched just days after he took office, promising an…
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.
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