Three minors killed in Colombia armed group crackdown
Rights groups warn that armed groups are increasingly recruiting children to their ranks through social media. Three minors were among those killed in a Colombian military air strike on cocaine-trafficking rebels last week, authorities said, as President Abelardo de la Espriella intensifies operations against armed groups.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: The August 27 bombing in the southern Guaviare department was the deadliest military operation since de la Espriella took office earlier this month.
- Fact 2: The National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences said that 10 people in total were killed in the operation.
- Fact 3: The Ministry of National Defence reported that two of the victims were 15 and another was 16.
- Fact 4: Car bomb attack rattles Colombia after inauguration of hardline president Colombia minister warns of ‘terrorism’ threat at presidential inauguration De la Espriella sworn in as Colombia’s leader, vows armed group crackdown The victims allegedly belonged to a dissident faction of the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, that rejected a 2016 peace agreement with the government.
Rights groups warn that armed groups are increasingly recruiting children to their ranks through social media. Three minors were among those killed in a Colombian military air strike on cocaine-trafficking rebels last week, authorities said, as President Abelardo de la Espriella intensifies operations against armed groups.
The August 27 bombing in the southern Guaviare department was the deadliest military operation since de la Espriella took office earlier this month. The National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences said that 10 people in total were killed in the operation. The Ministry of National Defence reported that two of the victims were 15 and another was 16.
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