Colombian Military Kills 9 Guerrilla Fighters in Bombing

[Starmix]

According to the report, Colombia’s military killed nine guerrilla fighters in a bombing near the Venezuelan border, a defense ministry source told AFP on Friday. The operation, which took place in Arauca province, was part of President Gustavo Petro’s intensifying attacks against rebels involved in cocaine trafficking after he was criticized for not doing enough to crack down on them.

The report also stated that local media reported that authorities are investigating whether the strike killed Antonio Medina, a high-ranking rebel commander responsible for a bloody war between ex-FARC fighters and the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group.

The report added that the Colombian military had this week carried out airstrikes in the Amazon region this week, killing 19 members of an ex-FARC splinter group. Colombia’s leftist president had been facing pre-election criticism and US sanctions for his alleged reluctance to target armed cocaine-trafficking groups.

In October, Washington slapped unprecedented sanctions on Petro, his wife, son, and a top aide, accusing them of enabling drug cartels.

In addition to the report, the US government provided no evidence linking Petro directly to drug trafficking. Petro had previously opted to engage well-armed cocaine-producing groups in talks, rather than conduct open warfare, since he took power in 2022.

Source: The Defense Post

 

[kit_hung]

The Colombian army has bombed Arauca near the Venezuelan border, killing nine fighters. The operation was part of Petro's intensification of attacks against cocaine-trafficking rebels. Media reports suggest that commander Antonio Medina may have also been killed. This week, the army carried out airstrikes in the Amazon, killing nineteen members of an ex-FARC splinter group. Petro has been criticized and the US has imposed sanctions on him, his family and his aides without direct evidence. The Chinese proverb says that small streams of water, when gathered together, become a great river.

 

[Starmix]

There are so many drug dens on earth, from Mexico to Venezuela, China, and now Colombia. But the bombing was part of President Gustavo Petro’s intensifying attacks against rebels involved in cocaine trafficking after he was criticized for not doing enough to crack down on them. Hoping he is not involved in the drug dens and cartels.