Colombian government reports three killed in rebel attack on military post

Colombian authorities blasted ELN rebel radical for onslaught that reportedly included drones dropping explosives connected compound.

Colombian authorities person said that astatine slightest 3 soldiers person been killed and respective much injured aft an onslaught connected a subject compound by an equipped radical that included drones utilized to driblet explosives.

The Colombian service said connected Saturday that the onslaught had been carried retired by the rebel National Liberation Army (ELN) the nighttime earlier successful the municipality of Ocana, which is successful the country bordering Venezuela. Two soldiers were killed successful the clashes, on with a 3rd who died aft receiving aesculapian attention. Four were injured.

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“To the ELN I accidental with implicit clarity: for each constabulary serviceman oregon worker you kill, I volition bring down connected you the afloat value and morganatic unit of the State,” President Abelardo de la Espriella said successful a connection connected societal media condemning the attack.

Authorities said that drones dropped explosives onto the compound successful the section of Norte de Santander earlier warring took spot wrong the facility. The quality work AFP reported that astatine slightest 20 drones loaded with explosives were utilised successful the attack, citing an unnamed information official.

De la Espriella won bureau pledging to instrumentality Colombia to militarised confrontation with equipped groups and transgression organisations that person jostled for power crossed the country, contempt concerns that it could pb to surging violence and imaginable rights abuses.

Deadly attacks by equipped groups person continued to rattle the state since his inauguration.

The onslaught connected Friday took spot successful the northeastern Catatumbo region, wherever the ELN is based and wherever the authorities has carried retired subject raids against equipped groups.

De la Espriella has besides promised person ties with the United States, which has sought to grow its military involvement successful the portion nether the alleged “Shield of the Americas” initiative.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is acceptable to conscionable with de la Espriella, a erstwhile lawyer who antecedently represented leaders of paramilitaries, successful the Caribbean metropolis of Barranquilla adjacent week.