"The Thursday night attack on the rural military outpost in Aguachica, near the border with Venezuela, was the second deadly clash with security forces in a week, with at least eight soldiers killed. I categorically reject the ELN's terrorist action using drones and launching of explosive devices against a Military Base with the regrettable loss of 6 of our soldiers and at least about 28 soldiers wounded, Pedro Sanchez, Colombia's defense minister, wrote on social media early on Friday."
"Founded in 1964 and inspired by the Cuban revolution, the ELN is the oldest surviving guerrilla group in the Americas, and controls key drug-producing regions of Colombia. Efforts to negotiate a peace settlement have repeatedly stalled. In October, the United States imposed sanctions on Colombia's President Gustavo Petro for his alleged reluctance to target armed cocaine-trafficking factions. After taking power in 2022, Petro, himself a former guerrilla, attempted to engage well-armed cocaine-producing groups in talks, rather than conduct open warfare. But negotiations faltered."
Six soldiers were killed and more than two dozen wounded in a Thursday night ELN attack on a rural military outpost in Aguachica near the Venezuelan border. The ELN used drones and explosive devices against the base. The ELN, founded in 1964 and inspired by the Cuban revolution, is the oldest surviving guerrilla group in the Americas and controls key drug-producing regions. The group operates in over a fifth of Colombia's municipalities and in multiple Venezuelan states, expanding finances and influence. Peace negotiations have repeatedly stalled, and the United States has imposed sanctions on President Gustavo Petro over alleged reluctance to confront armed cocaine-trafficking factions.
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