Six Colombian troops killed in attack by rebels on military base near Venezuela
Colombia’s ELN guerrilla group used drones and explosives in Thursday night attack that also injured at least 28 soldiersColombia’s ELN guerrilla group has attacked a military base near Venezuela with drones and explosives, killing six soldiers and wounding more than two dozen more.Founded in...
<p>Colombia’s ELN guerrilla group used drones and explosives in Thursday night attack that also injured at least 28 soldiers</p><p>Colombia’s ELN guerrilla group has attacked a military base near Venezuela with drones and explosives, killing six soldiers and wounding more than two dozen more.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/19/colombia-eln-guerrilla-group-attack-military-base">Continue reading...</a>
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