Conflicts: Report: Nine soldiers killed in fighting in Colombia

According to media reports, at least nine soldiers have been killed in battles between alleged rebels in the southeast of Colombia. Around ten other military people were deported by the Guerilleros after the fights in the Guaviare department, reported the RCN television station, citing the armed forces.

Various splinter groups of the former guerrilla organization Farc are active in the region, which did not carry the 2016 peace treaty and remained underground. They are often involved in drug trafficking, illegal mining and protection packages.

“I am responsible for the lives of every young person in the security forces, and I want them to return to their families well. In Colombia, nobody should die from someone else,” President Gustavo Petro, who was a young man himself, wrote on the news platform X. has to accept this pain that is a national pain. “

18 dead soldiers and police officers in Colombia in two weeks

According to a report by the radio station Caracol, a total of 18 soldiers and police officers have been killed in various attacks in the South American country in the past two weeks. “We are sharing the targeted murder of our police and military members who are even attacked when they are out of service and defenseless,” defended Minister of Defense Pedro Sánchez on the news platform X.

Colombia suffered from a civil war between left -wing rebels, right -wing paramilitaries and the military for 52 years. 220,000 people were killed, millions were driven out. The security situation has improved after 2016 between the government and the then largest rebel group Farc closed peace agreement, but parts of the South American country are still controlled by illegal groups.