Colombia: 6 soldiers killed in clashes with National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Central General Staff (EMC) rebels
Six soldiers were killed in rural Colombia on Thursday after they entered a minefield during clashes with rebels, military officials told AFP.
The group “fell into an area prepared with explosives” while fighting with members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Central General Staff (EMC) in the northern province of Valdivia, according to the military.
Both groups are composed of rebels who rejected Colombia’s historic 2016 peace agreement, which demobilized the FARC.
Four soldiers were killed instantly while two others later succumbed to their injuries. A further four were wounded.