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Tragic Airstrike Claims Lives of Seven Child Soldiers

11/17/2025

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Seven children were killed in a Guaviare airstrike.
The children were reportedly forcibly recruited by the FARC-EMC and used as human shields.
Iris Marin, the human rights ombudswoman, reported the deaths.
President Gustavo Petro ordered the airstrike and had suspended airstrikes to reduce civilian casualties, resuming them last year amid rising rebel violence.
He distinguished his actions from those of U.S. President Donald Trump, calling them necessary military operations.

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Story summary

Seven children were killed in a Guaviare airstrike.
The children were reportedly forcibly recruited by the FARC-EMC and used as human shields.
Iris Marin, the human rights ombudswoman, reported the deaths.
President Gustavo Petro ordered the airstrike and had suspended airstrikes to reduce civilian casualties, resuming them last year amid rising rebel violence.
He distinguished his actions from those of U.S. President Donald Trump, calling them necessary military operations.