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Colombia kills six rebels, cartel members, vows harsher airstrikes.

8/12/2026

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Colombian forces killed six armed group members on Sunday, including four splinter FARC rebels and two Gulf Clan cartel members.
Saturday bombings killed at least one police officer and injured several, among them two security guards at a tollbooth near Cali.
President Abelardo de la Espriella said the operation sends a clear, powerful message and pledged more airstrikes and mega-prisons modeled on El Salvador’s.

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Colombian forces killed six armed group members on Sunday, including four splinter FARC rebels and two Gulf Clan cartel members.
Saturday bombings killed at least one police officer and injured several, among them two security guards at a tollbooth near Cali.
President Abelardo de la Espriella said the operation sends a clear, powerful message and pledged more airstrikes and mega-prisons modeled on El Salvador’s.