måndag 10 augusti 2026

Gang members killed in Colombia

  
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella during a military parade on Saturday. Photo: Ivan Valencia/AP/TT

Six gang members have been killed in military operations in Colombia this weekend, the country's newly elected President Abelardo de la Espriella said.

In a statement on X, de la Espriella, who took office on Saturday, wrote that the men were killed in three separate raids.

"For the criminals, a choice remains: submit to justice or face the legitimate force of the republic," he wrote.

The Trump-friendly de la Espriella ran on a promise to fight "narco-terrorism without a ceasefire," with both the military and mega prisons, and he has the support of both the United States and Israel.

But already on his first day, de la Espriella saw evidence of the violent capital that guerrilla groups and drug traffickers possess. A police officer was killed and a security guard was injured in two separate attacks.

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