Bogotá, March 16, 2025 (AFP) - Colombia defense minister vows to use 'full force' against guerrillas

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Colombia's defence minister on Sunday told AFP that the military would meet a leftist insurgency near the Venezuelan border with "full force," vowing to reassert territorial control "as soon as possible." Newly appointed minister Pedro Sanchez said in an interview that the threat from the ELN guerrilla group "will be met with the legitimate full force of the state, to defend Colombians." das/arb/st ...

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