Colombia says 18 soldiers kidnapped during anti-guerrilla raid
Summary
Eighteen Colombian soldiers were kidnapped during an anti-guerrilla operation against the ELN group in Choco Department near the Panama border.
Key Points
- Eighteen Colombian soldiers were kidnapped while conducting an anti-guerrilla operation in Choco Department.
- The soldiers were forcibly transferred to an indigenous reservation near the Panama border.
- The ELN is the oldest surviving guerrilla group in the Americas and controls drug-producing regions in Colombia.
- Colombian authorities are working with human rights groups and local government to secure the soldiers' safe release.
