Bombing in Chocó kills six Gulf Clan members and one detained
Colombia's Armed Forces attacked a Gulf Clan structure in Chocó, leaving six dead and one detained. It is the sixth bombing by the De la Espriella government.
Sixth air strike by De la Espriella government strikes Gulf Clan in Chocó
A bombing by Colombia's Armed Forces against a Gulf Clan structure in the department of Chocó left six dead and one detained, according to confirmation by 24horas.cl citing president Abelardo de la Espriella.
The operation was carried out in the early hours of Wednesday by troops from the Counter-Narcotics and Transnational Threats Command (CONAT) in coordination with the Air Force. It constitutes the sixth air strike ordered by the president since his arrival at the House of Nariño.
De la Espriella warned that the number of deaths could increase in the coming hours due to the complexity of the terrain. "We have six killed, one captured, but there are more. What happened is that it was on a steep slope, and we are searching for more bodies," he stated.
Along with the casualties, the authorities seized an arsenal of weapons, explosives and ammunition that, according to military intelligence reports, were intended for attacks against the Public Force and the civilian population of the region.
Court revokes suspension of bombings
The attack occurred on the same day that the Superior Court of Bogotá revoked the ruling that partially suspended the Executive's bombing policy. That provisional measure, issued in mid-September, prohibited these operations in the presence of minors recruited by armed groups, after the director of the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences confirmed the death of eight minors in this type of operation.
Following the judicial resolution, the Presidency celebrated the revocation and stated that the operations are carried out under "strict compliance with the Constitution, the law and International Humanitarian Law".
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