Overview
- President Gustavo Petro ordered security and intelligence agencies to stop sending information and coordination to U.S. counterparts until the missile attacks end, framing the decision as a human-rights imperative.
- Colombia cites dozens of strikes since September with more than 70 deaths, and Petro has demanded a U.S. list of the dead after accusing U.S. forces of killing a Colombian fisherman on October 18.
- The United Kingdom has also suspended related intelligence sharing, and the UN human-rights chief has criticized the maritime strikes for alleged illegality and civilian harm.
- Analysts warn the freeze could weaken joint interdictions and advantage narcotrafficking groups by degrading long-standing operational channels between both countries.
- U.S. officials reported two new Pacific strikes that killed six and have deployed the USS Gerald R. Ford to the Caribbean, while Washington has sanctioned Petro’s circle and frozen about $350 million in anti-drug aid.