Overview
- The ELN used drones fitted with improvised explosive devices to hit Military Base 27 in Aguachica near the Venezuela border, the army said.
- The casualty toll was updated to seven soldiers dead and 30 wounded after an initial report of six dead and about 28 injured.
- Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez condemned the assault and said the threat posed by the ELN must be dismantled.
- According to the military, the attack struck troops as they rested after training, and the wounded were evacuated to regional medical centers.
- The assault was the second deadly clash with security forces this week after two police were killed in Cali, coinciding with stalled talks and recent U.S. sanctions on President Gustavo Petro.