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SIXTY-SIX soldiers who had been “kidnapped” by villagers in southern Colombia have been released unharmed, the Defence Ministry said on Monday.
It added that the soldiers will continue operations against rebel groups in the province of Guaviare.
Colombia’s army has long struggled to defeat rebel groups in Guaviare, which has been heavily affected by deforestation and cocaine trafficking.
The disputed election of a far-right president, who is also a US citizen, signals further consolidation of Washington’s regional power and represents a threat to the country’s democracy and sovereignty, writes WT WHITNEY JNR
ENRIQUE SANTIAGO ROMERO says the Colombian far-right’s election victory is deeply suspect — and the United States has its fingerprints all over it
