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Teenager killed in clash between Colombian forces and FARC dissidents
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Teenager killed in clash between Colombian forces and FARC dissidents

From El Tiempo · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Colombian forces clashed with FARC dissidents led by alias Chalá in Briceño, Antioquia.
  • A 17-year-old, known as El Burro, was killed during the confrontation.
  • The governor criticized the dissidents for recruiting minors, linking it to the

A 17-year-old combatant, identified by the alias El Burro, died during a clash between Colombian security forces and FARC dissidents in Briceño, Antioquia. The operation targeted alias Chalá, the leader of the GAO-r 36 dissident group, who is accused of torturing and murdering journalist Mateo Pérez Rueda.

Initially, authorities were verifying if Chalá had been killed. However, intelligence sources later revealed that the dissident leader, reportedly skilled in operating drones, escaped wounded toward Puerto Valdivia. The governor of Antioquia, Andrés Julián Rendón, confirmed the teenager's death, expressing regret and condemning the dissidents' continued recruitment of minors.

Rendón criticized the recruitment under the "complicit umbrella of total peace," a reference to the Colombian government's peace initiatives. The incident highlights the ongoing security challenges in the region, particularly concerning the involvement of underage individuals in armed conflict.

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Originally published by El Tiempo in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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