Done -loaded drones kill three Colombian soldiers

Three soldiers were killed in a drone in the southwest of Colombia, which blaming the Munqaba rebel group.

The devices were brought down explosives on the members of the navy and the army in Colombia, who were running a checkpoint on the Naya River.

Four other members of the security forces were injured in the attack.

The drone attacks have become increasingly common in recent years in Colombia: in 2024, 115 attacks were recorded in the country, most of which are carried out by illegal armed groups.

In January, the government said it had developed a plan to prevent such attacks by enhancing its anti -Beron technology, in order to discover and “neutralize” the drones better.

Another deadly attack occurred near Benavantura, a city on the Pacific Coast and is a hotbed of drug trafficking.

Army officials gave the names of the three victims such as Wilmar Rivas, Andres Estrada and Dario Estrada.

outside FARC Rebel GroupWhich refused to sign a peace agreement negotiated by the leaders of the guerrilla group in 2016, has a strong presence in the region.

Rivers are often used in the region to transport cocaine – the main source of income for illegal armed groups – and weapons.

Military officials said that a group under the leadership of a man known as Ivan Mordesco was behind the drone attack on Tuesday.

Mordesco came out of the peace talks with the government in April 2024, and the dissident rebel factions he led participating in criminal activities such as extortion of farmers and landowners, illegal mining and cocaine trafficking.