The Colombian military was attacked by a rebel group born from the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), marking the breakdown of a key ceasefire agreement.
Colombia suffered a series of attacks Thursday night and Friday morning, marking the first major assault against its military since a mafia group born from the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia announced it was scaling up operations earlier this week. The attacks in the war-torn southwest of the country featured explosives and firearms, and a soldier was wounded, the army said.
The attacks mark a serious setback for Petro, a leftist, ex-guerrilla leader, who won the presidency on a promise of consolidating 'total peace' in a country plagued by violence for much of its history. The injured soldier was standing guard at military headquarters in the city of Tumaco, a hub for armed groups, in the southwest. He was wounded by shrapnel from a grenade thrown by a man on a motorcycle, an incident still under investigation.
But so far, violence hasn't dipped, and a number of the militias have taken advantage of ceasefires to gain territory and ramp up illegal operations.
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