Drones loaded with explosives kills three Colombian soldiers

Three soldiers were killed in a drone attack in southwestern Colombia, which authorities accused of the rebel dissidents group.

The devices released explosives of the Navy members and the Army of Colombia, which operated a checkpoint on the Naya River.

Four other security forces were injured in the attack.

Drones attacks have become increasingly common in recent years in Colombia: in 2024, 115 such attacks were registered in the country, most of them were carried out by illegal armed groups.

In January, the government said it set a plan to prevent such attacks by increasing its drone technology to better detect and “neutralize” drones.

The last deadly attack happened near Buenaventura, a city on the Pacific coast, which is a hot drug trafficking plate.

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

Out of shooting Farc Rebel GroupWho refused to sign a peaceful deal agreed by the leaders of the guerrilla groups in 2016 have a strong presence in the area.

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

Military officials said one of the groups under the command of a man known as Ivan Mordisco is behind the attack of drones on Tuesday.

Mordisco came out of the peace talks with the government in April 2024 and the dissident rebel factions he runs participated in criminal activities such as the blackmail of farmers and landowners, the illegal miner and trafficking in cocaine.