Colombia: Explosive Devices Used to Target Military Personnel, 9 Killed
TRIPwire, 29 March 2023
On 29 March 2023, militants used explosive devices and gunfire to attack a military unit conducting security operations at an oil pipeline in Catatumbo, killing nine soldiers and injuring nine others. No further device details have been released. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities are attributing the incident to the National Liberation Army (ELN).