Colombian army frees 57 soldiers detained by locals

Fifty-seven Colombian soldiers held captive by locals in the Cauca region have been freed in a military operation dubbed “Operation Justice,” with no shots fired, according to Defence Minister Pedro Sánchez. The soldiers were seized following the arrest of a suspected EMC rebel, and their captors, linked to the drug-trafficking group, refused negotiations, prompting a deployment of reinforcements to secure their release.

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