Colombia will launch a military offensive against illegal armed groups operating in border areas and, according to Interior Minister Alfonso Prada, is seeking cooperation with neighboring countries.
The South American country has been rocked by an internal conflict for nearly six decades that has claimed at least 450,000 lives.
President Gustavo Petro, who came to power in August and became the country’s first leftist leader, has recently resumed peace talks with the National Liberation Army guerrilla group (Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. You are already subscribed ?Enter here
