Colombia’s cocaine-funded militias turn to drones as far-right president launches all-out war
- As Colombian troops push through the dense Amazon rainforest in a full-scale war against guerrilla militant groups, technology is reshaping how they fight.
- After four years of left-wing president Gustavo Petro’s ‘Total Peace’ strategy, the new government led by far-right president Abelardo de la Espriella, is opting for violent confrontation.
- But the landscape of conflict in Colombia has radically transformed since 2022.
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- As Colombian troops push through the dense Amazon rainforest in a full-scale war against guerrilla militant groups, technology is reshaping how they fight.
- After four years of left-wing president Gustavo Petro’s ‘Total Peace’ strategy, the new government led by far-right president Abelardo de la Espriella, is opting for violent confrontation.
- But the landscape of conflict in Colombia has radically transformed since 2022.
Sources: The Independent