Dozens of kidnapped Colombian soldiers released, says defense ministry
The soldiers were kidnapped on August 25 after clashes in a rural part of the El Retorno municipality left 11 guerrillas dead, including a commander of a dissident faction of the former FARC rebels.
Colombian soldiers stand guard as members of a humanitarian caravan comprising senators and social organisations, meet with residents, to demand ceasefire and peace in the Catatumbo region, after attacks by rebels from the leftist National Liberation Army, in the municipality of El Tarra, Colombia.(photo credit: REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez)ByREUTERSUpdated:
