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With Venezuela switching sides after Maduro, U.S. drones and intelligence join the fight against Colombia's ELN guerrillas
Venezuela struck an ELN camp on Oct. 30 using U.S. drones and intelligence, killing 19 people, which the rights group FundaRedes called Venezuela's first bombing of an ELN camp since Hugo Chavez took power in 1999, the Washington Examiner reported. The ELN long used Venezuela as a haven under Nicolas Maduro, and Colombian Defense Ministry figures show nearly 300 ELN members killed, captured or surrendered in President Abelardo de la Espriella's first 90 days, the Examiner reported. The United States has been silent on the strike, though Secretary of State Marco Rubio has publicly targeted the group.
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- Washington ExaminerUS drones join the hunt for Colombia's deadliest guerrilla group as Venezuela switches sides