An attack by explosives-laden drones on the Santa Rosa del Sur military cantonment in the department of Bolívar killed at least three soldiers and seriously wounded 16 on Saturday, the 7th.

According to the Colombian army, another 31 people were affected by the explosion at the Prócer Manuel Rodríguez Torices military base. Defense Minister Jorge Eduardo Mora López said one of the main hypotheses under investigation is retaliation by the National Liberation Army (ELN) for the recent capture of a commander known as Carrito. The Ideas for Peace Foundation recorded at least 351 drone attacks in Colombia between January and November 2 this year, an average of one every 21 hours, against 277 in all of 2025.