An explosive device killed 13 and injured 38, including five children, on a bus in Cajibío, Cauca, along the Panamerican Highway.
Colombian authorities blame the Iván Mordisco and Jaime Martínez factions, dissidents of the former FARC, for escalating attacks targeting civilians and infrastructure in southwestern Colombia.
Officials mobilized to respond, with calls for increased security and intelligence; the region remains contested by armed groups vying for drug trafficking routes, prompting government rewards for information on perpetrators.
With President Petro's 'Total Peace' strategy in ruins, is Colombia now descending into 'Total Chaos'?
Are Colombian forces losing control as rebels deploy advanced drones and escalate attacks?
Why are Colombia's Indigenous leaders being systematically targeted and exterminated by armed groups?
With peace talks collapsing, is a return to full-scale civil war in Colombia now inevitable?
As European cocaine demand rises, is the world fueling Colombia's 'never-ending battle' with violence?
How did armed groups grow by 7,000 fighters during a nationwide 'Total Peace' policy?