Six minors killed in Colombian airstrikes on guerrillas this week: ombudsman

Six minors were killed this week when Colombia's military launched airstrikes against an alleged drug-running armed group in the country's southern Amazon region, the national ombudsman's office said Saturday.

Iris Marin, head of the office, told reporters that "six minors who had been victims of forced recruitment" died in the operation, ordered by President Gustavo Petro as he faces US pressure to increase crackdowns on drug trafficking.