SecurityQuiet 73d · day 76
French Foreign Legion soldier kidnapped in Colombia by FARC dissidents
A French-Colombian corporal was abducted in southwestern Colombia in early August; captors are believed to be Estado Mayor Central rebels.
What to know
- A French-Colombian soldier serving in the French Foreign Legion was kidnapped in early August while on leave in Nariño, a guerrilla-controlled region of southwestern Colombia.
- Colombian military believes Estado Mayor Central, a FARC dissident faction, carried out the abduction.
- France has not made a public statement regarding the kidnapping.
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- Aug 29
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🇨🇴🇫🇷 A French Foreign Legion soldier went home to Colombia on leave and got kidnapped. The French-Colombian corporal was travelling through Nariño earlier this month when an armed group reportedly realized he was with the Foreign Legion and took him. Colombia believes the group
- Aug 28
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"The Colombian army announced that a soldier in the French Foreign Legion was kidnapped while traveling in the department of Nariño, an area in southwestern Colombia dominated by guerrillas"