Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella expressed his full support for the Colombian Military Forces' operations against the groups he called 'narcoterrorists' in a message on X, after three minors died in a military operation against FARC dissidents in Guaviare department. ^[1] The Colombian Ministry of Defense stated that Colombia's forensic institute Medicina Legal established that three of the dead in the operation were minors, and that their recruitment and use by armed groups constitutes a grave violation of international humanitarian law and a war crime. ^[2] According to the Colombian Ministry of Defense, the operation killed 10 members of the armed structure, captured one person, and recovered a minor. ^[3] On 2026-08-27, Colombian military forces conducted an operation in rural El Retorno, Guaviare, against an armed structure. ^[4] President Abelardo de la Espriella of Colombia ordered two airstrikes that resulted in the deaths of four minors. ^[5] The article reports that the three minors, aged 15 and 16, appeared to have been recruited by the illegal armed group and died in the confrontation with the state. ^[6] According to the Colombian military's official report, the operation focused on a sector near the Inírida river where three camps used by the Bloque Jorge Suárez Briceño were located; this structure is linked to the 'Calarcá' dissident faction. ^[7] Experts argue that a minor is never responsible for their recruitment by criminal groups. ^[8]