Judge Viviana Arciniegas of Bogotá's 34th Family Court ordered President Abelardo de la Espriella and the Colombian military to suspend offensive aerial operations if information indicates the presence of minors in the targets. ^[1] On 2026-08-08, a judge from the 34th Family Court in Bogota issued a provisional order to Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella and the Armed Forces to suspend offensive aerial bombings in areas where the presence of minors is suspected. ^[2] On 2026-08-27, the Colombian Army bombed a FARC dissident group in El Retorno, Guaviare, resulting in the confirmed deaths of three minors aged 15 and 16 out of ten bodies recovered. ^[3] The 34th Family Court in Bogotá ordered the Colombian government and military forces to suspend airstrikes on illegal armed group camps if there is information or indications of the presence of recruited minors in said installations. ^[4] Interior Minister Rodrigo Lara stated on 2026-08-27 that the Colombian government will appeal a judicial ruling ordering the suspension of aerial bombings against armed groups if child recruits are present. ^[5] The Colombian government defended the legality of the August 27 operation, stating that the deceased children were part of the armed group and therefore considered legitimate targets. ^[6] The National Institute of Legal Medicine confirmed that three children, aged 15 and 16, died in a military bombing against FARC dissidents in the rural area of El Retorno, Guaviare, on August 27. ^[7] The provisional order was issued in response to a tutela filed by Ower Jimmy Borda Parra, acting as an agent for children recruited or used by armed groups. ^[8] The judge ruled that operations may only proceed if it is determined that no less harmful alternative exists to achieve the legitimate military objective. ^[9] The judicial order requires that offensive air operations be suspended while a final decision on the tutela is adopted and until precautionary protection measures are implemented and verified. ^[10] The judicial decision was triggered by the death of three adolescents in an airstrike in Guaviare, which occurred in the first three weeks of the new government's administration. ^[11] The order directs the Presidency of the Republic, the Ministry of Defense, the General Command of the Military Forces, the Army, the Aerospace Force, and the Navy to suspend operations until protective measures are implemented and verified. ^[12]