Colombia president says 6 armed rebels killed in clashes

The military operations are among the first between the new government and illegal groups, and mark "a clear and powerful message to all bandits," the far-right leader said in a statement

Conservative Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia’s president Friday, not in the capital as is the tradition, but in the volatile southwestern city of Cali in a move meant to signal his hard-line approach to illegal armed groups operating in the region.

Colombia’s new president takes office in ceremony in Cali highlighting hard line on armed groups  AP News

Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia’s president Friday in Cali, breaking tradition by not holding the ceremony in Bogota

A new political era for Colombia: a hard-right president promises order, growth and confrontation.