Twenty-two Colombian guerrillas were killed Sunday in an airstrike, the country’s defense minister said.
The Colombian air force bombing was part of an operation against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, in southern Colombia, Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera said. The operation was ongoing and more bodies could be found, he said.
Rebels in the area had killed eight police officers in an attack earlier this month.
Sunday’s bombing campaign was one of the strongest blows against the FARC in recent memory.