UAV event in Colombia on Sun 1st November 2026

On 1 November 2026, in Planadas (Tolima), members of the FARC Dissidence's Geronimo Galeano and Ismael Ruiz factions detonated a dump truck loaded with explosives near a Military base in Aeropuerto neighborhood. Almost immediately after, the militants also detonated explosive-laden drones in the area. The explosions injured 18 people, killed four others, a two-month-old baby girl included, and generated severe material damage, as around 177 houses and public buildings were affected, the local Hospital included. It is suspected that the attack was directed at the Military base in the municipality in retaliation to the increased military operations against Non-State Armed Groups that have been taking place under the new government, and that the explosives detonated before time, injuring the civilians. After the assault, the Military Forces deployed troops, drones and helicopter to control the area. 4 fatalities.