Dozens of Colombian soldiers released after three-day captivity in Amazon | Conflict News

A total of 33 soldiers held by villagers in a rebel-controlled area have been released after UN and government mediation.

Thirty-three Colombian soldiers have been released after being held captive for three days in a remote Amazonian village dominated by armed rebel factions and drug crops, the country’s Ombudsman’s Office said.

“At this moment, soldiers are withdrawing from the village Nueva York,” said Iris Marin, the head of the Ombudsman’s…