A Colombian father is publicly mourning the loss of his daughter, one of several minors reportedly killed in a recent military operation targeting dissidents of the FARC in Guaviare [semana.com]. The tragedy highlights the continued struggle with armed groups actively recruiting vulnerable young people in Colombia’s remote regions, despite ongoing peace efforts.The father alleges a lack of governmental support in attempting to secure his daughter’s safe return after she was recruited earlier this year,raising serious questions about protection for at-risk youth and the state’s response to ongoing recruitment [@BluRadioCo].
A father is speaking out after his daughter, recruited by a dissident FARC group, died in a recent military bombing in Guaviare, Colombia. The tragedy underscores the ongoing challenges of armed groups targeting vulnerable youth in remote regions of the country.
The girl was recruited by forces loyal to Iván Mordisco on January 2, according to her father, who spoke with Blu Radio. He alleges that he received no support from the Colombian government or military in his attempts to secure her release.
The father said the armed group lured his daughter with promises of a better life, telling her “she wouldn’t suffer and nothing would happen to her.”
He managed to contact her weeks after her recruitment and pleaded with her to escape, learning she was with two other minors at the time. Despite providing authorities with the group’s exact location, he claims his pleas for help went unanswered.
The girl ultimately died in a military bombing operation targeting the dissident group. “I think all the information I gave led to all of this happening,” the father stated.
#PrimiciaBLU Blu Radio spoke with the father of one of the girls who died after a bombing in Guaviare. He assures that she was recruited in January of last year and, although he had knowledge of her location, he did not receive support to recover her.
“She was with two other minors; I look for the Army… pic.twitter.com/p9ruCyJ60D
— BluRadio Colombia (@BluRadioCo) November 20, 2025
He added that he filed a formal complaint with the Attorney General’s Office but has yet to receive a response.
The father issued a strong message to the government of President Gustavo Petro and the Colombian state as a whole. “Let’s support the indigenous communities that are far from the cities more,” he urged.
He explained that a lack of support often leaves families unable to provide for their children, making them vulnerable to recruitment by armed groups. “Many minors sometimes make the decision to leave because their parents don’t have the means to give them what they deserve, and armed groups arrive with deception and take them away,” he said.
The father emphasized that all of the minors who died in the bombing were innocent and barely knew how to handle a weapon.
He is now left with only memories of his daughter, whom he described as a dynamic and cheerful girl who loved to have fun.
He concluded with a message to other young people considering joining an illegal armed group: “I hope that all the children of Colombia remember that joining an armed group is not life.”
