Illegal armed groups in Colombia have significantly expanded their territorial control and added thousands of members to their ranks in the past three years of the administration of far-left President Gustavo Petro, Reuters reported on Tuesday.

Reuters, citing information obtained from a biannual domestic security and intelligence report shared with the outlet anonymously, detailed that armed groups experienced a 45 percent growth over the past three years, going from an estimated 15,120 members in mid-2022 to 21,958 people by the end of June 2025.

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