Rebels set off a car bomb outside toll booth as fighting intensifies in Colombia's Cauca region

BOGOTA, Colombia -- A car bomb exploded at a toll booth in southwestern Colombia Monday, injuring at least three civilians, the army said, as fighting between the military and rebel groups intensified in the region.The military blamed the attack near the town of El Bordo in Cauca department on the Carlos Patiño front, a group led by former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, who did not join a 2016 peace deal with the Colombian government.“I deplore this terrorist attack...along the Panamerican highway,” Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella said on X. “Attacking infrastructure harms people, truck drivers and all of those who need to travel.”The same group clashed with soldiers Friday in the municipality of Timbio, killing a sergeant, according to the army.On Saturday, a drone attack against a military patrol also killed a soldier in La Vega, also in Cauca. The army blamed that attack on another group, the National Liberation Army, or ELN.Colombia’s government has canceled peace talks with the nation’s remaining rebel groups, as de la Espriella takes a hard line on crime.Some groups have responded by stepping up attacks on the military or taking acti...