Colombia · SecurityKey Facts First strike Colombia’s first airstrike under President Abelardo de la Espriella hit the ELN in Catatumbo early Tuesday. Colombia’s first airstrike under President Abelardo de la Espriella hit the ELN in Catatumbo early Tuesday. Early Tuesday, in the rural village of El Sinaí, San Calixto, Norte de Santander, Colombia’s first airstrike under President Abelardo de la Espriella targeted the ELN. The Defensoría del Pueblo, Colombia’s ombudsman office, added that the bombing caused forced displacement toward El Tarra, a nearby municipality. Why the airstrike in Catatumbo Matters NowThis is the first airstrike under President Abelardo de la Espriella, and it sets a tone.