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Four suspected guerrillas, including a teenage girl, were killed in a bombing raid ordered by Colombia's right-wing government, the defense minister said Monday.

    The attack is the fourth ordered by President Abelardo de la Espriella since taking office in August. So far, 46 suspected guerrillas, including seven minors, have been killed.

    The raid, which took place at dawn on Sunday, targeted a guerrilla camp of a dissident faction of the defunct rebel group FARC in the northeastern Catatumbo region bordering Venezuela.

    Three men and one 16-year-old girl were killed, Defense Minister Jorge Mora said in a video released by local media, adding that he condemned the recruitment of minors by armed groups.

    Rights groups have warned that children and teens are increasingly being recruited by armed groups through slick social media campaigns.

    Mora added that three soldiers were "gravely affected as a result of a minefield."

    Colombia is the world's largest cocaine producer and is grappling with its worst violence in a decade.

    Since taking office, De la Espriella has stepped up bombings and ground operations against armed groups.

    Colombia also has joined the Shield of the Americas, US President Donald Trump's anti-cartel alliance of Latin American countries including Argentina, Ecuador and El Salvador.