Chile redeploys army to restive southern region
"We have decided to use all tools to guarantee security," said interior minister Izkia Siches after announcing the move. Soldiers were deployed to Araucania and to towns in the neighboring Biobio region in October last year on the orders of conservative then-president Sebastian Pinera. New leader Gabriel Boric promised to withdraw the soldiers while campaigning for the presidency earlier this year and the process began on March 27. But after attempting in vain to win approval from Congress for... Читать дальше...