2023-09-27 06:49:53
The Colombian Army has killed to 20 alleged members of the dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) during a military operation in the Cauca region. Operation ‘Trueno’ has also resulted, so far, in 17 “subjected to justice” and “17 captured”, nine camps dismantled and the neutralization of 20 mined areas, in which there were 600 anti-personnel mines, according to a statement the Army itself in a statement.
“The military actions by land, river and air are directed, mainly, against the Carlos Patiño, Jaime Martínez and Dagoberto Ramos structures, accused of multiple crimes such as those that occurred last week where two vehicles loaded with explosives were activated, affecting mainly to the civilian population,” reads the letter.
‘Trueno’ has the participation of more than 200 Colombian soldiers, among whom no casualties have yet been reported, and who have managed to “retake” the Micay Canyon, where the guerrillas had been present “historically” and where they have been dismantled. “hundreds of hectares of illicit crops.”
The operation, in which helicopters, planes, drones and boats have participated, aims to “detect and affect the main routes and mobility corridors” of the guerrilla, including their benefits derived from “drug trafficking, extortion and the illicit exploitation of mining deposits”.
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