One soldier died in a clash between the Colombian Army and FARC dissidents

The fight against the Carlos Patiño structure of the EMC took place in a rural area of ​​the town of El Plateado, part of the municipality of Argelia, where the third corporal Andrés Mauricio Motta Meneses was killed. “Six more uniformed personnel were similarly injured. The latter is being evacuated to a health center to receive specialized medical care. Likewise, an officer from the military group is also missing in the area,” the army said in a statement. .

The institution pointed out that this action shows that: opponents “tried to attack troops” He said that he was carrying out security duties in the region on behalf of the civilian population and that a “special device” was sent to the region to search for missing soldiers and criminals.

In this context, EMC president Néstor Gregorio Vera Fernández (alias ‘Iván Mordisco’) stated in a video that what was happening was a “military siege” that put at risk the unilateral ceasefire that the group initiated last Friday. Increased violence in recent weeks. “The military encirclement against the FARC-EP puts this peace drive at risk. The latest incident occurred yesterday in Argelia, Cauca, where machine gun fire was opened on troops in fixed positions in accordance with the national order to stop the terrorist attack. “Iván The leader of this group, nicknamed “Mordisco”, said “war” in a video.

All this happened just a week after the Government and EMC. upload officially peace talks table and the launch of a 10-month bilateral ceasefire. If this happens, it would not be the first time hostilities have ended between the Colombian Government and the EMC. A ceasefire existed between January and June this year, but was unilaterally and partially lifted by authorities in four regions of the country following the killing of four indigenous children by guerrillas.