Four FARC opposition guerrillas and two soldiers died in the conflict It occurred in a rural area of Colombia’s Arauca department, military sources reported on Tuesday.
The operation was carried out in the town of Puerto Rondón against the X front of the FARC opponents under the command of Antonio Medina, for which the Colombian government awarded up to $250,000. “Unfortunately, during the conflict, Sergeant Ramiro Cruz Gelvez and Corporal Jairo Velasco Medellín were killed, despite the efforts of the combat medics, they died of severe wounds,” said the General Command of the Armed Forces.
Added information that FARC opponents X Front are “responsible”. acts of terrorism, assassinations social leaders and signatories of the peace treaty, displacement and forced recruitment, as well as kidnapping and extortion Against the inhabitants of the Arauca department on the border with Venezuela.
After the facts were presented, more military units were deployed to strengthen security in the region and support the authorities to take urgent action. In military intelligence, “We stand in solidarity with the families and friends of the two soldiers who were martyred while performing the mission, and an interdisciplinary group has been arranged to accompany them.”