An armored vehicle of the Colombian Army was attacked this Saturday with explosives by guerrillas of the National Liberation Army (ELN), in an action recorded in the department of Arauca, in eastern Colombia.
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The Eighth Army Division reported on social media that the attack against one of the armored vehicles of the 18th Cavalry Group Reveiz Pizarro occurred on the road between the towns of Tame and Betoyes.
The information added that there was no news about the troop that was going to a rural area. where the guerrillas drove a vehicle across the road after making the passengers get off.
This new ELN attack occurs four days after the attack against the Puerto Jordán military base in Arauca, which left three soldiers dead and 26 more injured.
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After the terrorist action, the ombudsman, Iris Marín, said on her X account that it was “The attack with explosives against the Army in Arauca is unacceptable.”
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Last Friday, the ELN claimed responsibility the attack on a military base in Puerto Jordán, which led the Government to suspend peace talks with that group.
The Eastern War Front, which is the most active and numerous of the ELN, said in a statement that last Tuesday “They attacked the military canton of the Quirón Task Force, located in Puerto Jordán de Arauquita, Arauca, a military fort located in the center of the department was attacked with their own artillery (sic).”
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The Colombian government confirmed on Wednesday that the peace dialogue with the ELN “is suspended”, after the attack on the military base.
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Regarding the dialogues, the ELN commander, alias ‘Antonio Garcia’, He assured that the peace process with The Colombian government can continue, even though there is no ceasefire.
The guerrilla leader recalled that the one-year ceasefire, which expired on August 3, “It could not be extended and in the context of seeking solutions, the Minister of Defense and the Commander of the Armed Forces ordered the resumption of offensive operations against the ELN.”
EFE
