A dead and three captured leave fighting with the ELN in the Catatumbo

In the midst of fighting between the Army and the ELN, of the Juan Fernando Porras Martínez Front, FThat a member of this structure and three more were capturedin the rural area of ​​the municipality of Lourdes, in Norte de Santander.

In this operation five long weapons were also seized, Six short weapons and other war and intention material.

“This action took place in the village of Las Brisas, municipality of Lourdes, northern Santander where The troops maintain offensive and stability operations against organized armed groups that execute criminal actions Against the civilian population and the public force, “said Colonel Esteban Blanco, commander Guaviare Police Department.

According to the authorities, the seized elements and those captured were made available to the competent authorities to carry out their judicialization process.

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“The action was performed by troops of the @Col_ejercito with support from @Fuerzaaereacol and in coordination with the @Policiacolombia. In the operation, five long weapons, six short weapons and war material and intention were also seized, “said the Ministry of Defense, through its X account.

Catatumbo

The Ministry of Defense revealed that so far More than 54,000 displaced have been recorded and 681 evacuations have been made on 57 flights of the Colombian aerospace force.

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So far, 57 cases of homicides have been reported, of which they have registered in Tibí (27), Theorama (21), El Tarra (6), Hazarí and San Calixto (1).

As for humanitarian aid to displaced persons, institutions have sent more than 550 tons of food.

Nearly 100 members of illegal armed groups have voluntarily delivered and 20 minors have been rescued from forced recruitment.