The Army carried out an offensive against the ELN in Catatumbo.
In the Campo Dos district, a rural area of the municipality of Tibú, Norte de Santander, The Army maintained intense clashes with members of the Juan Fernando Porras Martínez front, of the ELN, that are present in the area.
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Preliminarily, the troops on the ground They report the death of two guerrillas in combat and the seizure of war material, in the midst of the operational offensive against the ELN in this municipality of Norte de Santander.
Colonel Gabriel Alexander Ramos García, Commander of the Army’s Vulcan Task Force, He stated that the troops maintain offensive operations in this area of the department, where fighting occurred in the rural area of the municipality of Tibú.
“Within the framework of the Ayacucho Plus Campaign Plan, troops of the National Army dealt a new blow to the organized armed group ELN, in the Campo Dos district, municipality of Tibú, Norte de Santander; After meticulous intelligence work that allowed us to identify the presence of armed individuals who intimidated and frightened the civilian population, “A military operation was planned and executed in order to neutralize this threat,” said Colonel Gabriel Alexander Ramos García, Commander of the Vulcano Task Force.
Likewise, he indicated that as a result, the death in progress of military operations of an alleged member of this organized armed group and through military intelligence there is knowledge of more damage to this structure that would be responsible for extortion activities, intimidation and other terrorist actions in the region.
During the operation, the seizure of a long gun, a short gun, suppliers, ammunition of different calibers and quartermaster material belonging to the GAO ELN.
Offensive maneuvers continue in the Catatumbo region, with the aim of preventing terrorist actions that put the civilian population at risk and provide security in the area.
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However, These types of situations generate concern among the rural community of the municipality, those left in the middle of the crossfire in this area of the department.
Source: Integrated Information System
