The professionals were transferred to the city of Bucaramanga.
Santa Rosa del Sur, Bolivar.
The public order situation in southern Bolívar continues to be seriously, In the last hours a unit of the First Division of the National Army was attacked, in a path of the Santa Rosa del Sur municipality.
The news was confirmed by Brigadier General William Prieto Ruiz, commander of the aforementioned division:
“On the sidewalk Sabana, municipality of Santa Rosa, in the south of Bolívar, A unit was attacked with explosive artifacts, a unit that the previous day caused an affectation to Gao Eln And today cowardly throwing from the drones they have used to attack the soldiers, they throw artifacts where 6 of our slightly injured soldiers that were subsequently evacuated to a medical center in Bucaramanga. “
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According to the authorities’ reports, the soldiers are stable.
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The authorities on the other hand, indicated that they will continue with the prevention and control operations to the south of the department of Bolívar, with the aim of guaranteeing security to the population in that area.
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On August 1, the First Division of the National Army confirmed the death of one of its professionals in the midst of an armed confrontation with members of the Gulf Clan, which took place this July 31 in Montecristo, south of Bolívar. Soldier Adrián Camilo Madera Tapia died from the seriousness of the wounds and despite the medical care received.
“Unfortunately, despite the efforts of the staff, the professional soldier Adrián Camilo Madera Tapia died as a result of the severity of the wounds suffered in the attack,” the army said through an official statement.
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Regarding this, recently, the Attorney General’s Office issued an urgent call to national and local authorities to intervene in the humanitarian crisis that is lived in the municipality of Santa Rosa del Sur, Bolívar. According to the Public Ministry, more than 5,000 people are confined in the corregimientos of Canelos, Villaflor, Buenavista and on the sidewalks La Marizosa and Pie de Sabana.
The situation is due to the restrictions imposed by illegal armed groups, that prevent the population from the free entry and exit of their territories, as well as access to essential goods. This confinement has generated an emergency in the area.
The Provincial Prosecutor for Barrancabermeja instruction urged the National Protection Unit (UNP), to the Ministry of Interior, to the Ombudsman’s Officeto the unit for victims and the military forces to act in a coordinated manner.
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This application includes reinforcing the institutional presence in the territory, activating the Municipal Contingency Plan and deploying humanitarian missions. These missions, according to the Attorney General’s Office, They must have the accompaniment of the Public Ministry and human rights organizations.
Source: Integrated information system
