The operation authorized by the president seeks to hit the structure of the dissidents allied to alias Iván Mordisco.
The president ordered a precision bombing against dissidents of alias Iván Mordisco in Arauca, with the objective of neutralizing alias Antonio Medina. The Military Forces have been carrying out operations for weeks and report significant effects on the criminal structure.
This Thursday, President Gustavo Petro ordered a new high-precision bombing against the dissidents of alias Iván Mordisco in the department of Araucawith which they seek to weaken the structures under their criminal command.
This attack, which It is the product of several months of intelligence and monitoring by the Military Forces, It is developed in strategic areas by the best men of the Special Operations Groups.
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The bombing in Arauca adds to the one that took place this weekend in Guaviare which left 19 guerrillas killed, three minors recovered, two subdued and one captured.
This way, The Military Forces go after the top leaders in the regions where they commit crimes and that they are strategic allies of alias Iván Mordisco.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Defense, Pedro Sánchez, confirmed that, “an important offensive operation by our Military Forces and the National Police “is being executed against one of the drug trafficking bosses of the alias Mordisco cartel, who commits crimes in Arauca.”
The minister also emphasized that “the president authorized a high-precision bombardment to neutralize the serious threat that persists against the civilian population.
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Who is the target of this new bombing?
In dialogue with LA FM, the commander of the Military Forces, Admiral Francisco Cubides Granados pointed out that, for several weeks, forceful operations have been maintained in Arauca, where confrontations between the ELN and the FARC dissidents have been recorded.
In this case, the bombing ordered by Petro is focused on neutralizing one of the top leaders of Iván Mordisco’s dissidents.
“Specifically, there is a structure under the command of alias Antonio Medina, which is the object of this operation. There has been a permanent operation of our soldiers, sailors and airmen in the region,” said Admiral Cubides.
Commander of the Military Forces He also confirmed that, due to the high precision of this bombing, there are important effects against these guerrillas.
“Today we have had a significant impact through a bombing that the president authorized. “We are in the consolidation phase to look at exactly what the effect was of the operation that was focused directly on this individual, Antonio Medina,” added the admiral.
Source: Integrated Information System
