More than 550 soldiers from the Third Division of the Army arrived to support the development of military operations.
Since last December 26, the troops have been in combat with the GAO Jaime Martínez.
Photo courtesy Third Division of the Army.
To the north of the department of Cauca, where clashes between illegal groups and Army troops are taking place, reinforcements from the public force have arrived. The order is to fight and leave the area free of the presence of armed groups.
Given this premise, troops of the Third Division of the Army, within the framework of the Ayacucho Plus Campaign Plan, continue to carry out offensive operations, since last December 26, against theThe organized armed group (GAO) Jaime Martínezin a rural area of the town of Ortega, Cajibío.
Likewise, military actions continue in the villages of Pan de Azúcar, El Guabal and El Playón, in the La Fortaleza Community Council, in the municipality of Morales.
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For this reason, the presence of more than 500 soldiers has been necessary to support the development of military operations and provide security to communities.
“We entered with the same people with whom we entered El Plateado and we are in combat in this sector because all of this is a drug trafficking corridor and that is the interest that Jaime Martínez has, to take advantage of those more than 35,000 hectares that come together in this sector. It is a coca-growing enclave that generates a great income for these structures, but there we are going to carry out a very interesting operation of which we are going to become the rock in the shoe of these structures. 575 men who entered through various points“said Brigadier General Federico Mejía, commander of the Third Division of the Army.
It is worth remembering that, as a result of these combats, a soldier identified as J.aime Estiben Penna Castillo.
The authorities are also investigating the death of a community leader, identified as Joselito Acosta León, 36 years old, president of the community action board of the La Diana village, in Ortega, municipality of Cajibío.
“He died, but the facts are not known, and just now the Army is managing to enter, and it is said that the man went out to do his agricultural work in the field, but we do not know how his death was, we are precisely waiting for the public forces to enter that area and remove the body,” said Miller Hurtado, government secretary of Cauca.
For its part, andThe Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC) has issued a statement in which it denounces the presence of armed insurgent groups in the ancestral territory of the Chimborazo Indigenous Reservation, located in the municipality of Morales.
This situation has generated concern in the community, due to the constant clashes in the surrounding areas, so the community, gathered in assembly, was informed of the events by the Indigenous Guard and decided to organize an internal minga to defend the territory. and life. Within the framework of this action, monitoring and evaluation measures have been established for territorial control, in line with the autonomy and self-determination of the Nasa people.
The indigenous authority requested the intervention of national and international human rights organizations, such as the Ombudsman’s Office and the OASto guarantee the protection of the affected community.
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Likewise, they have provided two humanitarian refuge points, strategically located in the big house and the ICBF sports centerto safeguard the physical integrity of community members.
The offensive against these armed structures will continue in the area in a sustained mannerwith the purpose of recovering full control of the territory, and thereby neutralizing the criminal actions of illegal armed groups.
Source: Integrated Information System
