AME2935. BOGOTÁ (COLOMBIA), 01/28/2024.- The commander of the Military Forces, Major General Helder Giraldo (i), today congratulates the helicopter crews for their work against forest fires, in Bogotá (Colombia). The number of active fires in Colombia decreased to 13 this Sunday, four fewer than there were on Saturday, and authorities continue working to put out the fires that have affected forests, moors and vegetation, mainly in the Andean region. EFE/ Carlos Ortega
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After 41 days after Gustavo Petro’s government lifted the ceasefire in three departments with Iván Mordisco’s FARC dissidents, the Military Forces have carried out military operations. According to figures from the authorities, around 35 members of this criminal group have died in combat with the authorities and that, of course, has generated a violent response from the illegal structure that, even so, maintains a negotiating table with the Narino Palace.
In an interview with Blu Radio, the commander of the Military Forces provided details of how the public force is advancing a plan against this criminal organization in the departments of Cauca, Nariño and Valle del Cauca, where the ceasefire was lifted more than a year ago. month, after the murder of an indigenous leader by dissidents.
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According to the statements of the senior officer to the radio station, Operation Mantus was created, which consists of four strategies to weaken this criminal organization. The first factor, the general noted, has to do with the intensification of intelligence operations with advanced technology and information analysis to understand the structure, location and activities of the dissidents in these three departments.
Major General, commander of the Military Forces, accompanies President Gustavo Petro to Arauca.
Photo: Mauricio Alvarado Lozada
The second strategy is focused on increasing military offensives, but with an additional component of combat on the ground and high-impact military operations such as the one that took place in the town of El Plateado, in Argelia, Cauca, where 15 died. dissidents and left 12 more injured.
Giraldo indicated that these military actions, planned for the long term, “take into account precision against the identified objectives of the FARC dissidents, with the support of solid intelligence, applying specialized tactics and guaranteeing the protection of the civilian population (… .) with the assurance of the continuity of offensive operations, even after the first results. “Implementation of measures to avoid new dissident structures.”
After the death in combat of the 15 dissidents, Giraldo does not rule out that the dissidents take retaliation against the Military Forces. “I have ordered that the devices be strengthened in all military units, in close coordination with the National Police and the Prosecutor’s Office,” he assured. the general to Blu Radio.
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