General Federico Mejía, commander of the specific command of Cauca, spoke with Noticias Caracol about the operation carried out in the last few hours in the Micay Canyon, a rural area of Algeria, in Cauca, against the FARC dissidents, where 15 of them were killed. the alleged criminals.
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Why was the operation carried out with light artillery?
“There is a much more exact level of precision and this allows us to identify the presence of these structures with other types of capabilities. and to be able to minimize the margin of error,” the officer explained.
What is the ghost plane used for?
General Mejía pointed out that they have “some capabilities, given to us by the Air Force and through the National Army that allow us, as in the case of the ghost plane, to be able to have a visual and understand very well what they are doing and what activities. “They are dedicated to these camp areas.”
However, he clarified that “we would not be able to tell you what situations the complementary area is in, whether there are minors present or not. The truth is that the error and the collateral damage are minimized through this type of operations that we carry out with more precision.”
Despite this, he stressed that “the use of our capabilities is aimed at preventing the civilian population from suffering any type of harm.”
Is it true that Spike missiles have the capacity to hit a target from 5 km away?
“Yes, light artillery and a strong component are indeed used and employed by the National Army and through the Air Force and the capabilities of the National Army, where we can be visualizing this concentration camp of bandits. And this is how we use light artillery, we use anti-personnel Spike missiles, which are weapons that allow us to impact these areas where the Carlos Patiño structures are frequented en masse, in this case,” explained General Mejía.
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