The Colombian Army has reported the death of soldier Jairo Urrego, who died in clashes between the Army and the guerrilla of the Central General Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the municipality of Argelia, department of Cauca, with what are and four soldiers died in this incident. Urrego suffered a serious injury in the midst of intense fighting that occurred on Friday night in the municipality of Argelia after the capture of five members of the Carlos Patiño Front of the FARC Central General Staff, reports Caracol Radio. The soldier died waiting for the arrival of the helicopter sent to evacuate him. The other three deceased soldiers are professional soldiers Jorge Fuentes, Camilo Molina and Javier Ballesteros. In addition, there are two more wounded soldiers whose condition is stable and “their wounds are less complicated,” according to the Army. “It should be noted that these combats occurred after the neutralization of three of its members, in events on May 2, and the subsequent capture in flagrante delicto of five more members yesterday, from whom their weapons, explosives, ammunition were seized. and quartermaster material,” the Army explained, according to the public radio station Radio Nacional de Colombia. The troops received support from artillery fire and Air Force units to repel the guerrilla attacks. There are five captured insurgents, who will be in charge of the competent authorities.
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