Two soldiers are murdered in the rural area of ​​Silvia, Cauca

The soldiers were identified as Marden Calambas Yalanda and Francisco Hidalgo Cortés.

According to the information, the homicide of the uniformed men was recorded after the armed group threw explosives. (tatucos) about the troops who are in that area of ​​the department in security and protection tasks for the civilian population.

In fact, two More uniformed officers were injured.

“At this time, more uniformed personnel are sent to the area to support the attacked unit,” the Army reported.

Since last weekend, General Helder Giraldo, commander of the Military Forces, has been in the area in strict compliance with the order of President Gustavo Petro: ​“The offensive against the Emc in Cauca must be total. They are murderers of the people and traffickers,” said the head of state through his X account, who did not rule out the possibility of traveling to the area. “If the president has to go, the president will go,” the president said.

Let us remember that the municipality of Algeria, since the end of last week, has been the epicenter of heavy fighting between the ‘Emc’ and the Army.

As a product of those combats, the professional soldiers Jorge David Fuentes, a native of Valledupar, César; Javier Sosa Ballesteros, from La Mesa, Cundinamarca, and Camilo Andrés Molina, from Galeras, Sucre, and Jairo Urrego, from Chigorodó, in Antioquia, were murdered.

In addition, two uniformed officers were injured.

During the first actions last Thursday, thes Military Forces had confiscated weapons, explosives, ammunition and quartermaster material.

A girl who had been recruited by the dissidents was also recovered by the Army.

The Minister of Defense, Iván Velásquez, said: “We are with all solidarity for the families of the deceased soldiers. We are attentive to the situation of those who are in the area and who in Cauca feel that there are Military Forces, capable and committed. “We are giving full support to all the capabilities that the Military Forces have.”