Army will reinforce its presence in Cauca with more than 500 soldiers

More than 500 soldiers make up the platoons with which the National Army reinforces the offensive against the residual organized armed groups in the department of Cauca. “Troops with different specialties and special training continue to arrive at the department,” the Army reported.

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The announcement comes amid a new wave of violence by a group of dissidents who commit crimes in the departments of Cauca, Nariño and Valle del Cauca. From May 17 to Monday, May 20, three attacks were carried out, which left at least four dead.

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The troops that will make up the different battalions, say the military institution, have the special mission of ensuring the protection of the Caucanos, using their differential capabilities, training and maneuvers in rural and semi-urban operations, strengthening security in peripheral areas and securing assets. strategic assets present in this region of the country.

The military will be present in different areas, municipalities and strategic points, complementing the work that the units have been doing for the safety of the residents, especially in the municipalities of Suárez, Morales, Corinto and Caloto, in the north of the department, and towns like Balboa and Patía, in the south. This deployment also includes the coordinated tasks that will be carried out with the National Police in different sites of the department where their support is required.

The security devices that these uniformed personnel will integrate, military sources reported, will be definitively maintained and correspond to the operational dynamics to confront the criminal actions of groups outside the law.

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