FARC dissidents attack another police station in southwestern Colombia

In recent days, the FARC dissident group known as the Central General Staff (EMC) has intensified the number of attacks in the Cauca region. Photo: EFE

By: Sergio Henriquez

June 14, 2024 Time: 03:35

The Colombian Army went to the site of the attack to support the police officers who were at the police headquarters.

In a new act of violence in the Colombian department of Cauca, FARC dissidents launched an attack on Thursday against a police station in a rural area in the southwest of the South American country.

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When the attack against the police station in the area of ​​El Caramelo, located in the municipality of Cajibio, Cauca, was confirmed, the Army and the Air Force came to support the police officers who were in the police facility.

“Our troops from the 29th Brigade of the Army begin offensive maneuvers to support our brothers in the Police who are fighting against the residual organized armed group Jaime Martínez in the rural area of ​​Cajibio,” the Colombian Army reported in its X account.

The damage from the new attack by the rebel group is still unknown, which occurs hours after the attack on another police station in the same municipality, which left no fatalities or injuries but around fifty homes were affected.

In recent days, the FARC dissident group known as the Central General Staff (EMC) has intensified the number of attacks in the Cauca region that began with four attacks that left one civilian and two uniformed personnel injured.

The two most serious attacks occurred in the Jamundí municipality, the first was the explosion of a motorcycle bomb in the center of town, which left a civilian and two police officers injured, and the other was an attack on a police station in a known rural area. like Potrerito.

In this sense, the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, indicated in his X account: «With these fronts there is neither dialogue nor ceasefire. In-depth fighting is taking place in the Micay canyon and that is why they want to dilute the Government’s offensive on this objective with bombs in other places.

The Colombian Government suspended the ceasefire in three departments of the country after violence against indigenous people and public forces with the EMC, which is no longer at the peace dialogue table.