So far in 2024, according to figures from the Military Forces, 32 riots against the public force have been registered in the departments of Nariño (2), Cauca (20) and Valle del Cauca (9). These regions are the most affected by the advance of illegal armed groups and the escalation of terrorism.
General Erick Rodríguez, commander of Joint Command Number 2, stated for Blu Radio that Riots are the main problem for the Military Forces and the Police, beyond attacks with drones or explosives.
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The municipalities most affected by these riots, according to a report from the Military Forces, include Cali, Jamundí, Suárez, Corinto, Mercaderes, Santander de Quilichao, Leiva, Cumbitara, López de Micay, Miranda, Cajibío, Caloto, Tumaco, El Bordo Patía , Argelia, El Tambo, Piendamó and Buenos Aires. In these places, members of the public force have been attacked by indigenous, peasant and civilian communities during operations against illicit economies.
“One of the main problems has been the riots, but work is also being done with regional and local administrations and with the communities. Here we all have to agree to live well, to be a country that lives in peace, respectful and with dignity, not involved in crime and that our children, the boys and children of the Cauca countryside, grow up in the midst of crime. and the coca crops,” said General Rodríguez.
28 armed groups operate in this region of the country, including structures of the FARC dissidents under the command of alias ‘Iván Mordisco’, alias ‘Iván Márquez’ of the Second Marquetalia and the ELN, with a total of 3,364 men. These groups are fighting over territorial control of drug trafficking and illegal mining.
The most recent riot occurred in the municipality of Buenos Aires, Cauca. During an operation to destroy a cocaine laboratory valued at more than $2 billion, the community surrounded the uniformed officers and set fire to two Police vehicles and one Army vehicle.
According to the first versions of the event, around 6:40 pm, a car full of explosives exploded in the Puerto Remolino district of the municipality of Taminango (Nariño), very close to a Police station. The vehicle would have gone unnoticed because a shipment of lemons hid the devices.
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As he knew RCN newsTen people are reported injured, including civilians. According to the aforementioned media, a woman dressed in civilian clothes and police assistant Santiago Ríos Moreno died on the way to a care center.
This fact was preliminarily attributed to the Central General Staff of the FARC dissidents, led by alias Mario. The attack also left the township without electricity service.
The mayor of Taminango, Fernando Latorre, rejected the attack and noted that two of his officials in the area confirmed the seriousness of the event. Several vehicles and homes, including the president’s truck, were affected.
Faced with this terrorist act, the Colombian ambassador to Argentina and former governor of Nariño, Camilo Romero, rejected what happened in his region: “The images of the ‘car bomb’ attack in Taminango, Nariño, are filled with indignation. Total rejection of this miserable act and my hug of solidarity to the families of the victims. “Colombia will not abandon those who want to condemn it to eternal violence,” he stated.
