Bogota Colombia.
Already less 14 FARC dissidents died in the troubled Colombian department of Cauca (southwest) in a fight against the army that also killed one soldier and wounded seven others, military sources said Saturday.
“This military action has so far resulted in 14 deaths in the development of military operations, one brought to justice, the seizure of a machine gun, three rifles, three short weapons and an abundance of ammunition from this organized armed group,” he explained. . the military in a statement.
The commander of that institution, General Eduardo Zapateiro, He said the fighting took place in a rural area of the El Plateado district (city), which is part of the Algeria municipality.
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The officer explained on Twitter that the dissidents came from the dissent “Carlos Patiño” and condemned that “by actually moving people the bodies interfering with the urgent acts of the competent authorities “.
“The troops, trying to protect the community, were attacked by arbitrary use of explosives, resulting in the murder of one of our NCOs, seven wounded and / or bruised soldiers, and an air force plane hit.” said General Zapateiro.
The army commander pointed out that the murdered soldier is the third corporal Diego Ricardo Gómez, from the institution’s third division.
Last March, more than 2,000 people left El Plateado due to clashes between illegal armed groups, according to a report by the Ombudsman’s office.
Drug trafficking groups, FARC dissidents and the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas are present in Cauca, fighting for different regions to dedicate them to illegal coca and marijuana crops, as well as illegal mining, in an area that plays a key role. broker for the movement of illegal goods.
In addition to these clashes, 43 people were injured by the explosion of a car bomb in front of the office of the mayor of Corinto Municipality, Cauca late last month, and authorities blamed the attack on a dissent from the FARC called Dagoberto Ramos Mobile Column.