Military operative in Tibu left an alleged ELN guerrilla dead and another captured

On Sunday, April 7, the Catholic Church and the Ombudsman’s Office received in a rural area of the municipality of Tame, Arauca, the five farmers of Paz de Ariporo, Casanare, who had been kidnapped by the ELN since March 27. The delivery took place after 11 days of captivity and was confirmed by a communiqué of the armed group, which had publicly assumed the retention through a pamphlet disseminated in previous days. The victims released are Bet…

Troops of the National Army engaged in intense combat with members of the ELN in the village Trocha Ganadera, rural area of the municipality of Tibu, Norte de Santander, which resulted in the death of one alleged guerrilla and another wounded, who was captured after being abandoned by his companions. The military operation, developed by units of the Ayacucho Division of the National Army (DAVAA), also allowed the seizure of a major arsenal that …