Colombian social forces kill nicknamed “Roque”, the head of the dissident front FARC who operates in Catatumbo, in the northeast of the country, the government announced this Sunday.
“Alias ”Roque”, leader of GAOR (Residual Organized Armed Group) E-33 dissent FARC in Tibu, Norte de Santander,” said the President Colombia, Ivan Duke— said in a message on his Twitter account.
According to the president, “this criminal was intended to intimidate the civilian population and was neutralized thanks to the joint and well-coordinated work of our public forces.”
The army and police carried out the operation on Saturday evening in the city’s Tibu area, where it operated.Stone”as leaders of the city’s militias, according to Major General Omar Esteban Sepulveda.
“Stone”
According to local media, the pseudonym “Stone”He was the one who led the city patrols Front 33 in that city, and the takeover came after videos were circulated last Thursday of dissidents wearing camouflage and dissident armbands posing in front of Chibou Municipality, implying their control of the area.
In other municipalities Catatumbo Other videos of dissident groups or National Liberation Army (ELN) walk the streets or enter bars and billiard rooms, greet and intimidate the population.
Tibu is part of Catatumbo, a region covering 10,089 square kilometers, mostly jungle, in the Norte de Santander.
There are partisans in this area THEN and dissidents FARC, as well as the redoubt of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and other gangs fighting for the drug and coca trade corridors.
Other municipalities that are part of Catatumbo These are Abrego, El Tarra, Sardinata, El Carmen, Convention, Teorama, San Calixto, Hakari and La Playa.
(EFE)
Source: RPP
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