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Helicóptero militar sobrevuela al amanecer las montañas verdes y los valles con niebla de Nariño, en el suroccidente colombiano
Imagen alusiva a la operación aérea de las Fuerzas Militares en las montañas de Nariño. · Imagen generada para EPM

Fifth bombing against the ELN leaves 8 preliminary deaths in Nariño

The Military Forces bombed a camp of the ELN Southwestern War Front in Nariño in the early hours of Thursday, October 22, in the fifth bombing ordered by…

--- The context --- Nariño is going through a public order crisis driven by illegal armed groups and by a territorial dispute that has also deepened the social crisis. Although the Farc dissidents under the orders of Iván Mordisco account for most of the criminal actions, the Southwestern War Front of the National Liberation Army expanded its presence in recent years. Drug trafficking, illegal mining, extortion and the theft of hydrocarbons fuel that dispute. --- The facts --- In the early hours of Thursday, October 22, the Military Forces carried out the fifth bombing ordered by President Abelardo De La Espriella against the National Liberation Army in the department of Nariño. The offensive targeted the Southwestern War Front and left a preliminary report of 8 dead among members of that structure, a figure that remains pending the definitive balance. The Joint Special Operations Command carried out the high-precision attack against a guerrilla camp and was awaiting the completion of the actions to deliver the definitive balance. The operation became the first attack of this type recorded in that area of southwestern Colombia. The previous bombing took place on October 11 in the Catatumbo region, in Norte de Santander, against leaders of Front 33 of the Farc dissidents. It was the fourth air operation ordered by the president since his arrival at the Casa de Nariño, and its result was four dissidents killed, among them a 16-year-old minor. --- The positions --- For the Military Forces, the Southwestern War Front became a priority because intelligence reports indicate that its members have committed attacks, massacres and other assaults in the region. The Executive maintained its line of ordering direct air operations against the armed structures. --- What remains unknown --- The definitive balance of the operation in Nariño is not yet known. The report of 8 dead is preliminary, and its confirmation depends on the conclusion of the actions and on the command in charge delivering the final information about the attacked camp. --- Unanswered questions --- What will the definitive balance of the operation carried out in Nariño be? How will this bombing change the presence of the Southwestern War Front in the department? What will happen to the population that remains trapped in the territorial dispute and in the social crisis of the region? --- EPM analysis --- The sequence helps to measure the decision. The Government's third bombing was confirmed on August 31 against a camp attributed to alias Iván Mordisco in Guaviare, in the village of Lagos del Dorado, in Miraflores, against the Carolina Ramírez Front and its leader, alias El Tigre or Pintado. The President reported a final balance of 23 guerrillas neutralized, six captured and two people recovered who would be minors. Before that, the Military Forces bombed the Calarcá dissidents in Guaviare, and the Government's first air attack was carried out in Catatumbo against the ELN. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the central fact of this day remains provisional and must be read with that express caution: there is a preliminary report of 8 dead in Nariño and a definitive balance that has not yet arrived. Action against a front accused of attacks and massacres does not remove the obligation to report with complete accuracy, to protect the population trapped in the territorial dispute and to explain, with verified figures and confirmed results, exactly what happened at the camp attacked during the early hours of Thursday.
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