Mass captivity of military in an area considered a guerrilla fortress in Colombia – 34 people are held

Thirty -four Colombian soldiers fell prisoners in an area under the control of rebels, in the Amazon rainforest in southern Colombia, as Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Tuesday. Staff (EMC), faction of former FARCs who reject the 2016 Peace Agreement. Eleven guerrillas were killed in the hostilities, including two of them, and two others were arrested, he said. The hostilities took place in a rural area in the municipality of El Ratorno, in the province of Guaviare. Defense Minister Sanchez noted that the military was captured in “illegal, criminal act of people with politicians”. This is “abduction”, he insisted. It is not uncommon forced citizens or manipulated by armed organizations to capture military or police officers, who generally avoid opening fire on citizens. In June, 57 soldiers were held captive for two days in a mountainous area in southeastern Colombia, also a former FARC stronghold. THE […]
Source: News Beast

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