A Colombian soldier died in an attack carried out by armed men who attacked Army troops who were carrying out security duties on a highway in the department of Caucain the southwest of Colombiamilitary sources reported this Saturday.
He Command of the Twenty-ninth Brigade reported in a statement that the attack occurred in the village The Pitaland that the soldier died there Yerson Alexis Valencia Fajardo.
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“Troops of the Infantry Battalion No. 7 “who are carrying out security operations for the development of the construction of the Popayán-Santander dual carriageway in Quilichao, were the object of an attack with long gun fire,” detailed the Army information.
Faced with the facts, the pertinent actions are already being developed, by the judicial authoritieswhich seek to clarify the facts and capture those responsible.
The Army repelled the attack, which is a “serious violation of human rights”, and announced that it will file the respective complaints with the competent authorities.
The operational deployment in the area has been reinforced with the purpose of counteracting the criminal action of groups outside the law that put the life and integrity of people at risk. communities region of.
The department of Cauca has been experiencing an escalation of violence for months due to the actions of guerrilla groupsdrug traffickers and local gangs seeking territorial and cocaine trafficking.
