🇨🇴🪖❌🇨🇴 — The Colombian Army stated in a press release that it killed 15 members of a dissident faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in combat.

➡️In a message to the press, Colombian military officials said that the 15 individuals belonged to the group identified as the "Carlos Patiño front." The clash with the guerrillas, which resulted in this number of casualties, occurred in the rural area of the municipality of Argelia, in the province of Cauca.

➡️The military operation, which received support from the Air Force and involved the use of heavy artillery, was described by General Federico Mejía, commander of the Cauca Military Command, as a planned action with "defined targets."

💣 The military employed mortar fire in this operation with the aim of causing a greater number of casualties among the guerrillas, who have a strong presence in the region.

💥 The "Carlos Patiño" guerrilla group is part of the larger FARC dissident faction known as the Central High Command (EMC), which has splintered and is engaged in negotiations with the government of Gustavo Petro.

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