said Juan Papier, researcher at the organization "Human Rights Watch" that "The information we received indicates that at least ten people have been killed in the Arauca region in clashes between National Liberation Army and defectors frac".
For its part, the Colombian Ombudsman’s Office said in a statement that: "Many bodies of men who fell in battle have been discovered" It took place Monday and Tuesday in Puerto Rondon, a small town in northeastern Colombia near the border with Venezuela.
The Office of the Ombudsman did not specify the number of bodies that were found, nor did the Colombian government or army issue any comment on these battles.
Videos circulated on social media showed heavily armed men in military fatigues firing heavily at each other in the middle of a wooded area.
And in this region of Colombia a militia is fighting "National Liberation Army" Bloody battles with gunmen who defected from the FARC for refusing the peace agreement the movement concluded with Bogota In 2016, according to which she laid down her arms.
And"National Liberation Army" Founded in 1964, it is the only major rebel movement still active in the country since Bogotá signed the peace agreement with the FARC.
Exactly a year ago, similar battles took place in the same area between "National Liberation Army" and defectors from the Farc, which resulted in 50 deaths.
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Juan Papier, a researcher at Human Rights Watch, said, “The information we received indicates that at least ten people were killed in the Arauca region in clashes between National Liberation Army and defectors frac“.
For its part, the Colombian Ombudsman’s Office said in a statement that “many bodies of men who fell in the battles” that took place on Monday and Tuesday were discovered in Puerto Rondon, a small town in northeastern Colombia near the border with Venezuela.
The Office of the Ombudsman did not specify the number of bodies that were found, nor did the Colombian government or army issue any comment on these battles.
Videos circulated on social media showed heavily armed men in military fatigues firing heavily at each other in the middle of a wooded area.
In this region of Colombia, the “National Liberation Army” militia is engaged in bloody battles with gunmen who defected from the FARC for rejecting the peace agreement concluded by the movement with the FARC. Bogota In 2016, according to which she laid down her arms.
The National Liberation Army, founded in 1964, is the only major rebel movement still active in the country since Bogotá signed the peace agreement with the FARC.
Exactly a year ago, similar battles took place in the same region between the National Liberation Army and FARC dissidents, resulting in 50 deaths.