said Juan Papier, a researcher at the organization "Human Rights Watch" that "The information we have received indicates that at least ten people have been killed in the Arauca region in clashes between National Liberation Army and deserters tails".
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 on Monday and Tuesday in Puerto Rondon, a small town in northeastern Colombia near the Venezuelan border.
The ombudsman’s office did not specify the number of bodies found, nor did the Colombian government or military comment on these battles.
Videos circulated on social media showed heavily armed men in military uniforms shooting each other heavily in the middle of a wooded area.
And in this region of Colombia, a militia is fighting "National Liberation Army" Bloody battles with armed men who have deserted the FARC for having rejected the peace agreement concluded by the movement Bogota In 2016, according to which he laid down his 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 FARC deserters, which resulted in 50 deaths.
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Human Rights Watch researcher Juan Papier said: “The information we have received indicates that at least ten people have been killed in the Arauca region in clashes between National Liberation Army and deserters tails“.
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 ombudsman’s office did not specify the number of bodies found, nor did the Colombian government or military comment on these battles.
Videos circulated on social media showed heavily armed men in military uniforms shooting each other heavily in the middle of a wooded area.
In this region of Colombia, the “National Liberation Army” militia is engaged in bloody battles with armed men who have deserted the FARC for having rejected the peace agreement concluded by the movement with the FARC. Bogota In 2016, according to which he laid down his 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 one year ago, similar battles took place in the same region between the National Liberation Army and FARC dissidents, resulting in 50 deaths.
