The Army confirmed the death of four soldiers in the middle of a fight with the dissident ‘Carlos Patiño’, in the canyon of Micay (Cauca). President Gustavo Petro Urrego posted on his X account “The offensive is permanent, continuous and unrestricted.”
“The young Jorge, Camilo and Javier, Colombian soldiers, have died to free the people from the stupidity of armed greed,” said President Gustavo Petro Urrego on his account X, referring to the massacre of the professional soldiers by FARC dissent in Cauca.
The death of the soldiers, Camilo Molina Morales, Javier Sosa Ballesteros and Jorge Fuentes Santiago, happened last Friday night in the middle of a conflict with the dissident ‘Carlos Patiño’, in the department of El Plateado, in the town of Argelia. A few hours later, the soldier Javier Urrego David died. “The offensive is permanent, continuous and without obstacles in the Micay canyon,” the Colombian president posted.
The fight took place after the neutralization of three members of the criminal gang in the May 2 incidents and later five more members were caught in flagrante, from which their weapons, explosives, ammunition and ammunition were seized .
At the time when an air operation was planned to take out the captured workers and with the aim of protecting the lives of these subjects, the soldiers were attacked from different places , and thus the fighting began in this part of the country.
These are some of the uniformed workers who arrived in Jamundí to reinforce security in the urban area and in the rural area of this city located in the south of Valle del Cauca. “The Government must support us and I think that a comprehensive United Command Post should be created in Cauca and the Valley,” said the governor of Valle, Dilian Francisca Toro.
The deployed troops were supported by powerful artillery fire, repulsing the attack. In addition, to secure the area and the integrity of the injured workers, the soldiers used methods, tactics and procedures to protect their lives and position themselves in a safe place.
The Army ensures that the work will continue in a sustainable manner as strong blows have been achieved against this illegal structure. “We reject the murder of our three soldiers who gave their lives in carrying out the mission in the protection and care of the residents of the region of Argelia, #Cauca. The attack against GAO-r E Carlos Patiño continues in the area. (1)”, expressed in account X, Order of the Military Forces of Colombia.
