This Wednesday was ambushed a National Army patrol in Montecristo, in the Caño Mula sector, department of Bolívar. So far, one dead soldier and seven wounded (including a non-commissioned officer) have been reported; A police officer was also injured in the attack.
Troops of the Infantry Battalion Number 4which were in this area of the department of Bolívarwere attacked by presumed members of the organized armed group (GAO) Clan del Golfo, once morest Luis Fernando Gutiérrez.
Authorities reported that the wounded were treated by combat medics, and later proceeded with their transfer by air to a hospital to receive medical care.
The Army reported in a statement that operations are being carried out in the area to find the whereregardings of the material authors of the ambush on this military unit, in addition, the institution also announced that it filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office, for “violations of the provisions of international humanitarian law and violation of human rights.
The Ombudsman’s Office rejected the attack on the soldiers and requested the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the attack.
“We regret and reject the murder of a soldier from @COL_EJERCITO, fatal victim of an attack by an illegal armed group when they were traveling by river, in the municipality of Montecristo, Sur de Bolívar,” they published through the Twitter account of the Advocacy.
Terrorism of the Clan del Golfo: who were the soldiers killed following an ambush in Antioquia?
In recent days, Colombians have witnessed countless terrorist actions by members of the Clan del Golfo in different regions of the country. The criminals have incinerated vehicles, attacked police stations and threatened the civilian population that does not comply with their instructions for the armed strike, all in retaliation for the extradition of Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias Otoniel.
The complex situation has made the Public Force have to escort caravans, to allow the mobilization of vehicles in the areas where the criminal structure is present. The most affected departments have been Chocó, Córdoba, Bolívar, Antioquia, among others.
In Antioquia there was a violent attack with explosives once morest a humanitarian caravan that was protected by members of the Public Force.
“In facts that are the subject of investigation and according to the first information, a humanitarian caravan that was heading from the municipality of Santa Fe de Antioquia to Urabá Antioquia, was attacked with explosives as it passed through the Guadual village, in the municipality of Cañasgordas, by alleged terrorists of the GAO Clan del Golfo”, indicated the Army.
The military institution added that, “as a result of this cowardly criminal action, a soldier and a member of the National Police were killed and four more members of the Public Force who were injured are being transferred. to a care center (…) This Command will file the respective complaint with the competent authorities for the serious violation of the provisions of international humanitarian law, with the use of illicit means and methods of warfare”.
Among the deceased is the patrolman Fernando Murcia Giraldo, 27 years old, a native of the city of Florencia, Caquetá, who had joined the Police in March 2019. Professional soldier Josué David Gómez also died in the terrorist action.
Precisely the Government activated a Search Block to locate the new leaders of the Clan del Golfo. From the region of Urabá Antioqueño, the President of the Republic, Iván Duque; Defense Minister Diego Molano and the Military and Police Headquarters explained how the new unit will work.
The Search Block is made up of a little more than 700 men from the National Police and 720 from the National Army, who from Necoclí and Carepa will deploy an unprecedented offensive once morest these redoubts following the capture and extradition of their top leader alias Otoniel.
“This new strategy to put an end to the Clan del Golfo will also be accompanied by 15 prosecutors to ensure that there is a rapid prosecution of those captured. and accelerate the processes of domain extinction”, they indicated from the Presidency of the Republic.
