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President Abelardo de la Espriella orders Operation Amón to strike dissident FARC groups in Guaviare

President Abelardo de la Espriella confirmed a significant military strike against the dissident factions of the FARC under the command of alias Calarcá. The operation, known as Operation Amón, was executed in a rural area of El Retorno in the Guaviare department. The administration announced that the strike resulted in the death of at least eight terrorists, with the final toll reaching eleven. Key figures such as Juan Antonio Agudelo Salazar, alias Urria Perdomo, were among the dead. During the operation, the Colombian Air Force deployed eleven aircraft to attack two structures of the dissidents. The administration announced that 11 rifles and five machine guns were seized during the mission. President Abelardo de la Espriella emphasized the strategic importance of the attack, stating that the government will maintain an offensive stance against criminal structures. This operation marks the second large-scale aerial bombing ordered by the administration in less than a month, as part of a security policy aimed at weakening illegal armed groups across the national territory.

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