Operation “Perseus” against the guerrilla of the Central General Staff (EMC) in Colombia. On Saturday, October 12, the Colombian army launched an offensive against this dissident guerrilla of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), in a region transformed into “international cocaine exchange”President Gustavo Petro announced on Saturday.
“After more than five years of dominance over [la ville de] El Platado of the EMC, who transformed the region into an international cocaine exchange, joins the army »Mr. Petro wrote in his X account.
The operation began at dawn in El Plateado. morning fights “they were intense” and the EMC used attack drones, Army Commander Gen. Luis Cardozo said in making an initial assessment. “It looks like they are trying to launch grenades with drones”explained Cardozo, who reported “Two men slightly injured” and asked the local population to stay home.
The Colombian armed forces have deployed aircraft, artillery and armored vehicles to the region to fight the rebels.
The guerrilla calls on delegations not to attend COP16
In July, the army had already launched an offensive in the area, following a drone attack that killed a child and injured six people.
El Plateado is one of the main strongholds of the EMC in the Micay Canyon region, a mountain complex where coca leaf crops abound and a strategic place for cocaine production.
The EMC guerrilla, for its part, asked delegations on Saturday not to attend the COP16 on biodiversity that begins on October 21 in Cali, in southwestern Colombia, after the launch of this military offensive. “In the face of the war with which [les autorités] “To respond to our desire for peace for COP16, we invite delegates from the national and international community to refrain from attending this event.”declared the guerrilla of the Central General Staff (EMC) on the social network X.
