According to General Federico Mejía, commander of the Specific Command of the Cauca Department, an operation mounted during the last 24 hours further caused an unknown death toll and casualties on the insurgent groups.

Likewise, the Army confirmed that three men and a woman from the military had been demobilized, while the military forces had managed to rescue a minor. Reports referred that the clashes will continue on Monday with the use of artillery fire and helicopter gunships by the military forces.The arrival of reinforcements is also expected, General Mejía advanced.

Blu Radio revealed that army troops are fighting fierce battles against the Carlos Patiño and The Second Marquetalia structures, both of which are present in the aforementioned region.

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