# Colombian President Announces Major FARC Strike in Guaviare

President Abelardo De La Espriella claims Operation Azarias killed 23 and captured six FARC dissidents in Guaviare.

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President Abelardo De La Espriella said the operation significantly affected the structure of Ivan Mordisco, who is the head of the Central General Staff and one of the FARC dissidences. [^1]

President Abelardo De La Espriella stated that Operation Azarias was conducted in the Guaviare department over the last few days. [^2]

Daniel Quintero, an opposition leader in Colombia, criticized President Abelardo de la Espriella on social media platform X for staging a press conference that featured 23 bodies from the 'Operation Azarias' military offensive. [^3]

President Abelardo De La Espriella said that among the captured individuals was an alias known as Victor, who is the third in command in the structure commanded by Ivan Mordisco. [^4]

President Abelardo de la Espriella defended the decision to walk among the bodies during the presentation, asserting that he promised to face terrorism without hesitation and is fulfilling that promise. [^5]

Quintero stated that only a mentally ill person would bring 23 corpses, including three children, to a press briefing to present the results of the military operation against Farc dissidents in Guaviare. [^6]

Reports from the Attorney General's office clarified that the three children mentioned by Quintero were victims of a separate operation called 'Operation Amón' in El Retorno, Guaviare, not 'Operation Azarias'. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. President Abelardo De La Espriella said the operation significantly affected the structure of Ivan Mordisco, who is the head of the Central General Staff and one of the FARC dissidences. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
2. President Abelardo De La Espriella stated that Operation Azarias was conducted in the Guaviare department over the last few days. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
3. Daniel Quintero, an opposition leader in Colombia, criticized President Abelardo de la Espriella on social media platform X for staging a press conference that featured 23 bodies from the 'Operation Azarias' military offensive. (Publimetro Colombia, News)
4. President Abelardo De La Espriella said that among the captured individuals was an alias known as Victor, who is the third in command in the structure commanded by Ivan Mordisco. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
5. President Abelardo de la Espriella defended the decision to walk among the bodies during the presentation, asserting that he promised to face terrorism without hesitation and is fulfilling that promise. (Publimetro Colombia, News)
6. Quintero stated that only a mentally ill person would bring 23 corpses, including three children, to a press briefing to present the results of the military operation against Farc dissidents in Guaviare. (Publimetro Colombia, News)
7. Reports from the Attorney General's office clarified that the three children mentioned by Quintero were victims of a separate operation called 'Operation Amón' in El Retorno, Guaviare, not 'Operation Azarias'. (Publimetro Colombia, News)

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