# Colombian President Confirms 18 Dead in Military Raids on Guaviare Dissidents

President Abelardo De La Espriella confirmed 18 dissident deaths in recent military operations in Guaviare, including two against 'Calarcá' and one against 'Mordisco'.

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President Abelardo De La Espriella confirmed on social media that military forces executed Operation Azarías in the Lagos del Dorado neighborhood of Miraflores, Guaviare, targeting the Carolina Ramírez front of the 'Iván Mordisco' dissident faction. [^1]

The President stated that the operation resulted in eight dissidents killed, three captured, and two recovered individuals who claimed to be minors, a situation currently being verified by authorities. [^2]

Valencia was a witness to a massacre on January 9, 1999, in El Tigre, Putumayo, where 150 paramilitaries killed 28 people. [^3]

President De La Espriella announced that the military is searching for alias 'El Tigre' or 'Pintado', a key leader of 'Mordisco' wanted by Interpol for terrorist actions and child recruitment, to determine if he was among the dead. [^4]

The President declared that the government's response to any assassination of citizens, police, or soldiers will be 'contundente y letal' (decisive and lethal). [^5]

Jhon Fredi Valencia Caicedo was born on January 1, 1982, in El Bordo, Cauca, Colombia. [^6]

Valencia currently serves as a representative to the Chamber of Representatives for Putumayo, holding one of the peace seats. [^7]

Valencia was elected to the Chamber of Representatives with 4,000 votes as a victim delegate, supported by the Andes Community Council. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. President Abelardo De La Espriella confirmed on social media that military forces executed Operation Azarías in the Lagos del Dorado neighborhood of Miraflores, Guaviare, targeting the Carolina Ramírez front of the 'Iván Mordisco' dissident faction. (lanacion, News)
2. The President stated that the operation resulted in eight dissidents killed, three captured, and two recovered individuals who claimed to be minors, a situation currently being verified by authorities. (lanacion, News)
3. Valencia was a witness to a massacre on January 9, 1999, in El Tigre, Putumayo, where 150 paramilitaries killed 28 people. (La Silla Vacía, News)
4. President De La Espriella announced that the military is searching for alias 'El Tigre' or 'Pintado', a key leader of 'Mordisco' wanted by Interpol for terrorist actions and child recruitment, to determine if he was among the dead. (lanacion, News)
5. The President declared that the government's response to any assassination of citizens, police, or soldiers will be 'contundente y letal' (decisive and lethal). (lanacion, News)
6. Jhon Fredi Valencia Caicedo was born on January 1, 1982, in El Bordo, Cauca, Colombia. (La Silla Vacía, News)
7. Valencia currently serves as a representative to the Chamber of Representatives for Putumayo, holding one of the peace seats. (La Silla Vacía, News)
8. Valencia was elected to the Chamber of Representatives with 4,000 votes as a victim delegate, supported by the Andes Community Council. (La Silla Vacía, News)

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