Special forces arrive in southwest Colombia to combat FARC

The first contingent of special armed forces arrived in Cauca, southwest Colombia, to combat theFARC.

On last Friday 460 members of the special forces, along with the newly formed "High Mountain" battallion, arrived in Tacueyo, Cauca, led by commander of the Armed Forces Edgar Cely, reported newspaper El Especatador.

The contingent will concentrate its operations in Toribio, Corinto, Caldono, Jambalo, as well as the small villages of Siberia and Mondomo, all of which have been the target of attacks by the FARC.

They will also install checkpoints and roadblocks at critical points throughout the department in order to limit guerrillas mobility in the region.

In the history of Toribio, the FARC have carried out 13 attacks, which have left 41 people dead and approximately 600 injured. In the past decade, the FARC have suffered heavy defeats at the hands of the military forces, and have multiplied their small scale attacks in more remote areas of the country.

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