U.S. Military and Police Aid - Focus on Arauca and Putumayo:Timeline of Current Events Putumayo:
September 2003

September 11, 2003

Four guerrillas were killed and two captured after combat between Jungle Brigade 27 and the FARC's 29th front in the rural zone of La Hormiga. According to the military unit's commander, the guerrillas were attempting to blow up the oil pipeline when the Army surprised them. [El Tiempo]

September 4, 2003

As part of the process to increase the armed forces' presence in border regions, the commander of the Colombian Armed Forces, General Carlos Alberto Ospina, announced the creation of a Special Forcesunit in the department of Norte de Santander, the activation of Operative Commando Unit number 18 in Arauca and the activation of a battalion in Puerto Asís (Putumayo). Operative Commando Unit number 18 will be charged with protecting military engineers in the construction of the Tame-Arauca roadway. [CNE (Presidencia de Colombia) http://www.presidencia.gov.co/cne/2003/septiembre/04/15042003.htm]

 

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