Colombia's government pointed to a group of former FARC members for the attack, and offered a reward of $300,000 for two of its leaders. The soldiers had just left their helicopters when they were ambushed by guerrillas.

The following is a list of attacks attributed to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

Drug trafficking groups like the Gulf Clan and rebel groups led by former FARC members who did not sign the peace deal operate around the village of Munchique and elsewhere in Cauca state. The attack did not cause damages. September 24: One soldier wounded and one civilian killed due to combat between the 18th Front of the FARC and the army at a police station in Ituango, Antioquia. July 11: Guerrillas from the 5th front of the FARC kill two policemen in. Garzon said this struggle for territorial control could explain Sunday’s attack at the Munchique cockfighting arena. September 21: Two policemen, one of them a high-ranking police chief, killed in a FARC or ELN attack in Norte de Santander, near Cúcuta. The ELN runs training camps in Venezuela close to the border. Alarms are sounding in Colombia over a rising tide of violence. September 19: Several FARC attacks in the Pacific department of Chocó. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. August 2: FARC attack leaves 1 dead and 6 injured in Puerto Rico, Caquetá. These days it combines that fight with such criminal activities as drug-trafficking and kidnapping.

“There is less direct confrontation now between armed groups and the government,” said Juan Carlos Garzon, an expert on Colombia’s conflict at the Ideas for Peace Foundation. Named Augusto Cesar Pareja Lopéz. (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. February 2: FARC guerrillas burn 8 oil trucks in the Catatumbo region of Norte de Santander. Three FARC members were reportedly killed in the fighting. Under the accord, the guerrillas laid down their guns in exchange for reduced sentences and seats in Colombia’s congress. No one was injured in the incident as the guerrillas told the driver to leave the truck before it was set on fire. February 1: On policeman wounded by presumed FARC guerrillas from the 34th front in Antioquia. The attack took place in Nariño, near the Pacific Coast. It is still unknown if the attackers were from ELN or FARC, as both guerrilla groups operate in the region. September 20: Two policemen killed and one policeman badly wounded in a FARC attack in El Mango, Cauca. January 7: A group of 12 FARC guerrillas from the 26th Front attack a police station in.

The bombing is sure to complicate Colombia’s relations with its neighbour, Venezuela, which provides a haven for the ELN. June 20: FARC guerrillas kidnap politicians in the, June 20: Three policemen are injured by a bomb attack in, June 21: FARC guerrillas ambushed and killed 3 policemen on the road between, June 23: 3 army soldiers and 4 FARC or ELN members die during combat near. September 18: One soldier killed and around 14 soldiers wounded due to FARC attack in the Cauca Department.

In October 2000 FARC attacked and raided the town of Dabeida, killing 54 Colombian Army and Police. The driver was later released.

In addition to the deaths some 13 army soldiers were wounded. In Cauca, where there have been nine massacres this year, human rights leaders say slow implementation of the 2016 peace deal with the FARC rebels has made matters worse.

Details are still emerging, but it seems that when policemen tried to stop him, he reversed and crashed into the women’s dormitory. July 24: One soldier dead and two more wounded due to minefield planted by guerrillas in Norte de Santander. December 26: One soldier killed and more than six soldiers wounded in FARC attack in the Arauca department. June 10: FARC guerrillas in Tolima activate several bombs. The Army also reported ongoing skirmishes between FARC and the army in the municipality of Caloto in the same department. The government has blamed the National Liberation Army (ELN), a smaller guerrilla group, for the latest attack.

Also missing was a French journalist working for, May 15: FARC attack on a highway close to, May 16: 3 policemen wounded due to FARC attack in. On 21 December, FARC militants attacked an army base on the hill of Patascoy, southwestern Colombia, near the border with Ecuador. All rights reserved. May 22: 1 policeman dead and another wounded due to FARC attack near Popayán, Cauca.