On December 26th, the Colombian army announced that it had captured six FARC members, including “Arley”, one of the FARC’s leaders. The guerrillas were part of the FARC’s Segunda Marquetalia (one of the groups that refused to lay down its arms in 2016). One of its members died during the operation in the municipality of Acevedo, department of Huila.
Approximately one year ago FARC’s Segunda Marquetalia and the ELN took steps towards creating a united front announcing joint coordination in the southwest of the country, in the province of Narino that has long been a revolutionary stronghold.