The false narratives and blatant lies by the Military Forces (FFMM), under the command of the Minister of Defense, Pedro Sánchez, and General Hugo López, seem to have no shame or military honor.
Since last Friday, April 17, they have been developing another lie with which they not only deceive the country, but also cover up the reality of the war they are waging in Catatumbo. Well, on the night of April 17, they carried out aerial bombardment operations and artillery launches against territories and positions, where they presumed the ELN units were located.
After the bombings, on the 18th, they attempted to land from helicopters and enter the area, receiving a counterattack and response from ELN units, which inflicted several casualties and forced the soldiers to withdraw.
They immediately activated a falsehood and disinformation operation from the military high command and the Ministry of Defense, using the corporate media.
Curiously, simultaneously the narco-paramilitaries of the 33 gang attacked territories and communities, the ELN confronted them on the 18th and 19th, forcing them to withdraw with their casualties on their backs. Despite this, in Campo 2, Tibú district and in the Ye de Astilleros, municipality of Zulia, the paramilitary narco gang massacred 6 civilians, which are added to the crimes perpetrated in the 4 Esquinas neighborhood of the Filo Gringo district.
The Northeastern War Front (FGNO) of the ELN has the capacity and evidence to report that in these actions that occurred between the night of Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, the Armed Forces suffered 2 deaths and 5 wounded. Also in their desperate withdrawal, they left 11 campaign teams abandoned with all their equipment and various logistical materials. On our part, we had the loss of a comrade.
The different versions issued by the FFMM and the Ministry of Defense not only violate the right to information, they also deceive about the reality of the war they are promoting in Catatumbo and the close alliance they maintain with the 33 paramilitary narco gang.
We call and invite the mothers and fathers of fallen soldiers to not allow manipulation of the bodies of their children, whom they send to war under foreign interests. Denying the dead, hiding them or covering up the reality of their death is part of their Doctrine, which ratifies the loss of any sense of people by the government.
Colombia… for the workers!
Not one step back… liberation or death!
Northeastern War Front
Commander in Chief Manuel Pérez Martínez
National Liberation Army
April 22, 2026
Source: https://eln-voces.net/2026/04/27/muerte-falsedad-y-alianza-criminal/