00:00President Abelardo de las Priella provided details about how the event unfolded
00:04called Operation Onix, within the framework of which a bombing was carried out against a camp
00:08The ELN in the rural area of the municipality of El Tambo, in Cauca. The president confirmed
00:13Among the dead is Marcos Pacífico, identified as the leader of the Front
00:17José María Becerra of the ELN, which in turn belongs to the Southwestern War Front
00:21of that guerrilla group. Alias 80 or Murillo was also killed in the operation.
00:26Another key figure in this structure. The official death toll from the operation,
00:30The number of people arrested, according to Priella, is the most significant against the ELN in 8 years.
00:35This operation comes on top of another recent blow against the ELN's capabilities. On the 21st
00:40In September, authorities confirmed the death of Ricardo Trigos Peñaranda, alias Resortes,
00:45Identified as the financial head of the Reinaldo Ardila Gómez National Urban War Front. His death
00:51It occurred amidst fighting in the Palo Colorado village, in Chinácota, Norte de Santander.
00:56in which troops from the Second Army Division, the 30th Brigade and the participated
01:00Military Gaula, in coordination with the Cúcuta Police Gaula. Operation ONIX
01:04This constitutes the government's fifth bombing against the ELN in Cauca.
