During an operation carried out in the department of Huila, the Colombian Aerospace Force, jointly with Colombian National Army, achieved significant blows against the illegal armed structure known as the Hernando Gonz谩lez Acosta Group. The intervention, carried out in the rural area of the municipality of La Plata, had as its main objective to increase the security of the inhabitants and counteract criminal activities that were harming the region.
The military operation took place after warning of human rights violations and violations of the IHL in the area, including extortion, recruitment of minors and the planning of attacks against the Military Forces and the inhabitants. Thanks to citizen denunciations and military intelligence work, the activity of this structure in the village of El Porvenir was confirmed.
As a result of the military operations, two alleged members of the illegal armed group died and four individuals were arrested, six minors, victims of forced recruitment, were in the same way recovered, three of whom had injuries.
The operation in the same way led to the finding of 11 rifles, war materiel, military accessory equipment and communication operations, which represents a serious blow to the military operations capacity of this illegal structure.
Source: Public Communication Office CACOM 4
