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From Quibó, Chocó, President Iván Duque confirmed the death in the middle of an operation by the authorities of Andrés Felipe Vanegas Londoño, alias Pedro o Uriel, third head of the Eln’s Western War Front, which operates in Chocó.
“One of the most visible figures of that terrorist organization has fallen, a criminal who used the networks to apologize for crime,” said Duque, describing this as a coup of the utmost importance.
He added that ‘Uriel’ was one of the guerrillas who claimed responsibility for the attack on the cadet school in Bogotá.
“A dangerous criminal fell, responsible for crimes such as kidnapping, murder of social leaders, harassment of populations, murder of soldiers and police and stimulating the recruitment of minors,” the President of the Republic elaborated.
The Attorney General of the Nation, Francisco Barbosa; the Minister of Defense, Carlos Holmes Trujillo, and the Come of the Military and Police Forces.
Trujillo said that this is a very important step in creating more security conditions to achieve the reactivation of the country. “We will continue to fight terrorist groups with all the legitimate force of the State because Colombians have the right to live in peace,” he said.
General Luis Fernando Navarro, commander of the Military Forces, explained that this important coup shows the articulation, organization and training of the uniformed, as well as “a State that equips its men with cutting-edge technology to locate bandits who they hide in the jungles. “
And the attorney general Francisco Barbosa indicated that a prosecutor had been conducting an investigation against ‘Uriel’, against whom an arrest warrant was obtained for rebellion and terrorism.
In order to make this arrest warrant effective, the search of a house in Nóvita, Chocó was ordered. In the framework of this diligence, a confrontation occurs where Uriel alias is killed
“To make this arrest warrant effective, the search of a Barronato house in Nóvita, Chocó was ordered. Within the framework of this procedure, a confrontation occurs in which Mr. Alias Uriel is killed,” said Barbosa.
The prosecutor added that a criminalistics team traveled to the area that will be in charge of the acts to achieve the full identity of the guerrilla commander. Barbosa concluded by saying that ‘Uriel’ was linked to the structures of urban terrorism “that were devastating the cities in September of this year. and that they had also had links with what happened in November of last year “.
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This guerrilla commander had been gaining importance in recent years, not only because of his operations in Chocó, but because he liked to appear on social networks, where he disclosed his activities and even shared audios and videos. On some occasions, he even attended interviews with national and international media.
In fact, the authorities pointed to him as the main influencer of the Eln doctrine through social networks and the media.
He was also accused of promote the implementation of armed strikes, generating cyber terrorism and intimidation in the civilian population.
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Among the most recent appearances of ‘Uriel’ is the audio that he broadcast on social networks on September 22, in which spoke of the participation of militiamen in the demonstrations of September 9 and 10 –After the murder of Javier Ordóñez after a police operation– and incited to continue destroying CAI.
According to the Public Force, ‘Uriel’ had a criminal record of more than 25 years in the Eln, in the organization he rose to become a person close to alias Pablo Beltrán, a member of the Central Command of the Eln (Coce), responsible for the political arm of the organization.
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He is accused of being responsible for the formation of urban cells of the ELN and directing terrorist actions using explosive devices, seeking, through the National Urban War Front, to instill chaos in the main populated centers of the country.
‘Uriel’ was also in charge of articulating the ELN’s international communication strategy and as it became known, He was one of the main opponents of the peace talks between the Government and the ELN.
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