This is how a high-precision sniper killed alias Uriel

On the afternoon of Sunday, October 25, the president of Colombia, Iván Duque, confirmed the death of Andrés Felipe Vanegas Londoño, alias Uriel, the third commander of the Western War Front of the National Liberation Army (ELN), in a military operation.

This Monday the authorities released details of the operation and confirmed that Uriel was shot down by a high precision shooter or sniper, which prevented more casualties from being caused.

“The legitimate target was the bandit alias Uriel, and there was precisely a very clear and very specific discrimination of the target to avoid incidental damage due to the presence of minors at the site,” confirmed the commander of the Military Forces, General Luis Fernando Navarro.

According to official information, the sniper managed to infiltrate the jungle and was there for “indeterminate” hours until he was able to shoot down the high command of the guerrilla, who has been tracked since 2018.

“The operation that allowed the neutralization of aliases Uriel It has been sustained and a few months ago the intelligence of the public force learned of its possible location, ”said Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo.

The information about the time the former guerrilla chief was discharged is still unclear, but intelligence details allowed to know that in the place where Uriel died there were two minors, whose whereabouts are unknown.

“Intelligence indicated the possible presence of minors who were not part of this organized group. For this reason, during the operational planning phase, all measures and precautions were taken within the framework of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), ”General Navarro pointed out.

The authorities confirmed that the ELN high command was escorted by about 15 men, located in two camps in the rural area of ​​Novita, Chocó, “in one of them, he only had six of his greatest trust, weapons, and communications antennas,” said Caracol Radio.

Students and members of urban cells in Bogotá, Cali, Medellín and Pereira were key, since they provided information that allowed finding the whereabouts of the guerrilla.

“We learned that he received young people who visited him to discuss with them issues to form urban cells of the ELN,” announced the director of the National Police, General Óscar Aterthúa.

Alias Uriel He is allegedly responsible for crimes such as kidnapping, murder of social leaders, harassment of populations, murder of soldiers and, also, recruitment of minors for the ELN. The leader was one of the most media figures in the generational change of this guerrilla group that emerged in 1964, in the middle of the Cold War, and led by combatants with ages averaging 68 years.

Although he never showed his face, a few weeks ago an audio broadcast on social networks came to light, where claimed the intervention of the ELN militias in the excesses in Bogotá, and in other cities, during the days of protests on September 9 and 10.

In addition, according to a report by the Military Forces, it was confirmed that for two years, Uriel He was in charge of the recruitment of young people through technological means and social networks. “For that they have a clandestine structure called ‘Revolutionary Virtual Study and Work Collectives,” they confirmed through the report.

Also, aliases Uriel It is also linked to the attack on the Santander General Police School, which left 21 cadets dead.

In the last hours, the Prosecutor’s Office finally revealed the face of Uriel it’s a statement:

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