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Colombia: Military offensive and ACSN leadership instability

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2026-10-06 16:53 UTC → 2026-10-23 23:28 UTC · added ~~removed~~

~~Colombia intensifies crackdown~~ Colombia: Military offensive and ~~ends peace talks~~ ACSN leadership instability

The 2026 Colombian government offensive against dissident FARC factions, the Clan del Golfo, and the ELN has intensified, marked by significant narcotics seizures and a breakdown in negotiations. President Abelardo de la Espriella officially terminated peace negotiations with the Estado Mayor de los Bloques Magdalena Medio (EMBF), the Coordinadora Nacional Ejército Bolivariano (CNEB), and the Autodefensas Conquistadores de la Sierra Nevada (ACSN), citing a lack of genuine willingness to reach agreements. Military operations have escalated in Guaviare, Nariño, and Cauca. ~~Following a strike in El Retorno, the government launched~~ In Guaviare, ‘Operación Militar Azarías’ against the Frente Carolina ~~Ramírez, resulting~~ Ramírez resulted in at least eight combatants killed. In ~~El Peñol,~~ Nariño, security forces engaged the Franco Benavides front of the FARC ~~dissidents (Estado Mayor Central),~~ dissidents, killing seven ~~members and capturing five others.~~ members. In La Sierra, Cauca, authorities captured an ELN leader known as ‘el Flaco.’ ~~Under ‘Operación Centinela de la Patria,’ security forces killed~~ The ACSN has faced severe destabilization following the death of high-ranking leader Naín Andrés Pérez Toncel, ~~known as~~ alias ‘Bendito Menor,’ and his partner, Rosa Angélica Tarazona, during a ~~high-ranking leader of the ACSN’s Javier Cáceres front. Recent operations have further destabilized the ACSN. Following the~~ police operation in Riohacha. This death of second-in-command José Luis Pérez Villanueva, alias ‘Cholo,’ the Ministry of Defense addressed conflicting reports regarding a deceased 18-year-old, Ricardo Andrés Rodríguez Martínez, during has triggered a ~~Magdalena operation. While some claimed he was the son of ACSN leader Fredy Castillo Carrillo, alias ‘Pinocho,’ the Ministry labeled~~ power struggle, with figures such ~~claims unsubstantiated. In subsequent raids near the Magdalena~~ as ‘Cholo’ and ‘Patilizo’ identified as potential successors, though ‘Cholo’ was later killed in a separate operation. The vacuum in La Guajira ~~border, authorities captured Yolima Murgas,~~ has reportedly allowed the ~~partner of ‘Pinocho,’ and ‘Juancho Roice,’ an alleged hit squad coordinator. Simultaneous raids in~~ ELN to begin occupying spaces near the Venezuelan border. In Santa ~~Marta~~ Marta, recent ACSN activity includes an attack on the Mountain Battalion No. 6 that killed one soldier and ~~Ciénaga led~~ wounded another, leading to ~~13 arrests and~~ the ~~seizure~~ capture of ~~cocaine, cash, and ‘Pinocho’s’ bank card.~~ an individual known as ‘Kevin Masacre.’ Additionally, ~~‘Operation Kratos’ resulted in~~ the ~~arrest~~ death of ~~four drug traffickers wanted for extradition to the United States, amid investigations into~~ ACSN ~~links to the Sinaloa Cartel.~~ leader ‘Cholo’ sparked road blockades and bus burnings in Magdalena.

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