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In mid‑July 2026 the The Colombian National Army has continued a series of security campaigns aimed at neutralizing locating and neutralising explosive threats devices placed by armed groups. On 18 July, In mid‑July, Battalion 14 of the Force Task Hércules discovered and destroyed roughly about 100 kg of explosives and 52 activation devices in the rural Arenal area of Barbacoas, Nariño, a cache linked to the National Coordinating Structure of the Bolivarian Army. A week later, on 24 July, army units in other conflict‑affected regions carried out similar actions. In Risaralda, the 8th Battalion San Mateo safely detonated an anti‑personnel landmine near an indigenous settlement, settlement in Risaralda, attributed to the ELN’s Manuel Hernández El Boche front. In Antioquia’s Ituango municipality, front, while the 10th Light Infantry Battalion uncovered and destroyed an improvised explosive device linked IED in Ituango, Antioquia, tied to a FARC dissident faction. The effort extended into early August. Army specialists located and destroyed a depot in La Reforma, Meta, containing pentolita, black powder and detonating cord, which authorities said belonged to the Ever Castro structure of FARC dissidents. Separately, the National Police bomb‑disposal unit neutralised a bus carrying unknown explosives near Villa Rica, Cauca, preventing a possible attack ahead of the presidential inauguration in Cali. These operations underscore actions illustrate the army’s ongoing effort to locate and eliminate focus on removing guerrilla‑placed explosives to protect civilians and state infrastructure across Colombia. multiple departments.