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Colombia Orders Bombing Offensive in Guaviare Targeting FARC Dissident Leader ‘Iván Mordisco

Officials say the operation remains in progress with no public results released.

Overview

  • President Gustavo Petro announced he instructed forces to bomb and dismantle a dissident front located in the Guaviare jungle.
  • Defense Minister Gen. Pedro Sánchez Suárez described a “contundente operación ofensiva” launched before dawn by the Military and National Police.
  • Authorities say the focus is the Estado Mayor Central networks they characterize as narcotrafficking groups that threaten and extort rural communities.
  • A reward of up to five billion pesos was offered for information leading to the capture of Néstor Gregorio Vera, known as Iván Mordisco.
  • The escalation follows suspended ceasefires and earlier 2025 actions against dissidents, including the killing of alias Dumar and October neutralizations.