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.