A group of rebels, former FARC disagreement, captured 29 police and military in an area where they are located coca cropsin southwestern Colombia, making a new blow to the fragile peace process in Latin America.

The Ministry of Defense complained Friday in a statement “the attempt to assassinate and then the abduction of 29 members of the class forces » In the prefecture of Kauka, a mountainous area under the control of guerrillas of the Central General Staff (EMC), which never accepted the Peace Agreement signed in 2016 between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

According to the ministry, residents “tool” by EMC rebels participated in the abduction, In terms of retaliation in the government that puts pressure on this lineupafter fruitless negotiations aimed at disarmament and dissolution.

Video distributed by the authorities shows a burning battle chariot moving away from a group of people who. Other videos can see police officers with riot equipment to fly tear gas and promote on the road, as they sound.

These episodes unfolded in the municipalities of Archelia and El Tambo, in an area where, according to the UN, one of the largest coca crop concentrations of raw material in cocaine production. Colombia is The largest producer and exporter of this substance on the planet.

Local collectivity has released photos depicting members of the class forces held in a Community center, surrounded by residents, seemingly well in their health, sitting in plastic chairs, or as lunches distributed.

Farc’s arrangement of the former FARC gets hostage 29 military and police officers in Colombia

According to the announcement of ‘Local Communities’residents acted on ‘Legal defense’ when they were attacked by the Armed Forces. The announcement expresses anger over the authorities’ efforts to destroy coca crops that extend to 80,000 acres.

The general Carlos Fernando TrianaDirector of Colombian Police, demanded ‘Immediate liberation’ of members of the security forces, accusing the organization Carlos that he kidnapped them.

The so -called Front Carlos Patinio, which acts in this zone, is one of the main armed structures of EMC.

EMC carried out peace negotiations with the President’s government Gustavo PeterBut it was split into two factions in 2024.

The section under the leadership of the commander known as Ivan Mordiskwhich acts in Kauka, retired from the negotiations and multiplied his actions against the force enforcement forces.

The other faction, under commander with nickname Crackedcontinues the conversations.

The former FARC disagreers “They not only recruit minors by force, but they toolize and force the civilian population to expel security forces and prevent state institutions from guaranteeing access to health, education and work.”according to the Ministry of Defense.

“These actions are war crimes that violate international humanitarian law and human rights,” added, referring to ‘Displacement’; ‘Restriction’, ‘isolation’ and ‘Terrorism’ of the civilian population.

President Peter ruled yesterday morning via X that EMC acts with ‘despair’ and ‘uses the civilian population ‘, as “His military weakness does not allow him to confront the army”.

State leader denied how it is ‘Crop destruction’ And he assured that his government offers pay to farmers to volunteer and replace them.

Colombia is aware of the most serious rise of violence in the last decade, with various outbreaks, in the northeast and southwestern part of the country. Scaling calls into question politics “Absolute Peace” applied by Social Democrat President Peter, the first head of the state to belong to the country’s history, after being elected in 2022.

Some experts note that the peace negotiations launched by Peter’s government and The reduction in military operations against armed organizations allowed rebels, paramilitary and drug cartels to seek to extend their control to new territories.

In mid -January the National liberation (ELN), another guerrilla organization, launched a series of attacks on the prefecture of Katyubo (northeast) against FARC and citizens, forcing over 50,000 residents to be displaced within a few days. In hostilities they were killed over 70 peopleaccording to the most recent official report of victims.