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CONFLICTELEVATED2d ago · Aug 30, 2026, 8:41 PM

Colombia’s Abelardo de la Espriella says soldiers killed key dissident leader

South China Morning Post · south america

A prominent leader of the dissident factions of the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia who operated in a volatile area in the country’s southwest region was killed on Sunday during a military operation, said President Abelardo de la Espriella. The president said the death of a man known as “Felipe” or “Arcadio” was a “crushing blow” to the dissident faction led by a man who goes by “Ivan Mordisco”. De la Espriella posted a video on social media presumably showing a person in a body...

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