Colombian army troops killed six presumed Farc dissidents in clashes in rural Belalcázar, Cauca, along the border with Huila department.
The clashes took place against the residual structure Ismael Ruiz of the Bloque Isaías Pardo. The group is led by alias Fernando Gómez.
Operations continue in the area to secure the zone and confirm the identities of those killed.
The public force sustains its deployment in southwestern Colombia to confront illegal armed groups active in Huila and Cauca.
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At least 13 people were killed and 17 were wounded in an explosives attack on Colombia’s Pan-American Highway in the southwestern department of Cauca on Saturday, according to a police source and local officials. Authorities blamed dissident factions of the former FARC guerrilla movement, and regional leaders urged the national government to respond more forcefully.
In Suaza, Huila, two men on a motorcycle carried out the first massacre of 2026 in southern Huila, killing four people in two separate attacks. The incidents took place in rural areas on Sunday, according to preliminary reports from authorities. Huila Police requested community help to identify the perpetrators.
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The National Army killed José Alfredo Quiñones Ordóñez, alias ‘El Negro José’, finance chief of the ‘Hernando González Acosta’ front of dissidents in La Plata, Huila. In the same operation, they captured his associate alias ‘Estefany’ and rescued a minor. The incident prompted retaliatory attacks in the area.
The Defensoría del Pueblo warns of social conflict risks in 12 departments, including Huila, due to political polarization ahead of the March 8, 2026, congressional elections. Analysts attribute tensions to divisions between left and right, worsened by insecurity. Senate candidate María Lucía Villalba urges Huilenses to vote to retain direct Senate representation.
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In Pitalito, Huila, police arrested two men known as alias 'Yales' and 'Maicol', wanted for theft and illegal possession of firearms. The captures took place during control operations in the Lara Bonilla neighborhood. Both were handed over to the prosecutor's office for judicial hearings.
José Leonardo Muete Ruiz, 25, was shot dead by two sicarios in a commercial establishment in Pitalito, Huila. The incident took place in the Sucre neighborhood, where the victim was with friends. Officials report he had nine open criminal investigations.
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Presidential candidate Sergio Fajardo denounced the polarization between Petro and Uribe as Colombia's main problem in an interview with LA NACIÓN. He criticized the Paz Total policy and proposed fixes for Huila's security and the health crisis. Less than two months before elections, Fajardo stressed breaking the confrontation to progress.