Colombia Considers "Marlon" Dead, a Dangerous Leader of Explosive Dissidence
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The killed EMC commander was known under the battle name "Marlon".
BOGOTÁ (AP) — The guerrilla known as “Marlon”, one of the most wanted in Colombia and powerful leader of a faction of the former FARC—to whom the authorities attribute an attack that left 20 dead in the southwestern...
Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Saturday that the second in command of Iván Mordisco, leader of the main dissent of the FARC's extinct guerrilla group, was killed in combat, which did not accept the 2016 peace accords.
The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announced this Saturday the death of Iván Jacobo Idrobo Arredondo, alias “Marlon”, one of the top leaders of the Central General Staff (EMC) of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The deceased criminal operated as the right hand of alias Iván Mordisco, and the operation was carried out in the department of Cauca, in the west of the country.“I don’t like to talk about dead because th…
The killing was announced by Colombian President Gustavo Petro. "The chosen Marlon, the right-hand man of the chosen Ivan Mordisco, fell in battle," the social democratic leader said. The post Colombia: On the eve of elections, the army killed "Marlon", a top FARC dissident, appeared first on in.gr.
Army downed alias Marlon, leader of dissidences in Cauca Agencia Period... Sat, 20/06/2026 - 20:29 The operation was carried out in the Naya subregion, between Cauca and Valle del Cauca. Tags Regions

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