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Army Orders Commanders to Move More Quickly when Soldiers Go Missing

Commanders must now report a missing soldier to law enforcement within three hours. Previous policy gave commanders a day or more before they had to act.

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The Military Forces confirmed the rescue of two uniformed men who remained a full day in the hands of armed groups in Meta territory, specifically in the village Gethsemane of the municipality of La Macarena. The military Ángel González Garcés and Édgar Mina, belonging to the Direct Action and Recognition Battalion No. 12 of the Omega Task Force, regained their freedom after appearing abandoned in rural areas between San Juan de Lozada, a geogra…

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After 24 hours of kidnapping, the Army confirmed the release of two soldiers held in Gethsemane Street in La Macarena (Meta). The soldiers, seconded to the Omega Task Force, were abandoned in a rural area and handed over to a priest. The soldiers appeared between San Juan de Lozada, a town hall located between San Vicente del Caguán (Caquetá) and La Macarena, reports El Tiempo. What are we talking about? Two Army soldiers were held in the rural …

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Colombian soldiers Ángel González Garcés and Édgar Mina Carabalí were kidnapped on Monday in a rural area of the municipality of La Macarena, in the department of Meta (center), a fact that the authorities blamed a dissidence of the FARC, confirmed this Tuesday official sources. «I categorically reject the vile kidnapping of our [...] The entry Dissidences of the FARC kidnap two Colombian soldiers in the Meta was first published in Foco Informat…

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The Colombian Army has denounced Monday the kidnapping of two troops in the department of Meta, in the center of the country, a fact that Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez has attributed to the dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) led by Alexander Díaz Mendoza, alias 'Calarcá'.

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Two soldiers were kidnapped in La Macarena, Meta, during a raid on Agencia Period... Mar, 04/11/2025 - 06:39 The military were detained by civilians allegedly pressured by Farc dissidents while accompanying a CTI operation. Tags Regions

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El Tiempo broke the news in on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
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