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Key Guerrilla Leader Gunned Down by Colombian Forces

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A military operation in El Retorno, Colombia, on Sunday resulted in the death of Willinton Vanegas Leyva, also known by his alias 'Dumar' or 'Chito.' According to Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez Suárez, Dumar was a senior leader of the 'Martín Villa faction,' a part of the FARC dissident group known as the Central General Staff (EMC), led by Iván Mordisco.

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Guerrilla leader Willinton Vanegas Leyva, alias Dumar or Chito, and considered a “alfil” of the Central General Staff (EMC), the main dissidence of the former FARC guerrilla, died this Sunday in a military operation, reported the Ministry of Defense of Colombia. The operation was carried out in the village of New York, which belongs to the town of El Retorno, in the department of Guaviare (central-south), indicated the Minister of Defense, Pedro…

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Alias ‘Dumar‘ considered a “alfil” of the EMC, the main dissent of the former FARC guerrilla, died in a military operation. Guerrilla leader Willinton Vanegas Leyva, alias Dumar or Chito, and considered a “alfil” of the Central General Staff (EMC), the main dissent of the former FARC guerrilla, died in a military operation, the Ministry of Defense reported. The operation was carried out in the New York hamlet, which belongs to the town of El Ret…

Bogotá, 25 Aug (Prensa Latina) Colombia today launches Operation Sultana, a strategy designed by the Ministry of Defense to prevent further attacks in the departments of Valle del Cauca, Cauca and in general throughout the southwestern part of the country. The post Operation Sultana will seek to prevent attacks in southwestern Colombia first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.

Guerrilla leader Willinton Vanegas Leyva, alias Dumar or Chito, considered a "bishop" of the Central General Staff (EMC), the main dissident group of the former FARC guerrilla group, died Sunday in a military operation, the Colombian Ministry of Defense reported. The operation took place in the hamlet of Nueva York, which belongs to the town of El Retorno, in the department of Guaviare (central-south), said Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez Suárez,…

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