Fundaredes report – 113 fights, 306 homicides and 77 disappearances in the first quarter of this year on the frontier between Venezuela and Colombia

The attack by the FARC against a military control point in Apure
The attack by the FARC against a military control point in Apure

In the first quarter of 2021, hubo 113 armed casualties, 306 homicides in 77 people missing in the Venezuelan states of Zulia, Táchira, Apure, Bolívar and Amazonas, which conforms to the frontier with Colombia, as well as in the Falcón Caribbean, informs these markets the NGO Fundaredes.

“A total of 306 homicides, 77 missing persons and 113 armed men during the first quarter of 2021 in the states of Zulia, Falcón, Táchira, Apure, Bolívar and Amazonas”, writes Fundaredes on his Twitter account, showcasing the dates he obtained on his news feed Curva de la Violencia.

These numbers “evidencian the alarming increase in crime in frontier states“Venezuela met Colombia, donos numerosas denuncias ubican la presencia de la guerrilla del Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), dissidents of the FARC y bandas herederas del paramilitarismo of the Andean lands.

The Fundaredes message on Twitter
The Fundaredes message on Twitter

Always follow the funded dates by Fundaredes, “lots of people making an internal deployment“, Huyendo de los enfrentamientos,”its victims of disappearances to men of irregular armed groups that the someten and working forces”.

For another part, denounciaron que “Violence is increased by the action of the Venezuelan State Security Forces, criminal gangs and irregular armed groups”.

In the northern accidental state of Zulia, the association registered 146 homicides, as it is the most violent, followed by Bolívar, with 56 victims, Táchira (40), Falcón (35), Apure (23) and Amazonas (6).

Photo taken on March 26 in which a group of Venezuelan migrants registered to cross the Colombian-Venezuelan front, from La Victoria (Venezuela) to Arauquita (Colombia), fighting conflicts between the Bolivar National Army and illegal armed groups in Venezuelan territory.  EFE / Jebrail Mosquera / Archive
Photograph taken on March 26 in which a group of Venezuelan migrants registered to cross the Colombian-Venezuelan front, from La Victoria (Venezuela) to Arauquita (Colombia), to the clashes between the Bolivar National Army and illegal armed groups in Venezuelan territory. EFE / Jebrail Mosquera / Archive

During the year 2020, according to the information from Fundaredes, there were 1,613 homicides, 208 deaths and 555 armed arrests in the same region that includes Falcón, a Caribbean state, Zulia’s vineyard where he also wrote letters.

At the state of Apure, March 21 will see the beginning of a campaign between militaries and an armed group identified by various associations, including the FARC, as FARC dissidents.

In their encounters, military and military murders and new “terrorists”, according to the official balance released by the Ministry of Defense, which did not identify the armed group that fighters were castrated defensive photographs with the seals and the logo of the ancient guerrilla war the FARC.

(With EFE information)

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