Initially the strength will be increased and the Seventh Division ordered that the command post of the Fourth Brigade be taken to Ituango to improve the necessary coordination and thus improve the military operational effectiveness both in this area and in the south of Department of Cordoba.
With the aim of improving the effectiveness of the operations deployed in the north of the department of Antioquia and the border area with the south of Department of Cordoba, and thus combat the crimes, the Seventh Division of the National Army ordered the increase of the number of units, as well as the transfer of the command post of the Fourth Brigade to the municipality of Ituango.
The decision is made, initially, at the request made by the civilian population due to a series of intimidating pamphlets circulating in the area. In the same way, in accordance with the institutional strategies to protect and guarantee the safety of the civilian population and also to fulfill the Bicentenary Plan Heroes de La Libertad. In the same way, in response to the recommendations made by the Ombudsman in the Early Alerts 029 and 083 of 2018.
By air and land were sent the troops that will be responsible for tactical operations that hit the logistical and criminal systems of organized armed groups that commit crimes in the region, mainly the substructure 18 and as well as against the GAO 'Clan del Golfo'.
For the success of this effort to be carried out by the Army, it will count on the joint, coordinated and inter-institutional support of the Air Force, the Police, the Prosecutor's Office and the Antioquia Governor's Office, as well as the Civic Participation Network.
Source: National Army
