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Weekly Report - 15 June 2017 (WR-17-23)
COLOMBIA: Operation strikes oil thieves in Catatumbo
The Colombian army announced this week that it had dismantled two structures used by presumed Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) guerrillas to tap oil pipelines in the north-eastern Catatumbo border region. The operation has been hailed by the army as a major blow to oil thieves and the black market of petrol fuels in the area. It should also weaken the ELN’s finances and increase pressure on the guerrilla group to cede ground in the formal peace negotiations taking place with the government.
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