Colombia: Indigenous group demands closure of Tres Cruces military base

Hundreds of indigenous Colombians remain blocked for a week Tres Cruces military base in the department of Cauca, to demand the closure of these facilities.

The original settlers did not allow entry or exit of soldiers, and complain that civilians living near the barracks are targeted by internal conflict in Colombia 50 years ago.

The Colombian army justifies the existence of these military installations are located because a strategic point of course. Read Article

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