In a video released in recent hours, Ivan Mordisco, identified as the top leader of the FARC dissidents, reappeared to issue a series of warnings to the Colombian government.

In the video, the guerrilla leader He referred to the recent attacks carried out by the Armed Forces against his factions in Amazonas, Guaviare, and Arauca, in which 12 minors recruited by the illegal group he commands were killed. The airstrikes were ordered by President Gustavo Petro as a way to contain the criminality held by Mordisco's allies in those three departments of the country, according to the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo. The message, recorded in a jungle area, mixes political speeches and threats directed at both the Government and the press. Accompanied by two armed dissidents, he questioned President Petro's political and social policies, stating that this is a Government that “convinces the electorate with the left, and governs with the right.” “We wanted the 2026 electoral process to have as few disruptions as possible, but given the advance of warmongering sectors, we “There is more to be done than to take a stand in defense of the territories, their tranquility, and political decisions that are far removed from warmongering and corruption,” he said. opportunities was, in his opinion, the reason why young people ended up joining the armed forces. Furthermore, without providing evidence, he accused journalists of acting in coordination with intelligence agencies, and even spoke of the possibility that they could be subjected to supposed “trials” by the armed group. According to the El Colombiano website, this threat is generating concern among press freedom organizations and revives illegal practices that had already been denounced in the past.