Colombian people are often surprised with different outbursts called \u201csocial demonstrations\u201d that affect the stability of their nation. This is done by workers\u2019 unions, teachers, youth, indigenous people, etc. However, in recent years, groups that have frequently taken up illegal arms have resorted to a social demonstration, called the \u201cArmed Strike\u201d.<\/p>\n
But what is an armed strike?<\/strong>\u00a0In Colombia, \u201carmed strikes\u201d refer to actions by illegal armed groups such as guerrillas, paramilitaries, or drug traffickers, in which they attack civilian life and official armed forces, by blocking roads, restricting mobility, impose threats that force the closure of commercial establishments and the suspension of classes in schools and universities.<\/p>\n In the recent years, the guerrillas have announced several armed strikes, the most recent being last February, which left significant damage to the country\u2019s road and energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n On this occasion, the extradition of Dairo Antonio \u00dasuga, alias \u201cOtoniel,\u201d the most wanted man in Colombia unleashed an immediate retaliation by the Clan del Golfo, the illegal armed organization he led.<\/p>\n On Thursday, 5 May 2022, the Clan del Golfo circulated a pamphlet in which they decreed 4 days of the armed strike.<\/p>\n The pamphlet indicated that it was forbidden to open a business of any kind and to move in any type of transport. The statement ended with the threat of \u201cunfavourable consequences\u201d to those who failed to comply with these measures.<\/p>\n According to the Clan del Golfo, that armed strike should have ended at midnight on Monday, the 9th<\/sup>\u00a0of May 2022. However,\u00a0the terrorist actions of these groups have not ceased and today it has strongly affected a large part of the national territory.<\/u>\u00a0According to the national authorities, there have already been more than one hundred (100) terrorist actions by these groups and among these actions were the burning of vehicles, burning of businesses, displacements, and murders.<\/p>\n