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The Union said that Attorney General Nestor Humberto Martinez’s findings in the Reficar case are only a part of what it was actually lost in the refinery’s construction.

One hundred and fifty days have passed since the signing of the Peace Agreements between the government and Farc. Here is a brief recap of what has happened so far.

The Coveñas / Caño Limón (CCL) pipeline has been affected by multiple attacks this year despite the peace process with the ELN. Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) reported a new attack on this important asset.

The National Army and the Fiscal and Customs Police (Polfa) announced positive results in their fight against fuel smuggling from Venezuela to Colombia. However, Ecopetrol´s (NYSE:EC) ‘La Lisama’ camp in Middle Magdalena was attacked once again. The development of these and other stories in our periodic Security Summary.

The USO said Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) management’s actions are a clear “declaration of war” on their movement, and that they leave the union no other option but to respond to them in an aggressive way. The Union called for a national strike to reject the NOC’s management ‘aggressive’ actions towards social leaders.

Earlier this week, ELN said actions needed to be taken soon to reduce the intensity of the conflict. However, the guerrilla’s actions are showing the opposite of what they say they want.

Once again, USO showed its concern regarding threats to its members and social leaders. They said a possible alliance between militaries, paramilitaries and corporations might be the reason why the government does not acknowledge or take action in the situation.

The National Army has executed operations along the Colombian border to fight fuel smuggling. The regions with the highest rates of contraband were Arauca, Casanare, Vichada and Nariño. Most of the fuel came from Venezuela. The development of these and other stories in our periodic Security Summary.

The reincorporation to civil life of minors recruited by Farc is advancing with help from the Red CrossInternational Committee (ICRC.) However, this is just the beginning as no one really knows how manychildren are among the 7,000 Farc personnel concentrated in different rural areas.

Our count of security incidents near oil and gas infrastructure that we attribute to the guerrilla went down this month. But considering the impact, mere numbers are not telling the whole story.