After the soldiers engaged in fierce clashes with the guerrillas on Monday, local villagers blocked roads to prevent the departure of the troops -- an act that the leftist government of Gustavo Petro deemed a kidnapping.
“We urge people not to stigmatize the community,“ Marin added.
The authorities initially reported that 34 soldiers had been detained, but later revised the number down to 33.
According to the government, such detentions are often carried out by local people who are being manipulated by armed groups in areas where there is little state presence.
The defense ministry said on social media that it had filed a complaint about the kidnapping to the public prosecutor's office.
Colombia has been enduring rising violence from dissident groups who rejected a 2016 peace agreement with the bulk of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) after a six-decade-long insurgency.
Last week, another group under Mordisco's command detonated a truck bomb that killed six people and wounded more than 60 in the southwestern city of Cali - AFP
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