Colombian forces kill 36 rebels, hostages to be released

[Zorro]

This recent article seems to have been overlooked and/or unreported by our usually diligent LatAm FARCies.

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Colombian troops killed 36 FARC rebels in gunbattles, military officials said Wednesday, but mediators announced that the guerrillas will begin a frequently delayed release of hostages within days.

The country's defense chief Juan Carlos Pinzon told reporters that the rout of the rebels in the joint air force and army operation overnight was "without a doubt one of the hardest strikes of the past five years" against the FARC.

The main operation killed 33 insurgents in Arauca province, the same eastern area bordering Venezuela where rebels with the the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ambushed an army unit over the weekend, killing 11 soldiers.

Officials said three other rebels were killed on Tuesday in Arauca during firefights with the army and four more were captured.

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More at: http://news.yahoo.com/colombia-army-kills-33-leftist-rebels-military-185637824.html

[COLGATE4]

1. You're just not up with the

"Fire Bad, Colombia Bad" mentality that pervades these blogs. Everything Colombia does and is is to be despised and criticized. It is apparently the antechamber to Hell itself, filled with nothing but corrupt politicians and murderers. And when Colombia dares criticize the Fearless Leader next door, well...

[TeamsterDem]

2. It's actually pretty peaceful except in the jungles

It's got street crime like we do but other than that it's not so bad. The cops suck but the courts are good. And politicians everywhere suck.

[COLGATE4]

3. You[re absolutely correct. I should have put the

"sarcasm" thingy on my post.