Monday, June 6, 2011

Colombia Kills FARCs Security Chief

Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces member Alirio Rojas Bocanegra, aka 'El Abuelo' (the Grandfather) (AFP/Colombian Army)

Colombia Kills FARC Commander -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News

Colombian authorities said they killed the top-ranking security chief of the rebel group FARC.

LIMA -- Colombian authorities said they killed a top-ranking security chief of the country’s main guerrilla group in a move that President Juan Manuel Santos hailed as proof that the rebels could be systematically dismantled.

On Saturday, Colombia’s Ministry of Defense said the army had killed Alirio Rojas Bocanegra, known as “El Abuelo.” during a firefight in Tolima, about 120 miles southwest of capital Bogota.

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More News On The Colombian Military's Success In Killing FARC's Security Chief

Colombian army kills top FARC commander -- Colombia Reports
Colombian army kills FARC guerrilla security chief -- Reuters
Senior Farc leader Alirio Rojas Bocanegra killed -- BBC
Colombia Confirms Death of Rebel Leader’s Security Chief -- Latin American Herald Tribune
Colombian rebels suffer another blow with killing of security chief. -- Examiner
Colombia: FARC security chief killed -- AFP

My Comment: When you lose your own security chief .... that is when you know that your opponent is slowly closing in on you.

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