FARC Fighters Killed Prior To Hostage Deal -- Al Jazeera
Dozens of FARC members reportedly killed in what official calls "one of the hardest strikes of the past five years".
At least 39 members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) armed group are believed to have been killed by Colombian troops in overnight fighting, military officials have said.
The deaths were announced late on Wednesday night, as mediators said that an often-delayed release of hostages held by the guerrilla group would begin within days.
The joint air force and army operation was "without a doubt, one of the hardest strikes of the past five years", said Juan Carlos Pinzon, Colombia's defence chief.
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