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Colombian President Vows To Fight Farc After Killings -- BBC
Colombia's president has ordered the army "not to stop shooting" until the conflict with the Farc rebels is over, after 15 soldiers died in an ambush.
Juan Manuel Santos also ordered more troops to the eastern Arauca region, where the attack by suspected Farc gunmen took place on Saturday.
Bogota and the Farc are currently holding talks in Cuba to end more than five decades of conflict.
The government has rejected a rebel call for a truce during the talks.
It says a ceasefire would only provide the opportunity for the left-wing rebels to regroup and rearm.
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More News On FARC Guerrillas Killing 19 Soldiers
At least 17 soldiers killed in FARC attack, 14 reported missing -- Colombia Report
Nineteen Colombian soldiers killed in clashes with FARC rebels -- Reuters
Rebel Attacks in Colombia Leave 19 Soldiers Dead -- Wall Street Journal
Fifteen Colombia soldiers killed in rebel ambush: govt -- FOX News/AFP
At least 19 killed as rebels, soldiers clash in Colombia -- CNN
Santos vows full-bore assault after FARC kills 19 -- Boston.com/AP
Colombia: We'll hunt down rebels -- Independent.ie
Colombia President Santos vows military force after FARC kills soldiers -- Deutsche Welle
Colombia orders FARC arrests after ambush -- Al Jazeera
Colombia peace in doubt as soldiers slain -- Al Jazeera
1 comment:
Didn't read the full thing, so might be speaking out of ignorance here, but..
"The government has rejected a rebel call for a truce during the talks.
It says a ceasefire would only provide the opportunity for the left-wing rebels to regroup and rearm."
No truce signed, then it sounds like the blood of those soldiers are on the governments hands. There's no rules per'say in war, maybe if they did sign a truce this ambush wouldn't have happened.
Defies logic that their reasoning is it would give them time to regroup and rearm, yet they are trying to make peace (allegedly) with Farc. I'd figure that a truce would be ideal for both sides, but apparently not..
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