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Colombia reports death of a top FARC rebel leader
07 Mar 2008 17:38:10 GMT
Source: Reuters
BOGOTA, March 7 (Reuters) - A top leader of Colombia's biggest left-wing rebel group, Ivan Rios, was killed on Friday in Colombia, the army said, marking the second blow to FARC's leadership in less than a week. (Reporting by Hugh Bronstein; Editing by Jackie Frank)


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Colombian residents in Argentina and Argentine leftist activists demonstrate against the recent attack by Colombian troops on a FARC camp in Ecuador that killed some 20 rebels, in Buenos Aires March ...



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