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| Colombian army storms FARC leader's hideout |
| 2010-02-05 |
| Following a Colombian armed forces bombardment on Tuesday morning, soldiers began an offensive in the south of the Tolima department against the FARC's 21st Front, which is thought to be led by the guerrillas' supreme commander, "Alfonso Cano." According to the army, heavy fighting was still continuing at the end of the afternoon. The assault's aim was to weaken or break the security ring around the FARC's central command and its leader "Cano." The offensive follows the discovery of a number of camps where the army thinks top guerrilla leaders may be hiding. The area where the fighting is taking place is remote, at an altitude of 13,000 feet, and far from civilization. The authorities have long suspected that "Cano" and other prominent members of the FARC are using the deserted south Tolima mountains as their center of operations. The army claims to have killed three members of the personal security ring of "Alfonso Cano." |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #4 Grom - it was considered the "IN" place for mountain climbing before the FARC took over. Fighting at 13,000 feet is harder than a Donk agreeing to a tax cut - especially for soldiers that were born, trained, and conditioned at sea level. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2010-02-05 12:11 |
| #3 Ah, the fighting down in those mountains just gets them ready for Pandora. |
| Posted by: remoteman 2010-02-05 12:01 |
| #2 Jesus, fighting conditions must be horrific out there in the middle of nowhere. The "deserted south Tolima mountains" doesn't sound like a fun place to be, even for a jolly hike. |
| Posted by: gromky 2010-02-05 00:55 |
| #1 offensive follows the discovery of a number of camps I wonder just what kind of help they might have had 'discovering' those camps? Good hunting, boys. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-02-05 00:14 |