Ht to FaustaA leader of one of ColombiaÂ’s main rebel groups was killed during a clash between guerrilla fighters and the country's army, military sources said.
During a military operation in the southwestern Colombian department of Cauca, the leader of the National Liberation Army's Camilo Cienfuegos brigade —known only by his nom de guerre, Omar"— was killed when his company was attacked by the Colombian military in an operation that also netted the seizure of 10 rifles, a mortar grenade launcher, two pistols, ammunition, land mines, grenades and uniforms of the national police and army.
The deceased ELN leader was a member of the guerrilla group for 17 years and was purportedly heavily involved in the groupÂ’s extortion racket and cocaine production.