Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Government claims to have killed 13 FARC rebels

 A female FARC guerrilla

The Colombian government has claimed that it has killed 13 members of the FARC rebel group in a bombing raid near the city of Ipiales.

The government claimed that the strike targeted a rebel base and was very important and decisive. The FARC unit which operates in the area is known as Fighting Unit 48 and is well known for it's ruthless attacks on government forces.

FARC have not confirmed that any of their soldiers have been killed.

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