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Colombia to Pay Ex-Rebel $2.5M for Slaying

He shot his FARC boss, cut off his
hand as proof

BBC BBC Mar 15, 08 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Colombia will pay the former FARC rebel who killed his commander last week part of a $2.5 million reward—a move critics say amounts to payment for murder, the BBC reports. Guerrilla Pedro Pablo Montoya shot his boss, then cut off his hand as proof. He will share the money with three others who provided intelligence information. More »

More about:  murder • Colombia • FARC • Alvaro Uribe • Colombian rebels • Raul Reyes • Juan Pablo Montoya

Colombia:
FARC Was
After Uranium

Ecuador cuts ties, says slain rebel leader was key in hostage deal

BBC BBC Mar 4, 08 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Colombia has accused Ecuador and Venezuela of cooperating with FARC guerrillas who were trying to buy uranium, the BBC reports, even as Ecuador cut ties with Colombia and Venezuela expelled its diplomats. “FARC is taking big steps in the world of terrorism to become a global aggressor,” said Colombia’s top cop, citing documents found during Saturday’s raid that detailed negotiations for 110 pounds of uranium. More »

More about:  Venezuela • Colombia • hostage • Hugo Chávez • FARC • Ingrid Betancourt • Alvaro Uribe • uranium • Ecuador • Rafael Correa • Raul Reyes • diplomatic ties • guerilla

Crisis Deepens as Colombia Links Ecuador to FARC

Ecuador, Venezuela send troops to Colombian borders

CNN CNN Mar 3, 08 9:45 AM CST
(Newser) - The tension in Latin America deepened last night as a Colombian general charged that Ecuador’s president had ties to a FARC leader killed by Colombian forces Saturday. Ecuador and Venezuela have both mobilized troops to their borders in response to the raid, which they claim took place on Ecuadorean territory. Colombia says its forces, attacking targets in Colombia, merely returned fire when FARC rebels shelled them from about a mile inside Ecuador. More »

More about:  Venezuela • Colombia • Hugo Chávez • FARC • Ecuador • Rafael Correa • Raul Reyes

Chavez Sends Troops to Colombian Border

Venezuelan prez angry after rebel is killed

CNN CNN Mar 2, 08 3:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Hugo Chavez sent thousands of Venezuelan troops to the Colombian border today after Colombia killed a FARC rebel leader, CNN reports. Chavez accused Colombia of being a US puppet and said Ecuador's border was violated in the attack. "We have to liberate Colombia," said Chavez, who is linked to FARC and tried to negotiate a prisoners-for-hostages trade with it last year. More »

More about:  Venezuela • Colombia • Hugo Chávez • FARC • Ecuador • rebels • Raul Reyes

Colombian Troops Kill Top FARC Leader

He's the group's highest-ranking member to be killed

BBC BBC Mar 1, 08 1:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Colombian forces have for the first time killed one of FARC's top leaders, the BBC reports. The military attacked a rebel camp and killed Raul Reyes, a member of the group's ruling secretariat who had been a top candidate to take over the organization. The attack comes just days after FARC released four hostages, but President Uribe has rejected requests to grant the group concessions. More »

More about:  Colombia • FARC • Alvaro Uribe • Ecuador • Raul Reyes

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