45 Colombian rebels killed in bombing

September 26th, 2009 Colombian pilots get 31 yrs in prison for bombingBOGOTA — A judge has found two Colombian air force pilots guilty of murder and sentenced them to 31 years in prison each for the 1998 cluster-bombing of a village that killed 17 people. Judge Martin Suarez found that the pilots, both lieutenants, had acted impetuously, failing to distinguish between civilians and leftist rebels.

September 9th, 2009 SANAA - Twelve Shia rebels and three Yemeni soldiers were killed in fighting in northern Yemen Wednesday, al-Jazeera TV reported. The incident took place in the mountainous Saada province near the Saudi border.

August 18th, 2009 Videos of rebel-held hostages released in ColombiaBOGOTA — Videos of nine hostages held by Colombian rebels were turned over to their families Monday as proof they remain alive. Videos of six Colombian police officers and three soldiers were obtained by Sen.

August 4th, 2009 BOGOTA - At least 17 rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were killed when the security forces bombed one of their hideouts in the country's central Meta province, officials said. There were 200 FARC guerrillas at the camp when the attack took place, a defence ministry spokesman said Monday, without elaborating on the fate of the other rebels.

July 29th, 2009 Colombian rebels deny funding Correa's campaignBOGOTA — Colombian's main rebel group denies it gave money to the 2006 campaign of Ecuador's President Rafael Correa — and says it has never contributed to any election campaign in a neighboring nation. The leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia also denounces "the gringo military invasion," referring to an imminent U.S.-Colombian accord to significantly expand Washington's military presence in Colombia.

July 28th, 2009 5 killed in attack on Colombia coca eradicatorsBOGOTA — Colombian authorities say three soldiers and two civilians have been killed in a rifle and grenade attack on a boat carrying coca eradication workers. They say six people also have wounds and six more are missing.

July 25th, 2009 Colombian: 16 rebels, 1 soldier killed in fightingBOGOTA — The Colombian military says at least 16 suspected guerrillas and one soldier have been killed in clashes. Defense Minister Gen.

July 18th, 2009 BOGOTA - Thirteen leftist rebels were killed in fighting with the security forces in central Colombia, a media report said. The fighting between Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country's largest rebel group, and the security forces took place in the central Meta province Friday.

July 9th, 2009 Uribe to Colombian rebels: free all hostagesBOGOTA — Colombian President Alvaro Uribe says he will allow an opposition senator to accompany the release of hostages held by FARC rebels. But his office set a stiff condition: the leftist insurgents must release all 24 police and soldiers they are known to hold.

May 31st, 2009 BOGOTA - Fierce battles between the Colombian military and Marxist guerillas left 14 people dead in the latest fighting. There were few details about the fighting in La Macarena National Park in the southern Colombian jungle, where five soldiers and five rebels were slain, the military said.

April 30th, 2009 BOGOTA - Eight Colombian soldiers were killed and another wounded in clashes with Leftist guerrillas in a mountainous area near the border with Venezuela, military sources said Thursday. The gunbattle between an army unit and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) fighters occurred Wednesday in the El Templado region in the restive Caribbean province of La Guajira.

April 30th, 2009 BOGOTA - Eight Colombian soldiers have been killed in a clash with leftist rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the northeastern Perija mountains on the Venezuelan border. 'Unfortunately eight military officers died today in the province of La Guajira.

April 16th, 2009 BOGOTA - Colombia's leftist guerrilla rebels Thursday announced they would soon unilaterally release a soldier who has been in their captivity since December 1997. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) said that Corporal Pablo Emilio Moncayo would be turned over to the Colombians for Peace organisation which is led by opposition Senator Piedad Cordoba.

March 21st, 2009 BOGOTA - A senior member of Colombia's second largest rebels group has been killed in a gun battle with police in western province of Tolima, Colombian Defence Minister Juan Manuel has said. Javier Galvis Florez, identified as the chief of the Bolsheviks Bloc of the National Liberation Army (ELN), died in the gun battle occurred Thursday night in the mountains near Libano, about 120 km west of Bogota, the minister said Friday.

February 25th, 2009 BOGOTA - Fifteen rebels of Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) have deserted the group after drugging their commanders with a sleep-inducing plant in the deep jungles of the country's southwestern Narino province, EFE reported. The incident took place last week in the Barbacoas area along the Pacific coast.