From: "Stasi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Peoples War] Colombia: Rebel Attacks Kill 10 Government Troops in Colombia - Xinhua Rebel Attacks Kill 10 Government Troops in Colombia ===================================== Xinhuanet 2002-01-02 11:14:25 BOGOTA, January 1 (Xinhuanet) -- At least 10 soldiers and police officers were killed in attacks waged by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) over the New Year holiday in different areas of Colombia, the military said on Tuesday. The rebel attacks came just ahead of the scheduled government- rebel peace talks on Thursday. The army's acting commander General Euclides Sanchez said the most intense attack occurred in the western town of Coconuto, some 450 kilometers southwest of the capital Bogota. Two police officers and eight soldiers were killed trying to fend off the rebels. FARC rebels also made a raid on a military base in eastern Arauca state near the border with Venezuela. No reports of casualties have been reported yet. FARC, the largest guerrilla group in Colombia, has been fighting the government for control of the country for nearly four decades. Peace talks were initiated with the government of President Andres Pastrana in 1999. Enditem _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
