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http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/colombi/articles/20090724.aspx
July 24, 2009: The first six months of 2009 was a bad time for the drug gangs, and leftist rebels like FARC and ELN. In those six months, security forces launched over 10,000 rapids, patrols and other operations against rebels and gangsters. This resulted in 834 battles, leading to the deaths of 307 rebels and their allies. Over 600 FARC camps were found and destroyed, and nearly 1,300 rebel attacks were disrupted
Some drug lords, like Daniel Rendon, responded to the increased pressure by offering his gunmen a $1,000 bonus for each policeman or soldier they kill. This sort of thing has happened before in South America, and usually results in more dead gangsters, and the police are less likely to try and capture armed criminals, fearing that the crooks are actually out looking for the bounty money. For Rendon, the bounty offer quickly led to his capture, and the demise of his bounty offer.
By mariacvetanoski on Jul 24, 2009, 05:37 in Politics & the war.
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august says on Jul 24, 2009, 10:27:
What does this post have to do with a FARC video?
0 funny, 1 helpful.
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