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Colombian rebel dissident leader Rodrigo Cadete killed in military operation
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS FEBRUARY 2, 2019 / 6:21 PM / UPDATED 19 HOURS AGO
Colombian rebel dissident leader killed in military operation
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A Colombian rebel leader who refused to demobilize under a 2016 peace deal with the government was killed by the armed forces on Saturday, President Ivan Duque said.
The man, known by his nom de guerre Rodrigo Cadete, was a top member of a faction of former rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) who refused to adhere to the peace agreement.
“Today in a seamless operation the criminal known as Rodrigo Cadete, one of the most feared figures of terrorism in our country, was neutralized,” Duque said at an event in the city of Manizales.
Defense Minister Guillermo Botero said at the same event that Cadete had been bringing together dissidents to form a new group and that nine other guerrilla fighters were killed and others captured.
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Colombian rebel dissident leader killed in military operation
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A Colombian rebel leader who refused to demobilize under a 2016 peace deal with the government was killed by the armed forces on Saturday, President Ivan Duque said.
The man, known by his nom de guerre Rodrigo Cadete, was a top member of a faction of former rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) who refused to adhere to the peace agreement.
“Today in a seamless operation the criminal known as Rodrigo Cadete, one of the most feared figures of terrorism in our country, was neutralized,” Duque said at an event in the city of Manizales.
Defense Minister Guillermo Botero said at the same event that Cadete had been bringing together dissidents to form a new group and that nine other guerrilla fighters were killed and others captured.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-rebels/colombian-rebel-dissident-leader-killed-in-military-operation-idUSKCN1PR0Q0
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