No More Airstrikes Against FARC Camps, Says President
July 27 2015
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos has called an end to airstrikes on the camps of FARC guerrillas, reports the BBC.
"I have issued the order to stop, as of today, bombing raids against camps where there are members of that group," said Santo on Sunday. He made his remarks at a military event in Catagena.
Such strikes in the future will only take place after his direct orders, said the president.
The order only applies to camps outside urban areas that do not pose a...
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