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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Colombia in the US News l Colombia en la Prensa Estadounidense

The Economist reported on the killing of FARC leader “Alfonso Cano” by the Colombian armed forces. The article states, that the operation that lead to the killing of Cano has been the most important in the history of the conflict between the FARC and the Colombian State. According to the article, President Santos has declared that military pressure against the guerrillas will continue until the government sees a true gesture of peace from the guerrillas. Fox News reported on the appointment of the new FARC commander Timoleón Jimenéz
alias “Timochenko”, after Alfonso Cano was killed in a military operation early
this month. The BBC published an article on the humanitarian crisis suffered by the Awa people due to the presence of illegal armed actors in their territories. According to the article the
escalation of the armed conflict has caused the displacement of around 10% of
the Awa population. The Washington Post reported on the first message sent by the FARC’s new leader alias “Timochenko” to President Santos, calling him “threatening and brutal”.

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El Economist reportó sobre la muerte del comandante de las FARC Alfonso Cano en un
operativo por parte de las fuerzas armadas colombianas. El artículo señala que la operación que condujo ala muerte del líder guerrillero ha sido una de las más importantes en la historia de la lucha del Estado en contra de las FARC. De acuerdo con el artículo el Presidente Santos ha declarado que la presión militar no cesará hasta que la guerrilla no se desmovilice. Fox News reportó sobre la designación de alias Timoleón Jimenéz o “Timochenko” como nuevo comandante de las FARC, luego que Alfonso Cano fuera abatido en una operación militar a principios de este mes. La BBC publicó un artículo sobre la crisis humanitaria por la que atraviesa el pueblo Awá, como consequencia de la presencia de grupos armados ilegales en su territorio. De acuerdo con el artículo la exacerbación del conflicto en esa zona ha causado el desplazamiento forzado de alrededor del 10% de la población Awá. El Washington Post reportó sobre el primer mensaje enviado por el nuevo comandante de las FARC al Presidente Santos en el que lo llamó "amenazante y brutal”.

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