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Reuters: Colombia Kills Top FARC Rebel Commander In Raid

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Tags: Colombia, FARC, Juan Manuel Santos, Mono Jojoy

Colombian troops killed top rebel military chief Mono Jojoy in a raid on his jungle camp, striking a major blow against Latin America's oldest insurgency, the government said on Thursday.

The operation was a political and military victory for President Juan Manuel Santos, a former defense minister who took office in August vowing to keep up a hard line with the guerrillas and further reduce violence from the waning war.

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