News (Media Awareness Project) - Colombia: Rebels,Soldiers Battle In Colombian Jungle |
| Title: | Colombia: Rebels,Soldiers Battle In Colombian Jungle |
| Published On: | 1998-03-07 |
| Source: | Orange County Register (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-07 14:21:51 |
REBELS,SOLDIERS BATTLE IN COLOMBIAN JUNGLE
New fighting erupted Friday in a southern Colombian jungle where dozens of
soldiers and rebels have died in one of the most violent weeks in 35 years
of guerrilla warfare.
President Ernesto Samper, in the war zone Friday, made an impassioned plea
to industrialized countries to stop "selling weapons and buying the drugs
that finance these belligerent acts of war and death."
The rebels are stepping up their activities ahead of Sunday's congressional
elections.
New fighting erupted Friday in a southern Colombian jungle where dozens of
soldiers and rebels have died in one of the most violent weeks in 35 years
of guerrilla warfare.
President Ernesto Samper, in the war zone Friday, made an impassioned plea
to industrialized countries to stop "selling weapons and buying the drugs
that finance these belligerent acts of war and death."
The rebels are stepping up their activities ahead of Sunday's congressional
elections.
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