Colombia closing on FARC command group?

BBC:

Colombian forces have bombed a rebel camp in the jungle, killing at least 16 suspected guerrillas, officials say.

The aerial bombing, south of the capital Bogota, was part of a hunt for the military chief of the Farc rebels, Jorge Briceno - known as "Mono Jojoy".

He leads the most powerful division of the left-wing group, and is believed to have some 4,000 men under his command.

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This suggest to me that there was a communication intercept that disclosed his location. The Colombians have been getting help for the US in doing this. It paid off in finding a leaders camp in Ecuador where the leader was killed and laptops with valuable information were seized. Hopefully the Colombians have cordoned off escape routes from the area in case the bombs missed their targets.

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