Colombian FARC leader killed

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One of the most senior leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has been killed, say reports. Jorge Briceno, also known as Mono Jojoy, died in an air strike in the Macarena region, local media said. President Jose Manuel Santos said Jojoy’s death was “the hardest blow” in the history of the rebel movement, but as John Otis reports from southern Colombia, even a weakened FARC is likely to plague parts of the country. Download MP3

Deserting from the FARC

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The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the country’s largest guerrilla group known as the FARC, is losing thousands of its fighters. They’re not dying…they’re giving up. Correspondent John Otis reports.