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Duped rebels 'betrayed' us in hostage rescue: FARC
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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Colombia's rebel group FARC said Friday it was "betrayed" by its own men in last week's rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages. (article 4)
In a statement released Friday, FARC - or the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - said it was still willing to negotiate a deal with the government to exchange other captives for its imprisoned fighters. (article 4)
The agents had led local commanders to believe they were going to take the hostages by helicopter to Alfonso Cano (article 4)
Over more than four years, that company provided wiretapped satellite phones and other compromised telecommunications equipment that threw the rebels off balance and eventually helped authorities strangle their supply lines. (article 2)
The operation laid crucial groundwork for the brazen July 2 commando rescue of 15 hostages held by a rebel unit that Conde supplied, the biggest blow ever dealt to the FARC. (article 2)
The two guerrillas were captured by Colombian soldiers posing as aid workers, in a move which freed the hostages without a shot being fired. (article 3)
BOGOTA - The stunning rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and three US military contractors owed its success not just to artful deception, but also to a five-year US-Colombian operation that choked their captors' ability to communicate. (article 1)
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Colombia, FARC, Venezuela, Colombian, hostages |
Source articles
- Colombia, US choked supply lines of rebels (boston.com, 07/11/2008, 347 words)
- 5 years of spy work set up hostage rescue - (baltimoresun.com, 07/11/2008, 489 words)
- Farc rebels denounce 'betrayal' (BBC News, 07/11/2008, 275 words)
- Duped rebels 'betrayed' us in hostage rescue: FARC (cbc.ca, 07/11/2008, 336 words)
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