TIME Exclusive: Colombian President Santos Reacts to Capture, Killing of No. 2 FARC Leader "Mono Jojoy" -- Time Magazine
“This is probably the strongest and most important strike that we've made against the FARC [Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia]. This guy [Jorge Briceño, also known as “Mono Jojoy”] was sort of a myth. He was a military commander. He was the one who kept the discipline within the organization. Very cruel, very tough… What is more important than even striking down a guy with that prestige or control was that we struck the heart of the FARC.“
- Santos on the the capture and killing of the No. 2 leader of Latin America's largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The Colombian military says it has also recovered 12 computers and 60 memory drives belonging to the FARC. An estimated 20 rebels were killed in the raid that took place in the region of La Macarena in central Colombia.
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Obama Praises the Killing of #2 Leader of FARC in Colombia -- ABC News
Colombian army kills top Farc rebel leader Mono Jojoy -- BBC
Colombia kills FARC leader, striking blow to rebels -- AFP
A prize scalp -- Economist
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What President Juan Manuel Santos wants for Colombia -- Washington Post
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