Government forces battled rebels and right-wing paramilitaries in several locations in heavy fighting that killed 27 gunmen and two soldiers, the army said Monday. Government troops killed 17 paramilitary fighters of the right-wing United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, or AUC, in a rural area outside the town of Orocue in the central state of Casanare. The AUC proposed to disarm its 13,000 troops by the end of 2005 as part of a unilateral ceasefire it announced just under a year ago. But despite the truce, paramilitaries are still fighting and the Colombian military continues operations against them. In fighting between the army and the Marxist-inspired Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, two soldiers and four FARC rebels died near the town of Vista Hermosa in the central state of Meta. Government troops also killed three FARC rebels near the town of Sacama, in Casanare, and two others outside Supata in the central state of Cundinamara. Full Story
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