Colombia commanders fly into combat zone
Colombia’s top military leaders on Sunday toured this mountainous region in southwest Colombia to oversee government forces struggling to retake control of the area from Marxist rebels. “The situation is being brought under control,” Gen. Carlos Alberto Ospina, the armed forces commander, insisted after flying into the village of Palo, close to the front lines. “Naturally, these bandits have sown mine fields and there are some snipers, so we still have to move carefully,” he told RCN television. Full Story