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Colombia: A Militant Merger?
Jun 6, 2008 | 21:35 GMT

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Summary
Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) reportedly has proposed a union or truce with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). This is not the first time the groups have entertained the idea of cooperating, but the ELN's offer comes at a unique moment for the FARC, which has lost half of its main leaders through death or desertion.
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