Ecuadorian Militaries
Clash With Colombian
Rebels
QUITO - Ecuadorian armed
forces have clashed with
Colombian rebels in the
border province of
Sucumbios, but no
casualties were reported
in the conflict,
Ecuadorian Defense
Ministry said on Friday.
Ecuadorian army on
Thursday raided
Colombian rebels near
Putumayo River and in
Buena Vista and
Sucumbios. The rebels
escaped abandoning their
weapons and other
equipments, the Defense
Ministry said.
The Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC),
the largest rebel group
in Colombia, maintains a
strong presence in this
region, said the
ministry.
On Sept. 22, an
Ecuadorian soldier was
seriously injured during
a clash with FARC rebels
who attacked from the
Colombian side on a
patrol that occupied a
rebel camp in the border
region.
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