Colombian guerrilla fighters, who long used kidnapping to raise cash and gain negotiating clout, have turned to a new type of hostage: the Amazon rainforest.The guerrillas also charge a percentage on production of coca the leaf used to make cocaine and on illegal miners advancing ever deeper into the rainforest, said Ebus.
Colombian guerrilla fighters, who long used kidnapping to raise cash and gain negotiating clout, have turned to a new type of hostage: the Amazon rainforest.
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Nine soldiers in Colombia were killed in a military base by the rebel group National Liberation Army amid shaky peace talks between the guerillas and the government.