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Colombia's Santos presses for peace as FARC death toll climbs
Source: AFP
The president of Colombia called for accelerated peace negotiations with FARC guerrillas, just as eight rebels were killed in an escalating government offensive.
Juan Manuel Santos made the announcement amid a push by the Colombian army that began Thursday with a government air strike killing 26 guerrillas in the southwestern Cauca department.
Saturday's deaths brought the offensive's total fatalities to 34 in two days.
The operation against the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the northern municipality of Segovia also wounded two more fighters, the military said.
Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/colombias-santos-presses-peace-farc-death-toll-climbs-015031694.html
