(21 Jan 2014)
Colombia's military on Monday said it killed 14 members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in a bombing and ground attack on a rebel camp in Arauca, a state bordering Venezuela.
The remains of the rebels were flown to a military base in the north-east of the country and displayed to the media.
The army said the operation took place early on Sunday in Puerto Rondon, a rural area 380 kilometres (236 miles) north-east of Bogota.
It claimed the rebels belonged to a FARC column responsible for the sabotage of oil installations and an ambush that killed 14 soldiers in August.
Military commander General Leonardo Barrero said on Monday that after an air-strike on the insurgent camp, soldiers moved in on the ground and found the bodies.
Barrero also added that one rebel had been found injured, and another was captured.
The rebels belonged to the Alfonso Castellanos unit of the FARC, which authorities claim is led by Omar Guevara Rivera, known by his alias "Franklin Morales".
It is not yet known whether he is among the dead.
President Juan Manuel Santos' government has refused requests for a cease-fire since opening Cuba-based peace talks with the rebel group in November 2012.
In the first three weeks of 2014, 18 FARC and ELN (National Liberation Army) rebels have been killed, 40 captured and 66 more have turned themselves in, according to an official report.
The army says it killed 250 FARC rebels last year, including at least seven front commanders.
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