Posted on 10/21/2002 3:58:59 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:58:05 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
After four days of battles, a 1,000-member government task force has gained the upper hand in a bid to wrest control of Medellin's most dangerous neighborhoods from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and two other leftist militias.
A joint force of army, police, and special security forces descended late last week on the neighborhoods of Belencito, El Corazon, 20 de Julio and Las Independencias II in what is being dubbed the biggest urban battle in Colombia's 38-year armed conflict.
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