Colombian Rebels Dismiss Prisoner Swap
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Colombia's main rebel group on Monday criticized a government proposal to swap jailed guerrillas for kidnapped politicians, soldiers and three American contractors, saying any deal should allow its freed comrades to return to the rebel ranks.
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VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - Colombia accused Marxist rebel leaders on Monday of lying and dragging their feet to delay a Venezuela-brokered deal for the release of three hostages, including a child born in captivity.
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Colombia took steps to free jailed rebel fighters on Friday, hoping to persuade guerrilla commanders to hand over hostages they have held for years, including a French-Colombian politician and three Americans.
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Commanders of five rebels groups in Falluja have been interviewed and said that they were not holding Hassan and had seen no evidence that members of Al Zarqawi network had kidnapped her.
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President Alvaro Uribe has ruled out amnesty for leftist rebels under an eventual peace deal, reversing a long-standing blueprint for ending Colombia's five-decade civil conflict.
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Efforts at freeing hostages held by Colombian rebels were stalled over the weekend after a guerrilla leader said he would not attend talks in neighboring Venezuela aimed at clinching a prisoner exchange.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian Marxist rebels keptup pressure on the government to release imprisoned guerrillas,releasing a videotape of 12 former congressmen they kidnapped30 months ago and want to swap for their comrades.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia said on Friday that a  top Marxist guerrilla leader may avoid extradition to the  United States if his rebel group frees 63 hostages, including  three Americans and one German.
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BOGOTA -- Colombia's government backpedaled yesterday on a sensational claim made by the defense minister that Marxist rebels wanted to assassinate President Bush during a recent state visit.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez froze ongoing bilateral accords and energy deals with  Colombia on Friday in retaliation for the abduction of a  leading Colombian Marxist rebel from Venezuela.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - The Colombian government on  Wednesday offered to free 50 jailed guerrillas if Marxist  rebels release the same number of political and military  hostages, some held captive for up to seven years.
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Rebels from Sudan&#39;s Darfur region have rejected calls to disarm or confine their fighters to their bases before a political solution to the conflict there has been decided and implemented.
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Colombian rebels blame military operations for blocking the release of hostages, Venezuela's president says.
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An international rescue mission to free three hostages held by Colombian rebels broke down yesterday amid accusations of lying and bad faith
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Colombian leftist rebels released a video that showed seven kidnapped police officers and soldiers &#151; some of whom have spent nearly a decade in captivity &#151; pleading for talks between the government and the rebels to set them free.
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By Hugh Bronstein and Pascal Fletcher BOGOTA/CARACAS  - A top Colombian guerrilla wasprotected by Venezuelan officials before his capture, an actionthat has triggered the worst dispute in years between theAndean countries, Colombia said on Sunday.
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Members of a small rebel faction signed a peace deal with the Central African Republic government, state radio reported Saturday, but the main rebel coalition's military chief rejected it.