Another FARC commander has surrendered to Colombian authorities. Nelly Avila Moreno, aka Karina, turned herself in (along with her daughter andher partner, known as Michin.) Karina was commander of the 47th Front. (She was also one of the top-ranked women in the FARC – here is some background on the women in the FARC.) This would be roughly equivalent to a Captain surrendering. At a news conference, she stated the FARC was “crumbling.” She had been out of communications with the FARC leadership for two years. Her once feared unit of 350 was down to about 50 fighters.
A few notes about Karina’s surrender and the FARC’s collapse:
The bounty strategy has worked well against the FARC. But it is no silver bullet. It has not been successful against al-Qaeda. Every terrorist group is different. Also, the rewards program has only worked against the FARC after years of hard fought counter-insurgency.
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Thank you for the update on FARC. This is good news even if it is only a few people. One by one, step by step, we shall defeat them all. We have to. Hugo is losing his mind (if there’s anything left to it!). Please keep up with the Hizbullah in that area also. I would like to know how we’re doing in that area of concern. Great post. Keep up the great work!