Colombia vs FARC: Bombing campaign halted for a month, President Santos says
- 9 years ago
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos announced his country’s armed forces will halt bombing operations against FARC rebels for one month, as the guerilla group has honoured its unilateral ceasefire.
The State’s bombing program, targeted at the FARC and Colombia’s other rebel main group, the National Liberation Army, was conducted with assistance from the Central Intelligence Agency, according to the Washington Post.
The program used precision-guided munitions or PGMs, which are capable of accurately striking targets even in thick jungle. The smart bombs use an encryption key allowing them to receive military-grade GPS data for enhanced targeting. They are typically mounted on Cessna A-37 Dragonfly planes, the Post reported.
In a typical mission, the munitions communicate with GPS satellites to determine the location of the target and are launched from a range of within three miles.
Once the bombs are dropped, several A-29 Super Tucanos drop a series of unguided bombs to eliminate enemies nearby and to obscure the use of the smart bombs. AC-47 gunships would then fire on wounded combatants using mounted machine guns, the Post’s report explained. Finally, Colombian troops would round up prisoners and seize mobile phones, hard drives and computers.
President Juan Manuel Santos said the temporary suspension of these missions does not extend to the National Liberation Army, as that group remains active, Al Jazeera reported.
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The State’s bombing program, targeted at the FARC and Colombia’s other rebel main group, the National Liberation Army, was conducted with assistance from the Central Intelligence Agency, according to the Washington Post.
The program used precision-guided munitions or PGMs, which are capable of accurately striking targets even in thick jungle. The smart bombs use an encryption key allowing them to receive military-grade GPS data for enhanced targeting. They are typically mounted on Cessna A-37 Dragonfly planes, the Post reported.
In a typical mission, the munitions communicate with GPS satellites to determine the location of the target and are launched from a range of within three miles.
Once the bombs are dropped, several A-29 Super Tucanos drop a series of unguided bombs to eliminate enemies nearby and to obscure the use of the smart bombs. AC-47 gunships would then fire on wounded combatants using mounted machine guns, the Post’s report explained. Finally, Colombian troops would round up prisoners and seize mobile phones, hard drives and computers.
President Juan Manuel Santos said the temporary suspension of these missions does not extend to the National Liberation Army, as that group remains active, Al Jazeera reported.
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