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[Schneemann]

Colombian military reports killing 18 leftist guerrillas in two attacks

(CNN) -- Colombian military forces killed 18 leftist guerrillas Friday in two operations, the National Defense Ministry said.

Another 13 members of the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) were captured and two more were "demobilized" in the attacks by the air force and special forces troops, which took place in a rural area of Vista Hermosa in the central department, or administrative district, of Meta. There, air force jets bombarded encampments capable of housing 200 people and belonging to Gang 43 of FARC, the ministry said in a posting on its Web site.

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