Colombia’s army has confirmed Sunday’s report that three prominent FARC commanders who had allegedly been killed in combat are still alive, W Radio reported Tuesday.
In a press release, the army stated that the three guerrillas mentioned in the report by El Tiempo, “Albeiro Cordoba,” “El Campesino,” and “Byron Yepes,” are indeed still active.
The three had previously been reported killed in 2005, 2007 and 2009 respectively.
According to Sunday’s report, Albeiro Cordoba is currently in charge of members of the security forces who are held hostage by the FARC in the Guaviare department, El Campesino is in the Meta department together with “Mono Jojoy’s” successor “Mauricio,” and Byron Yepes is in charge of reorganizing the FARC’s 27th and 43rd Fronts with the aim of retaking the strategically crucial the rural Sumapaz region south of Bogota.
Though the army confirmed the men to be alive, they did not acknowledge the prominence of their activity.