BOGOTA (AFP) — The head of Colombia's Marxist FARC rebels, Manuel Marulanda, is dead, the army announced Saturday in a major development in its fight

Manuel Marulanda, the founder and leader of the Colombian guerilla group FARC, shown in a 2001 photo. (Ricardo Mazalan/Associated Press) A Colombian

The leader of Latin America's largest armed group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc), is dead, according to Colombia's defence minister.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The legendary leader of Latin America's largest guerrilla army may be dead, Colombia's defense minister said in an interview

BOGOTA -- The top commander of Colombia's FARC rebel group, Manuel Marulanda, known as "Sureshot," is dead, a government source said Saturday.

The Colombian government is investigating a report that the leader of the Farc rebel group is dead, the defence minister has said.

The fugitive chief of Colombia's rebel movement FARC, Manuel Marulanda Velez, has died, the weekly Semana magazine reported Saturday citing the country's

Colombia's top FARC guerrilla commander has died according to a source and authorities are trying to confirm the details, Defense Minister Juan Manuel