3 FARC Hostages Rescued in Colombian Raid

Colombian security forces have rescued two senior police officers and a soldier who had been held hostage by Marxist rebels for almost 12 years. Gen. Luis Mendieta, Col. Enrique Murillo and Sgt. Arbey Delgado were freed from a guerrilla camp in Guaviare in a raid by some 300 troops. Patrols are still searching for a fourth police officer, William Donato, who is believed to have fled during the fighting, the BBC reports. The four are among the FARC's longest-held captives. Read the full article.

FARC rebels are still holding 19 members of the Colombian security forces who they have tried to swap for 500 jailed guerrillas.