Colombia’s Armed Forces said Tuesday they have killed the commander of the FARC’s 62nd front, active in the central Meta department.

According to the military, front commander “Dumar” was killed in a Tuesday afternoon offensive by Joint Task Force “Omega,” against the FARC Front 62, in the rural area of Meta department.

The press release said the offensive commenced with the aerial bombardment of two FARC encampments by the Air Force, and the ensuing operation resulted in the death of Dumar, along with 3 other rebels, including “Gisella,” believed to be Dumar’s lover. Four other guerrillas were taken alive.

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Peruvian Defense Minister Alberto Otarola announced Sunday that terrorist Jose Eleuterio Flores Hala, also known as ‘Comrade Artemio’, has been captured by security forces near the town of Tocache, San Martin.

Otarola said that the 50-year-old terrorist was found badly wounded and is receiving medical treatment.

The minister noted that Artemio’s capture resulted from the joint effort of the National Police and the Peruvian Army.

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Alleged rebels of the FARC have attacked a radar station in the Cauca department, killing one policeman and causing delays at the airport of Colombia’s third largest city, Cali, authorities said Saturday.

The rebels attacked the radio station, which was guarded by approximately 18 policemen, late Friday evening.

The rebels were able to disable the radar station, kill one policemen and injure another three.

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Colombia’s main leftist group suggested on Monday it is willing to reopen talks with the government.

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, has been at war with the state since the 1960s. While severely weakened in recent years, the guerrilla group has continued to carry out kidnappings and attack security forces.

In a statement, the FARC said it would be interested in addressing certain issues at a “hypothetical negotiating table.” It called on the government of President Juan Manuel Santos to speak to such subjects as privatization, deregulation and the degradation of the environment.

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Colombian army forces have killed “Alfonso Cano,” the supreme leader of the FARC, the country’s Defense Minister confirmed Friday.

The country’s defense minister said the country’s most wanted man was killed earlier that day following a bombing raid in the south west of the country.

According to Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon, Cano was killed while being persecuted by armed forces in the southwestern Cauca department, hours after a number of his closest men were killed in a bombing raid in Suarez, a rural municipality in the southwestern Cauca department.

Cano’s death was confirmed by authorities after his body was examined by forensic scientists.

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