Top Colombian FARC Rebel Leader Surrenders
By Los Angeles Times | May 20, 2008
BOGOTA, Colombia — A high-ranking Colombian rebel leader has given herself up, the latest defection to suggest that the government's efforts to strike at the group's leadership is succeeding.
Analysts said the surrender of Nelly Avila Moreno, alias Karina, is a blow to the morale of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, in whose ranks she fought for 24 years, earning a reputation as a fierce and resourceful leader.
