| Operación Fénix | |
|---|---|
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| Location | 00°22′37″N 77°07′48″W / 0.37694°N 77.13000°W |
| Target | Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia |
| Date | March 1, 2008 00:25 (UTC–5) |
| Executed by | Colombian Armed Forces |
| Casualties | 24[1] killed |
Operación Fénix (English: Operation Phoenix), was an attack by the Colombian military against a camp of the guerrilla group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 1.8 kilometers (1.1 mi) over the border in Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador on March 1, 2008. The raid succeeded in killing Raúl Reyes, second-in-command of FARC, as well as some two dozen individuals present in the encampment, including an Ecuadorian citizen and four Mexicans, allegedly research students invited to the camp after attending a Bolivarian congress in Quito.[2] In the aftermath of the attack, a diplomatic crisis emerged between Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela.
- ^ Andrew O. Selsky, "LatAm leaders agree to end border crisis", AP via Yahoo! News, March 7, 2008. Archived March 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ James J. Brittain (31 May 2009). "Colombia's Fascist Attack on Academic Freedom". Upside Down World.