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New Colombian Army unit to combat rebels

BOG99120701 - 07 DECEMBER 1999 - TOLEMAIDA, COLOMBIA: Colombian President Andres Pastrana awards a medal to an officer in Colombia's newly-formed rapid reaction force at a military base in Tolemaida, about 60 miles south of Bogota, December 7. The new force will be used to combat the rebels that have been waging a civil war in Colombia for more than 3 decades. jr/rs/Rafael Salafranca UPI

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