07 September 2011

COLOMBIA : Santos Reshuffles Military Chiefs...And Boosts Spending...To Blunt Rebels.

                                              BBC

     Worried about a recent surge in FARC/ ELN rebel attacks, President Juan Manuel Santos appointed new chiefs of the armed forces, army, navy and air force.
     He also increased funding by $840mn.
    There have been an increasing number of security forces casualties recently.