Topic: Pablo Emilio Moncayo
A just-freed Colombian soldier who was held by rebels for more than 12 years suffered from leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease, but his overall physical and mental health is sound, doctors said Wednesday.Sergeant Pablo Emilio Moncayo was turned over by leftist rebels ...
With release of long-held soldier, only slim hopes Colombian rebels will free more soonSgt. Pablo Emilio Moncayo's family waited 11 years for Colombian rebels to decide to let their prisoner go. Then came an anxious year of waiting for it to ...
FLORENCIA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombian rebels on Tuesday freed a government soldier who was held hostage in the jungle for more than 12 years and symbolized those left behind in a war against Latin America's oldest insurgency.A Brazilian military helicopter ferried ...
<div><p>Leftist FARC rebels on Tuesday released one of their longest held captives, a soldier kidnapped 12 years ago, the Red Cross said after receiving the hostage in the Colombian jungle.</p><p>It was a "successful operation," a spokesman for ...
FLORENCIA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombian rebels on Tuesday were set to release a hostage soldier they have held in jungle camps for more than 12 years after guerrillas overran his army base at the height of the country's conflict.A Red Cross ...
