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Nelly Avila Moreno, a leading commander of the Farc rebels in Colombia has surrendered to the authorities, officials say, prompting reports that the terror group has gone into irreversible decline, hit by resignations and inter-organisation killings.

Insiders have been critical of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which has seen the number of rebel fighters fall from 16,000 in 2001 to a current figure of 6,000-8,000, but security analysts believe the actual figure could be much lower.

The group, which recently celebrated fighting the Colombian state for fifty years, is seen as a dinosaur in the terror industry, a claim denied by bosses.

“When you’re the best, you’re a target for speculation”, argues founder Manuel Marulanda, saying 2008 would be a busy year.

He said years of training had given its members the chance “to learn about the enemy and the way that it deploys, and operations, day and night, with its reconnaissance aircraft, bombers, helicopters and satellites”.*

He dismissed claims that staff were leaving the company to work for rival organisaions as “nonsense”. He added: “We have a generous flexible holiday package and a bike purchase scheme which we developed after listening to employees’ concerns about the environment.”

More optimistic reports suggest the company is making a big for Corsican separatist group FLNC in a bid to keep afloat amid bigger rivals such as al-Qaeda. Such move would be welcomed by the Ajaccio-based terror group, after a disastrous move last year when a clerical error led to the Colombian group tabling a 386m Euro bid for French media retailer FNAC.
* Real quote in a statement issued on Jan 3 2008

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