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3/30/2008 : French plane reported on standby for possible release of Ingrid Betancourt by Colombian rebels
France sent a plane to a military airport in French Guiana to await the possible release of hostage Ingrid Betancourt, who has been held by Colombian rebels for more than six years, the presidential palace said Sunday.
3/29/2008 : Presidential Decree Raises Debate in Colombia
A presidential decree to promote the release of hostages by Colombian insurgents has been described as a step forward by some and more of the same by others.
3/28/2008 : Colombia offers deal to free Betancourt
Colombia will immediately free hundreds of militant fighters if the rebels release politician Ingrid Betancourt, who is in ill health after being held hostage for years in secret jungle camps, the government has said.
3/28/2008 : Hostage Betancourt very ill
French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, held hostage by Colombian rebels since 2002, is seriously ill with hepatitis B and malnutrition, the country's human rights ombudsman said today.
3/25/2008 : Former FARC hostage and Colombian senator seeks meeting with Bush
Luis Eladio Perez, a former Colombian senator and one-time hostage of the leftist rebel group FARC, is seeking a meeting with US President George W Bush to get his backing for the latest effort to swap hostages for rebels in Colombian prisons.
3/24/2008 : US intelligence helped raid on rebels: Colombian official
Colombia's March 1 attack on a rebel camp inside Ecuador was supported by US intelligence but did not use US bombs, a top Colombian official said confirming widespread speculation.
Ecuadoran newspapers, however, said the Ecuadoran air force found that Colombia used 227-kilogram bombs, similar to those used by US forces in Iraq, which "cannot be transported by Colombian airplanes."
3/15/2008 : Colombia mulls payout to ex-rebel
The Colombian government is considering whether to pay $2.5m to a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) rebel who assassinated his boss last week.
3/13/2008 : EU Parliament wants international medical mission to treat Betancourt
The European Parliament on Wednesday called for an international medical mission to be sent to Colombia to treat Ingrid Betancourt, a dual French-Colombian national kidnapped while running for president in 2002 and held hostage by leftist rebels.
3/9/2008 : Chavez calls on FARC to free hostage Betancourt
"I am making a request to (FARC chief Manuel) Marulanda. Send Ingrid to us," Chavez said in a public address in Caracas with Betancourt's mother, Yolanda Pulecio, at his side.
3/8/2008 : Latin American nations end crisis with handshake
The presidents of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela ended a border dispute on Friday with a summit handshake after a week of regional diplomacy in the face of hostile rhetoric and troop buildups.
3/6/2008 : France's Sarkozy urges FARC to free Betancourt
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has encouraged Colombian rebel group FARC, which is holding hundreds of hostages including French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt, to continue its "strategy of humanitarian release."
3/5/2008 : Betancourt relatives angry with Colombian President
Relatives of Ingrid Betancourt expressed their outrage against President of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe following revelations that the attack against the second in command of FARC, Raul Reyes, damaged a proposed release of the French-Colombian hostage.
3/4/2008 : Ecuador's Correa says was close to FARC hostage deal
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said on Monday his government had been close to securing a deal with Colombian FARC rebels to free 12 hostages, including French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt, before a military incursion by Colombia.
3/3/2008 : Astrid Betancourt:”The torture of being chained”.
Ingrid Betancourt has been held by FARC for more than 6 years and her situation is deteriorating dramatically. Her release is a matter of life or death. In Monday’s Le Matin, Ingrid’ sister, Astrid Betancourt is interviewed.
3/2/2008 : Guerrilla leader killed in Colombia
In the most severe military blow ever to Colombia's Marxist rebels, government forces have killed the number two guerrilla leader in a pre-dawn cross-border air raid.
3/1/2008 : Colombia demands FARC rebels free sick hostages
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe demanded on Friday that FARC guerrillas free sick hostages, including French-Colombian captive Ingrid Betancourt who said "death seems like a sweet option."
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