(CNN)  -- Colombian military forces killed 18 leftist guerrillas Friday in two operations, the National Defense Ministry said. Another 13 members of the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) were captured and two more were "demobilized" in the attacks by the air force and special forces troops, which took place in a rural area of Vista Hermosa in the central department, or administrative district, of Meta. There, air force jets bombarded encampments capable of housing 200 people and belonging to Gang 43 of FARC, the ministry said in a posting on its Web site. After the bombing, special forces troops surrounded the camp and began fighting with the FARC forces. They found 25 rifles, explosives and "information of interest to military intelligence," the posting said.
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Colombian military: 18 leftist guerrillas killed in two operations
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Air force and special forces attacked FARC in Meta department, military says
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Military: 1¾ tons of cocaine seized Wednesday in Cordoba department
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More than 200 tons of cocaine worth $5 billion seized in 2009, military reports
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