Good Manners Don’t Make Them Any Less Narcoterrorist: Guerrillas Hand Over Body of Copper-Skinned Soldier

## Body handover in Cauca

The **FARC** guerrillas handed over to the **Red Cross** the body of a Colombian soldier killed in combat in the department of **Cauca**. The soldier was killed by the insurgent group itself. The **Red Cross** received the body in an operation whose details have not been made public. The body was handed over in a coffin. The humanitarian organization has acted as an intermediary in other body handovers in Colombia.

## The guerrillas’ weapons

Images released show **FARC** fighters armed with **Galil AR** rifles, an Israeli-made weapon used by the Colombian Army and reportedly seized in combat. They also carry a **PM md. 65** (AIMS), a Romanian-pattern rifle rarely seen in the region. The mix of weapons suggests access to material of diverse origins, something common among long-standing insurgent groups.

## The Red Cross as an intermediary

The handover of the body to the **Red Cross** allows the soldier’s family to recover the remains and bury them. The soldier died in **Cauca**, a department in southwestern Colombia where the insurgent group has historically operated. The **Red Cross** acts as an intermediary in these cases, ensuring the operation is carried out in line with humanitarian protocols. Colombia’s armed conflict has lasted more than half a century.