Colombia Clash Complicates Peace Talks

Although the Colombia peace talks continue in Havana, the recent clash in the department of Cauca between government soldiers and a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) unit has complicated the panorama. In Havana, FARC representatives said the rebels were acting in self-defense and that the root of the problem is the government's refusal to accept a bilateral cease fire. President Juan Manuel Santos responded to the clash, which left 11 soldiers and two rebels dead, by ordering a resumption of airstrikes on FARC positions. teleSUR