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| Leading Farc commander surrenders | Leading Farc commander surrenders |
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| A leading commander of the Farc rebels in Colombia has surrendered to the authorities, officials say. | A leading commander of the Farc rebels in Colombia has surrendered to the authorities, officials say. |
| Nelly Avila Moreno, better known as Karina, was blamed for a string of murders, abductions, and for extortion in the north-western Antioquia region. | |
| Her surrender is a coup for President Alvaro Uribe who made her a priority target for the security forces in 2002, the BBC's Jeremy McDermott says. | Her surrender is a coup for President Alvaro Uribe who made her a priority target for the security forces in 2002, the BBC's Jeremy McDermott says. |
| Farc has been fighting to overthrow the government for more than 40 years. | Farc has been fighting to overthrow the government for more than 40 years. |
| $800,000 reward | $800,000 reward |
| Karina has a fiercesome reputation in Antioquia, and many businessmen and ranchers have suffered extortion, kidnapping and murder at her hands, our correspondent says. | Karina has a fiercesome reputation in Antioquia, and many businessmen and ranchers have suffered extortion, kidnapping and murder at her hands, our correspondent says. |
| None doubt her fighting prowess and she has the wounds to prove it: she has lost an eye in combat, has scars across her face and a bullet wound on one of her arms. | None doubt her fighting prowess and she has the wounds to prove it: she has lost an eye in combat, has scars across her face and a bullet wound on one of her arms. |
| In 2002, a reward of more than $800,000 (£409,000) was placed on her head. | In 2002, a reward of more than $800,000 (£409,000) was placed on her head. |
| Karina was an example for the women in the rebel army, that make up more than a third of Farc ranks, our correspondent says. | Karina was an example for the women in the rebel army, that make up more than a third of Farc ranks, our correspondent says. |
| Her immediate boss Ivan Rios, a member of the Farc ruling seven-man secretariat, was murdered in March by one of his bodyguards. | Her immediate boss Ivan Rios, a member of the Farc ruling seven-man secretariat, was murdered in March by one of his bodyguards. |
| The bodyguard chopped off Rios's hand in order to prove to the authorities he had killed the commander and so collected a reward in excess of $1m (£510,000) | The bodyguard chopped off Rios's hand in order to prove to the authorities he had killed the commander and so collected a reward in excess of $1m (£510,000) |
| Since then Karina had been in sole command of the Farc division in the Antioquia. | Since then Karina had been in sole command of the Farc division in the Antioquia. |
| Farc - the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - has been fighting to overthrow the Colombian government for more than 40 years. | Farc - the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - has been fighting to overthrow the Colombian government for more than 40 years. |