Colombia's fight against rebels would be easier without Maduro - minister


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  • Sunday, 01 Sep 2019

Colombia's Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo speaks during an interview with Reuters in Bogota, Colombia August 30, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

BOGOTA (Reuters) - There is "no doubt" it would be easier to combat Colombia's rebel groups if Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro were no longer in power, Colombia's foreign minister said, amid accusations that Caracas is providing the groups with shelter.

On Thursday, former leaders from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced a new offensive in a video believed to have been filmed in Venezuela.

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