FARC militants ambush a Colombian platoon, killing several and capturing a journalist (28/04/2012, Colombia)



by H3L1X60H

15 comments

  1. A colombian platoon airlanding in the Caqueta province was ambush by FARC insurgents while serching cocaine laboratories in the mountains, the reporter Romeo Langlois from France 24, who was accompanying the soldiers in the operation, was wounded and captured by the rebels, being held in captivity for 1 month until his release.

  3. Jungle warefare is horrible as it is, its even worse when you are fighting people who know the terrain.

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    You can tell they had severe issues with even locating which direction the enemy was coming from, or how far away they are.

  4. The subtitles were being very generous with not translating all of the cusswords that peppered their language.

  5. I’ve seen a lot from this sub but this has to be the most personal video I’ve seen here. The commentary, watching the entire events unfolded as they realize the situation is degrading, seeing Romeo talk about his family just minutes before being killed is gut wrenching. This is some incredible footage.

  6. When old boy said grab the gun I would of been grab it and let it rain

  8. I first watched this video on YouTube when I was 16, that was one of the most disturbing video I ever seen, I could never have imagined this kind of end. What a piece of Journalism.

  9. Someone was talking about being press in a combat zone and mentioned this exact video in a idf interview clip. Wild how it popped up.

  10. Still one of the craziest footage I’ve seen till today

  11. Spanish is my first language and listening to them is haunting. They sound more and more afraid as time goes on and they know they will die. When they found out they landed very near the enemy leader stronghold, they knew they were doomed.

    Also I’m not sure but did he spit after the journalist declined to pick up a weapon?

    R.I.P

  12. Oh fuck, this video again. I remembered how one of the soldier said “Me mataron” when he got shot.

    It was hard to watch because an Arpia helicopter was hovering over them but could not locate the guerilla position to support the troops.

  13. You can tell they were not professionals. They had no depth, they didn’t have a defensive perimeter, they didn’t carry heavy equipment since there were almost 30 of them, and they didn’t even have a shovel to create a fucking trench.
    The level of knowledge of these men was well below average.

  15. Much respect and love for those soldiers 🫡 🙏🏽 OIF 03-04 Combat Vet

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