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Colombian president announces soldiers killed key FARC dissident leader known as Felipe
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella announced that soldiers killed a FARC dissident leader known as "Felipe" or "Arcadio" during a military operation in southwest Colombia. The president described the killing as a blow to the faction led by "Iván Mordisco" and vowed to continue offensive operations against illegal armed groups. The president also announced the capture of a suspect known as "Fantasma" and authorized the extradition of five suspects to the United States.
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4 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 4 outlets placed this story
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South China Morning Post
PBS NewsHour
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
First to report
Washington Timesfirst
South China Morning Post+42 min
PBS NewsHour+25.8 h
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The split, in one line
All three outlets ran near-identical copy on the killing; SCMP simply truncated the later paragraphs about arrests and extraditions.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
APAP NewsCENTER
“Colombia's president says soldiers killed a key dissident leader”
SCSouth China Morning PostINTERNATIONAL58d ago
“Colombia's Abelardo de la Espriella says soldiers killed key dissident leader”
WTWashington TimesRIGHT58d ago
“Colombia's president says soldiers killed a key dissident leader”
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A FARC dissident leader known as Felipe or Arcadio was killed on Sunday during a military operation in southwest Colombia
