When the French invaded, Pezza was recalled to active duty, and ordered to organize a guerrilla column to resist the attackers.

The army at first said the 10 dead were part of a guerrilla column ambushed by the troops.

He explained that under previous guidelines American-trained troops using American helicopters could not attack a guerrilla column or stop a rebel attack.

It was there that he met members of FARC, who invited him often to lecture about Marxism for a number of guerrilla columns.

The most recent fighting began on Monday when guerrilla columns returned to attack positions that they had earlier abandoned on the north of the city.

March and April 1923 saw this progressive dismemberment of the Republican forces continue with the capture and sometimes killing of guerrilla columns.

Late last year, the army scattered a large guerrilla column in the north, while another operation rooted out rebels long entrenched just south of the capital.

Her mission in late 2005 consisted on guarding three of the hostages until they were relieved by commander 'Ezequiel', from the 'Daniel Aldana' guerrilla column.

The 32d Battalion operates almost exclusively inside Angola, attacking guerrilla columns en route to Namibia and their base camps.

In that capacity confronted with the Che Guevara when he came to the guerrilla columns in October 1958 in order to control the region.