▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁The ▁same ▁organisation ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁military ▁off ensive ▁had ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁reduce ▁F AR C ▁territorial ▁control ▁and ▁push ▁guer illas ▁to ▁more ▁remote ▁and ▁sp ars ely ▁populated ▁regions , ▁often ▁close ▁to ▁territorial ▁or ▁internal ▁borders . ▁ ▁Colomb ian ▁authorities ▁announced ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁V í ctor ▁Jul io ▁Su á rez ▁Ro jas , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Mon o ▁Jo jo y , ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁President ▁Juan ▁Manuel ▁Santos ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁F AR C ▁commander ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁operation ▁that ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁hours ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁in ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁Meta , ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁capital ▁Bog ot á . ▁According ▁to ▁Santos , ▁he ▁was ▁" the ▁imp erson ation ▁of ▁terror ▁and ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁violence ". ▁After ▁this ▁event , ▁the ▁F AR C - EP ▁released ▁a ▁statement ▁saying ▁that ▁defe ating ▁the ▁group ▁would ▁not ▁bring ▁peace ▁to ▁Colombia ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁negoti ated ▁solution , ▁not ▁surrender , ▁to ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁conflict . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Juan ▁Manuel ▁Santos ▁admitted ▁that ▁F AR C - EP ▁had ▁killed ▁ 4 6 0 ▁government ▁soldiers ▁and ▁wounded ▁over ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁con gress ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁saying