idents ▁remain ▁def ensive ▁in ▁nature ▁and ▁were ▁not ▁like ▁the ▁large ▁off ens ives ▁from ▁years ▁past , ▁F AR C ▁actions ▁grew ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁re bel ▁group ▁was ▁carrying ▁out ▁inten se ▁operations ▁against ▁small ▁and ▁medium - s ized ▁Colomb ian ▁military ▁units ▁in ▁vulner able ▁areas . ▁ ▁Colomb ian ▁troops ▁killed ▁F AR C ▁leader ▁Alfonso ▁C ano ▁in ▁a ▁fire f ight ▁on ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁ 6 th ▁Front ▁of ▁the ▁F AR C , ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁C ano ' s ▁security ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁ret ali ated ▁by ▁killing ▁two ▁polic emen ▁in ▁Su are z ▁and ▁J amb al ó ▁some ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁C ano . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁F AR C ▁killed ▁Police ▁Captain ▁Ed gar ▁Yes id ▁Du arte ▁Val ero , ▁Police ▁Lieutenant ▁El kin ▁Hern ández ▁R ivas , ▁Army ▁Corpor al ▁Lib io ▁José ▁Martínez ▁E str ada , ▁and ▁Police ▁Int endant ▁Ál var o ▁Mor eno ▁after ▁government ▁troops ▁approached ▁the ▁gu err illa ▁camp ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Ca qu eta ▁department . ▁Police ▁Serge ant ▁Luis ▁Alberto ▁Era zo ▁May a ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁his ▁capt ors ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁res cu ed . ▁ ▁The ▁Colomb ian ▁military ▁had ▁information ▁indicating ▁that