▁front , ▁there ▁were ▁combat , ▁support , ▁and ▁infrastr ucture ▁elements . ▁ ▁Column ▁– ▁ 2 + ▁companies ▁ ▁Company ▁– ▁ 2 + ▁gu err illas ▁ ▁Gu err illa ▁– ▁ 2 ▁squad s ▁ ▁Squad ▁– ▁+ /- ▁ 1 2 ▁combat ants ▁ ▁The ▁F AR C – EP ▁secret ariat ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Alfonso ▁C ano ▁and ▁six ▁others ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Manuel ▁Mar ul anda ▁( P ed ro ▁Antonio ▁Mar ín ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" T iro f ijo ", ▁or ▁S ures hot , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁" intern ational ▁sp okes man " ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁was ▁Ra úl ▁Re yes , ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁Colomb ian ▁army ▁ra id ▁against ▁a ▁gu err illa ▁camp ▁in ▁E cuador ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁C ano ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁military ▁operation ▁on ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁F AR C – EP ▁was ▁open ▁to ▁a ▁negoti ated ▁solution ▁to ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁conflict ▁through ▁dialog ue ▁with ▁a ▁flexible ▁government ▁that ▁agreed ▁to ▁certain ▁conditions , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁dem il itar ization ▁of ▁certain ▁areas , ▁c ess ation ▁of ▁par amil it ary ▁and ▁government ▁violence ▁against ▁rural ▁pe as ants , ▁social ▁re forms ▁to ▁reduce ▁pover ty ▁and ▁inequality , ▁and ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁all ▁ja iled ▁( and ▁extr ad ited ) ▁F AR C