▁country . ▁ ▁Death s ▁of ▁Ra úl ▁Re yes ▁and ▁Manuel ▁Mar ul anda ▁Vé lez ▁▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Ra ul ▁Re yes , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁F AR C ' s ▁r uling ▁Secret ariat , ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁village ▁of ▁Santa ▁Rosa , ▁E cuador , ▁was ▁killed ▁just ▁across ▁the ▁border ▁from ▁Colombia , ▁after ▁Colomb ian ▁plan es ▁bomb arded ▁a ▁F AR C ▁camp ▁there . ▁The ▁bomb ard ment ▁was ▁" follow ed ▁by ▁troops ▁in ▁hel ic op ters ▁who ▁recovered ▁the ▁bodies ▁of ▁Re yes ▁and ▁another ▁ 1 6 ▁reb els ." ▁Re yes ▁was ▁the ▁former ▁F AR C ▁chief ▁negoti ator ▁during ▁the ▁un success ful ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 2 0 0 2 ▁peace ▁process , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁key ▁F AR C ▁host age ▁release ▁negoti ator . ▁Re yes ' ▁dem ise ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁a ▁F AR C ▁Secret ariat ▁member ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁in ▁combat . ▁ ▁This ▁incident ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁break down ▁in ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁between ▁E cuador ▁and ▁Colombia , ▁and ▁between ▁Venezuela ▁and ▁Colombia . ▁E cuador ▁condem ned ▁the ▁attack . ▁The ▁incident ▁also ▁resulted ▁in ▁diplom atic ▁stra ins ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁E cuador , ▁following ▁revel ations ▁that ▁the ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency ▁provided ▁intelligence ▁that ▁allowed ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁military ▁to ▁locate ▁the ▁F AR C – EP ▁commander ▁and ▁ord