Colombian government: Wanted rebel surrenders

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BOGOTA, Colombia - A wanted leader of Latin America's largest guerrilla army handed herself over to Colombian authorities, Colombia's defense minister said.

Eldaneyis Mosquera, also known as "Karina," was one of the most senior women in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. She operated in the country's mountainous, northwestern region, where security officials blamed her for a series of attacks and kidnappings.

"We've been after this woman for a long time" Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told reporters Sunday.

The FARC has recently taken a number of hits in northwestern Colombia.

Earlier this month, President Alvaro Uribe asked Mosquera in a public speech to turn herself in.

She surrendered in the province of Antioquia, some 93 miles northwest of Bogota.