Mr. Namangani, an exile from Uzbekistan who is thought to have been killed near here, was a co-founder of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, which helped destabilize three nations and whose guerrilla successes won him the attention and support of Osama bin Laden.
Eder, a SIPA alumnus, was visiting his alma mater to discuss the Colombian program for reintegration of demobilized paramilitaries and guerrilla members, whose success has motivated collaboration with 22 other countries.
In the late 1950's and early 60's the Algerians used guerrilla tactics with devastating success against the far more powerful French.
Although Phan had previously stated that he was not expecting ultimate success, the guerrilla leader thought that it was important to keep pressuring the French in order to demonstrate to the populace that there was an alternative to what he felt was a defeatist attitude from the Huế court.
Reports of army successes against the guerrillas are rare.
And the government's successes against the guerrillas have driven them to the borders with Venezuela and Ecuador.
Security forces also achieved a few successes against the guerrillas, including the recovery of $28,000 in kidnapping proceeds, and the seizure of weapons and an operations manual.
Morgan was a daring and efficient general, but a big part of his success as a guerrilla fighter came thanks to his telegraph operator, George A. Ellsworth.
