US DoD: Colombian FARC Rebels Have Missiles

During a US House Armed Services Committee meeting General John Kelly announced that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has obtained shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles, like the SA-7 pictured above. This comes in the wake of reports from other sources that the rebel group has used the missile to shoot down Colombian planes and helicopters (including this video). A supply is supposedly available from Nicaraguan military stockpiles sold in a clandestine arms market in El Salvador. Colombian army forces captured an SA-7 from FARC in November. General Kelly testified about this in context of looming budget cuts for US Southern Command which covers Colombia.