Is South America Heading for War?

Ecuadorian soldiers head to the country's border with Colombia.

According to report by online news portal www.spiegel.de, South America is closer to war than it has been in years as troops face off along Colombia's borders with Ecuador and Venezuela.

A weekend raid that sent Colombian commandos into Ecuador to kill top members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, has resulted in a growing regional crisis.

Colombian troops entered a few miles into Ecuador on Saturday, killing a top-ranking FARC commander known as Raul Reyes.

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe celebrated this as a victory against the rebel forces, while Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa denounced it.