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FARC

Type: Organization

Name: FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC-EP)

Nationality: Colombia

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for FARC

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 reports

Spanish couple kidnapped in Colombia

Two Spanish tourists have been kidnapped in Colombia while driving in La Guajira, near the Venezuelan border.The couple disappeared on Friday, but Spanish authorities only confirmed the kidnapping on Tuesday.The kidnappers contacted the hostages' family ... [Published BBC - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Kidnapping, Colombia, FARC

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Mercy Corps

Colombian rebels recruit child fighters even as they negotiate to end conflict, The Washington Post May 15, 2013

Colombia’s largest rebel organization has stepped up the recruitment of children to boost its weakened fighting units even as it talks peace with the government, according to child welfare workers, officials and community leaders.Battered militarily, ... [Published Mercy Corps - 6 hours ago]

Entities: FARC, Colombia, Carlos Torres, Mercy Corps, Social Welfare

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

FARC

‘FARC’ attacks northern Colombian oil pipeline on 8 locations

Suspected rebels of the FARC severely an oil pipeline on at least eight different locations in the north of Colombia, allegedly in retaliation of the killing of a prominent rebel leader.The National Army on Monday reported the death of alias “El Negro ... [Published Colombia Reports - 9 hours ago]

Entities: FARC, Colombia, Oil Pipeline

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Possible Scenarios for the FARC's Fragmentation

There are three possible scenarios for the fragmentation and/or criminalization of the FARC. The first could occur during peace talks, the second once an agreement is reached, and the last once the group has demobilized and elements of the rebels stay ... [Published InSight Crime - 10 hours ago]

Entities: FARC, Demobilization, Guerrilla, Havana

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 2 reports

Ivan Rios Bloc: the FARC's Most Vulnerable Fighting Division

When considering the possibilities that the FARC may break apart, the Ivan Rios Bloc is a helpful case study because it is perhaps the weakest of the FARC's divisions in terms of command and control, and therefore runs the highest risk of fragmentation ... [Published InSight Crime - 17 hours ago]

Entities: FARC, Iván Ríos, Jose Juvenal Velandia, Antioquia (Colombia)

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Criminalization of FARC factions ‘almost inevitable’: Study

The criminalization of parts of Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, is “almost inevitable” after a possible peace deal with the Colombian government, according to a new report by the crime-monitoring NGO InSight Crime.This paper explored “three ... [Published Colombia Reports - 13 hours ago]

Entities: FARC, Jeremy McDermott, Demobilization, Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Criminalization of FARC Elements Inevitable

While there is no doubt that the FARC have only a tenuous control over some of their more remote fronts, there is no evidence of any overt dissident faction within the movement at the moment.The two-month unilateral truce revealed that most of the units ... [Published InSight Crime - 17 hours ago]

Entities: FARC, Guerrilla, Colombia

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

Colombia’s indigenous call on FARC leader to talk face to face

Indigenous from Cauca, a department in the southwest of Colombia, on Sunday urged FARC leader “Timochenko” to arrange a personal meeting with their leaders over guerrilla aggression towards native peoples.In an open letter to Timochenko, the indigenous ... [Published Colombia Reports - May 20 2013]

Entities: FARC, Colombia, Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri, Organism

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 20 hours ago - 3 reports

FARC security chief killed in Colombia

Colombian authorities say the head of security for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the right-hand man of the guerrilla group’ leader has been killed.Officials said Ernesto Hurtado Penaloza, also known as "el Negro Eliecer," was a ... [Published Press tv - 23 hours ago]

Entities: FARC, Colombia, Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri, Guerrilla

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Still no agreement on agrarian reform: FARC

Negotiators from Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC said Monday there were still differences with the government regarding the first point on the peace talks agenda; comprehensive agrarian reform.A written agreement on agrarian reform, the first and ... [Published Colombia Reports - May 20 2013]

Entities: FARC, Colombia, Havana, Peace Talks, Jesus Santrich

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 3 reports

Colombian Peace Talks into their Sixth Month

Havana, May 20 (RHC)-- Negotiations between delegations from the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) have run for six months now, with the two parties acknowledging advancement, but no concrete accords yet reached.During the ... [Published Radio Habana Cuba - May 20 2013]

Entities: Colombia, Peace Talks, Havana, Humberto De la Calle Lombana, Iván Márquez

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

'Urabeños Taking Over FARC Drug Trade'

The Urabeños are reportedly recruiting former FARC rebels and have taken over part of the guerrillas' drug trafficking operations, suggesting that the criminal group is already poised to take advantage of the FARC's possible demobilization.The director ... [Published InSight Crime - May 20 2013]

Entities: FARC, Mexican Drug Cartels, Guerrilla, Drugs, Colombia

Quotes

...many outside players, including Iran, which some experts believe exploits existing drug trafficking routes for its own nefarious intentions. "It's a tapestry that's full of different types of patterns and different types of things going on" says Meacham...

Military Not Created Equal Under Sequestration [Published US News & World Report - 8 hours ago]

Colombian Defence Ministry, "Logros de la Política Integral de Defensa y Seguridad para la Prosperidad" , February 2013. Available at: http://www.mindefensa.gov.co/irj/portal/Mindefensa

Possible Scenarios for the FARC's Fragmentation [Published InSight Crime - 10 hours ago]

Caracol, "A la guerrilla de las Farc no se le puede creer: Policía del Urabá" , 30 December 2012. Available at: http://www.caracol.com...

Ivan Rios Bloc: the FARC's Most Vulnerable Fighting Division [Published InSight Crime - 17 hours ago]

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Blogs

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Morning Brief: Exposed Chinese hacking unit res... [Published FP Passport - May 20 2013] Exposed Chinese hacking unit resumes attacks Top news: The Chinese army unit identified as the central player in China's cyberattacks on foreign governments and businesses has resumed operations after being exposed earlier this year. According ...
Morning Brief: Exposed Chinese hacking unit res... [Published Foreign Policy - May 20 2013] Exposed Chinese hacking unit resumes attacks Top news: The Chinese army unit identified as the central player in China's cyberattacks on foreign governments and businesses has resumed operations after being exposed earlier this year. According ...
Colombia: the resource picture for poverty redu... [Published Zunia.org RSS - May 14 2013] The vast majority of Colombias 3.6 - 5.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been forced from their homes as a result of the complex ongoing conflict between leftist guerrilla groups and the Colombian armed forces which began in the mid-1960s ...
WNU #1175: Protesters Reoccupy Brazilian Dam [Published Weekly News Update on the Americas - May 07 2013] Weekly News Update on the AmericasIssue #1175, May 5, 2013 1. Brazil: Protesters Again Block Construction at Belo Monte 2. Guatemala: Will the Ríos Montt Trial Continue? 3. Haiti: Labor Groups Unite for May 1 March 4. Cuba: US Lets “Spy” Serve Probation ...
Re-Sheathing the Sword: The Uncertain Future of... [Published World Politics Review: Articles - Apr 30 2013] The possibility of peace in Colombia comes after a decade-long military buildup and a series of offensives left both the FARC and the smaller ELN weakened, but not defeated. Colombia, a distant third in population among Latin American countries, now has ...

Audio/Video

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Colombia peace talks with rebels continue [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 04 2013]
FARC fears backlash over new party [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Apr 28 2013]
Colombia land reform could end dispute [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Apr 18 2013]
VIDEO: Dutch Farc fighter has no regrets [Published BBC News Video - World - Jan 31 2013]
Colombian civilians brace for end of ceasefire [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Jan 20 2013]

Press Releases

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