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Revolutionary Airmed Forces o Colombie Fowk's Airmy | |
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Pairteecipant in the Colombian airmed conflict (1964–present) | |
Active | 1964 – present |
Ideology | Marxism–Leninism Bolivarianism Revolutionary socialism Left-wing Naitionalism Foco theory |
Poleetical poseetion | Far-Left |
Leaders | Timoleón Jiménez Pablo Catatumbo Iván Márquez Pastor Alape Joaquín Gómez Mauricio Jaramillo Alfonso Cano † Manuel Marulanda † Jacobo Arenas † Raúl Reyes † Iván Ríos † Jorge Briceño † |
Aurie o operations | Concentratit in soothren, sooth-wastren, north-wastren an eastren Colombie. Incursions tae Peru, Venezuela, Brazil,[1] Panama,[2] an Ecuador. Sporadic presence in ither Laitin American kintras, predominantly Mexico, Paraguay, Argentinae, an Bolivie. |
Size | 7,000 - 10,000 (2013)[3][4][5]<[6][7][8] |
Allies | Coordinadora Continental Bolivariana Cuba (till 1991) |
Opponents | Govrenment o Colombie Colombian opponent paramilitar groups |
The Revolutionary Airmed Forces o Colombie—Fowk’s Airmy (Spaingie: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia—Ejército del Pueblo, FARC–EP an FARC) are a Marxist–Leninist terrorist organisation involved in the continuin Colombian airmed conflict syne 1964.[9][10][11][12] The FARC-EP hae a claim tae be a peasant airmy wi a poleetical platform o agrarianism an anti-imperialism inspired bi Bolivarianism.[citation needit] The operations o the FARC–EP are fundit bi kidnap tae ransom, gowd minin, an the production an distribution o illegal drugs.[13][14]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "FARC have 'drug trafficking networks' in Brazil – Colombia news". Colombia Reports. 19 Mey 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ↑ "Panama's Darien teems with FARC drug runners". Reuters. 26 Mey 2010.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23394408
- ↑ http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21584384-hiccup-serves-confirm-government-and-farc-are-making-progress-edge-and
- ↑ http://www.eluniversal.com.co/opinion/editorial/farc-terrorismo-y-dialogos-5462
- ↑ "Desmovilización, principal arma contra las guerrillas" (in Spanish). eltiempo.com. Retrieved 27 September 2013.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Colombia army claims guerrillas have lost 5000 fighters in past 2 years". colombiareports.co. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ↑ "Comandantes de Fuerza presentaron resultados operacionales de los últimos 2 años" (in Spanish). mindefensa.gov.co. Retrieved 27 September 2013.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ Livingstone, Grace (2004). Inside Colombia: Drugs, Democracy, and War. Rutgers University Press. p. 180. ISBN 0-8135-3443-7.
- ↑ "''Terrorism After the Cold War: Trends and Challenges'' by Michael Radu (2002)". Linkinghub.elsevier.com. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ↑ Latin America by Robert B. Kent (ISBN 978-1572309098), page 141
- ↑ Organized Crime: From Trafficking to Terrorism by Frank G. Shanty and Patit Paban Mishra (ISBN 978-1576073377), page 323
- ↑ "Gold overtakes drugs as source of Colombia rebel funds". BBC News. 17 Juin 2012.
- ↑ "Guerrilla miners". The Economist. 27 Januar 2011.
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- Govrenment o Canadae designatit terrorist organisations
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