Homeland Security


Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia


Center of GravityColombia
ScopeNational
Area of OperationVenezuela, Ecuador, Cuba
GoalMilitary wing of Colombian Communist Party
StatusActive
StatusDesignated Terrorist Organization
Core membership12,0001
Supporters1,000s1
Alias(es)Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC
Formed1964
Narrative and Notes (Reliable)Conducts bombings, assassinations, kidnappings, mortar attacks, hijackings and guerilla military actions against Colombian targets.
Frequently kidnaps and ransoms foreign citizens.1

Sources and Notes

1U.S. State Department. 'Country Reports on Terrorism.' 2005.

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