INCREASED FARC ACTIVITY IN CUNDINAMARCA AND META DEPARTMENTS
Date Reported: Thursday, April 06, 2000
Incident Type: SECURITY
Country: CUNDINAMARCA AND MET, COLOMBIA Incident: Colombian and international media reported that FARC activity has increased in Meta and Cudinamarca Departments under the direction of 53rd Front commader Henry Garzon Castellanos, AKA Comandante Romana. The Colombian armed forces spokesmen said on March 30 that the Romana appears to be following through with his threat to attack 55 municipalities in Cundinamarca whose mayors refuse to pay "protection money." As a result of the increased FARC activity, the Colombian army has launched a series of new offensives against five FARC fronts operating in the region.
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