Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia

The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo ("Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army", or FARC-EP), classified internationally as a terrorist group, is Colombia's oldest, largest, most capable and equipped militant guerrilla group, established in 1964-1966 as the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party. FARC has been estimated to have roughly 12,000 to 18,000 members and maintains presence in approximately 35 to 40% of Colombia's territory, mostly in the jungles of the southeast and the plains at the base of the Andes mountains.

External links

• FARC website (in Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and German)
• BBC article: Colombia's most powerful rebels
• El Tiempo (in Spanish)
• Human Rights Watch| Humanitarian Law and its Application to the Conduct of the FARC-EP
• UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - Colombia 2005 Report (Spanish and English)
• Colombian President's Office
• Amnesty International| Press Release on FARC kidnapping and hostage-taking
• AUC website
• Colombian Army website (Ejército Nacional)