The report released by the International Crisis Group in March describes how the Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia – AGC) have become the largest armed group …
Second Marquetalia
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Investigations
Venezuela and the ELN’s Love-Hate Relationship with Drug Trafficking
by Jakob Kochby Jakob KochColombia’s region of Catatumbo and Venezuela’s state of Zulia jointly form one of the world’s busiest cocaine corridors.
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Criminal NewsInvestigations
Rebels and Paramilitaries: Colombia’s Guerrillas in Venezuela
by Mason Garciaby Mason GarciaColombian rebels had long been welcome in Venezuela but now, they have arrived in force, bringing conflict with them.
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Criminal NewsInvestigations
How Venezuela Became a Cemetery for the ex-FARC Mafia Leadership
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesColombian guerrillas evolved from seeing Venezuela as a safe place to retreat to seeing it as a full-blown expansion of their criminal activities.
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The Second Marquetalia is one of the largest group of dissident FARC, who rejected the 2016 peace process with the government.
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A recent wave of murders in the Ecuadorian province of Esmeraldas provides clues to the role of dissident factions of the now-defunct Colombian guerrilla group known as the FARC in …
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Once a guerrilla stronghold, the southern Colombia coca-growing department of Putumayo is experiencing a new outbreak of violence among warring ex-FARC factions.
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An “invisible” Colombian drug lord whose criminal history dates to the country’s former paramilitary army has been revealed to have set up drug routes with dissident guerrilla fighters, showing how …
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Welcome to InSight Crime’s Criminal GameChangers 2021, where we highlight the most important trends in organized crime in the Americas over the course of the year.
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The Segunda Marquetalia has seen its leadership decimated under bizarre circumstances, in the only place where the powerful Colombian dissident rebel group felt secure: Venezuela. What’s behind the deaths of …