Who Are The FARC Rebels Of Colombia?
Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml The FARC group is known as a criminal organization by Colombian officials, the government is cooperating with them in ...
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After years of stalled peace talks, the President of Colombia and FARC rebels have reached a mutual ceasefire agreement. Although the FARC group is known as a criminal organization by Colombian officials, the government is cooperating with them in peace talks. So who are the FARC rebels? And why is the Colombian government negotiating with them? FARC is the Spanish acronym for the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, also known as, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. They are sometimes classified as a “guerrilla group”, or a “violent non-state actor” by the media, but the US, and the European Union list them as a terrorist group. Colombian officials have also referred to FARC as a terrorist organization, or a criminal band. It’s reported that they make up to 600 mill...
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After years of stalled peace talks, the President of Colombia and FARC rebels have reached a mutual ceasefire agreement. Although the FARC group is known as a criminal organization by Colombian officials, the government is cooperating with them in peace talks. So who are the FARC rebels? And why is the Colombian government negotiating with them? FARC is the Spanish acronym for the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, also known as, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. They are sometimes classified as a “guerrilla group”, or a “violent non-state actor” by the media, but the US, and the European Union list them as a terrorist group. Colombian officials have also referred to FARC as a terrorist organization, or a criminal band. It’s reported that they make up to 600 mill...
