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2 weeks agoI hope our comrade Cepeda wins': Armed groups are poisoning Colombia's elections
A high-pitched voice, recorded somewhere in Guaviare, at the gateway to the Amazon in southern Colombia, echoed across the country on Thursday. I hope our comrade [Ivan] Cepeda wins, because then we'll really put the pressure on them for another four years, says the man, a purported leader of one of the many dissident groups of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Cepeda the leftist presidential candidate, leading in the polls has rejected any support from the armed groups that terrorize hundreds of thousands of Colombians every day, but the audio is a reminder of the power these underground forces can wield in an election.
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9 months agoIvan Mordisco, the drug trafficker dressed as a revolutionary' who is challenging the Colombian government
Ivan Mordisco leads EMC dissidents toward terrorist attacks, including a deadly Cali airbase bombing, prompting Colombian government to label FARC offshoots as terrorist groups.
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9 months agoViolence in Colombia: Deadly twin attacks expose country's deep security crisis
The attack in Cali shows that at least some groups of the dissident factions of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are seeking to go on the offensive against the state, carrying out attacks outside the areas they control. In recent years, only the ELN guerrilla group had conducted this type of action, and only occasionally, drawing strong public condemnation.
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