Colombian report shows FARC is world's richest insurgent group
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The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)) annual income allows it support a guerrilla army four times its current size, equipped with the best weaponry the international arms black market has to offer. The FARC's defeat remains a distant prospect due to its access to such vast financial resources, which are obtained from drug trade, kidnapping and extortion.
Publication Name: Jane's Intelligence Review
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0955-1247
Year: 2005
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FARC commander captured in Ecuador
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Ricardo Ovidio Palmera Pineda alias Simon Trinidad, senior commander in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia was arrested in Ecuador on 2 January by United States intelligence agencies. Trinidad faces some 50 charges ranging from kidnapping to murder.
Publication Name: Jane's Intelligence Review
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0955-1247
Year: 2004
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FARC commander captured in Ecuador
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Ricardo Ovidio Palmera Pineda alias Simon Trinidad, senior commander in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia was arrested in Ecuador on 2 January by United States intelligence agencies. Trinidad faces some 50 charges ranging from kidnapping to murder.
Publication Name: Jane's Intelligence Review
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0955-1247
Year: 2004
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