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News articles, special reports, and legal documents related to international terrorist organizations (ITOs) originating in and/or operating in Latin America. We currently focus on recent, post-9/11, terrorist attacks in countries such as Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador. We cover terrorist groups such as the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Please browse the other sections to identify terrorist groups operating across regions.
 
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NOTEWORTHY RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS | LAW AND ORDER | INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS, RECENT ACTIVITY

 

NOTEWORTHY RECENT TERRORIST ATTEMPTS

Brazil arrests 'amateur' group accused of Olympics terror plot. Federal police are monitoring about 100 people for possible links to terrorist groups, mostly in the porous tri-border region with Paraguay and Argentina, an anonymous presidential aide said. By Lisandra Paraguassu and Anthony Boadle, Reuters, July 21, 2016: TEXT | PICTURE

Suspeitos presos por terrorismo faziam parte de grupo chamado Defensores da Sharia. Mandados são para dez prisões temporárias, duas conduções coercitivas e 19 buscas e apreensões em vários estados. Por Jailton de Carvalho, Cleide Carvalho e Thiago Herdy, Jornal O Globo, July 21, 2016: TEXT | VIDEO

 


LAW AND ORDER

Colombia government and Farc rebels to set up truth commission. The Colombian government and the FARC rebel group have agreed to set up a truth commission to investigate the deaths of the 220,000 people estimated to have died in the conflict. BBC News, June 7, 2014: TEXT | PICTURES

Colombia and rebels from the Ejército de Liberación Nacional to hold peace talks. In a joint statement, the two sides say they have been holding exploratory peace talks since January and have now agreed on some points of an agenda to discuss in formal talks. BBC News, June 10, 2014: TEXT | PICTURE

 


INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS, RECENT ACTIVITY

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Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia ( AUC: United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia)
INACTIVE
COLOMBIA

 

Court Ruling Stirs Controversy Over Colombia's 'Para-Economy'. The verdict sentenced Javier Antonio Quintero Coronel, alias "Pica Pica," to eight years in prison for crimes committed during his militancy with the Héctor Julio Peinado Becerra (HJPB) paramilitary bloc. By Dan Alder and Michael Lohmuller, InSight Crime, July 18, 2016: TEXT | PICTURE

Spanish police swoop on Colombian drug gang's 'branch office for hit men.' Among those arrested were the suspected leader of the cell, who went by the alias "Conejo" meaning rabbit and his right hand man "El Monstro", with some members of the gang were former members of the paramilitary group, United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia. By Fiona Govan, The Telegraph, March 2, 2013: TEXT | PICTURE

 

 

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Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN: National Liberation Army)
ACTIVE
COLOMBIA

 

Reitera Ejercito de Liberación Nacional su voluntad para dialogar sobre la paz con el gobierno colombiano. El líder del ELN, Ejercito de Liberación Nacional, Nicolás Rodríguez, reiteró la voluntad de ese movimiento para dialogar con el gobierno colombiano en busca de la paz en ese país. Radio Habana Cuba, July 18, 2016: TEXT

Colombia and rebels from the Ejército de Liberación Nacional to hold peace talks. In a joint statement, the two sides say they have been holding exploratory peace talks since January and have now agreed on some points of an agenda to discuss in formal talks. BBC News, June 10, 2014: TEXT | PICTURE

Colombia's ELN rebels offer peace talks, But refuse to end its kidnapping, bomb attacks and extortion of foreign oil and mining companies before negotiations start. Reuters UK, August 27, 2012: TEXT | PICTURE

 

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Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia)
ACTIVE
COLOMBIA / ANDEAN REGION

 

In Havana, Ban hails Colombia ceasefire pact as example of peace with dignity. “We at the United Nations are determined to do everything we can, alongside the Government and the FARC-EP, to translate a remarkable negotiating process into exemplary implementation of the peace commitments made,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. UN News, June 23, 2016: TEXT | PICTURES

Colombia announces cease-fire deal to end 52-year conflict with rebels. “May this be the last day of the war,” said Timoleón Jiménez, leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), who is better known by the nom de guerre Timochenko. By Nick Miroff, The Washington Post, June 23, 2016: TEXT | PICTURE

Colombia government and Farc rebels to set up truth commission. The Colombian government and the FARC rebel group have agreed to set up a truth commission to investigate the deaths of the 220,000 people estimated to have died in the conflict. BBC News, June 7, 2014: TEXT | PICTURES

Colombian soldiers die in clash with Farc rebels. Tensions have been on the rise again since the Farc ended a unilateral ceasefire last month. BBC News, February 13, 2013: TEXT | MAP

Colombia rebels 'to hold peace talks' with government. The Colombian government have signed an agreement to begin peace talks with FARC, according to Latin American media reports.BBC, August 27, 2012: click here

Ecuador arrests prominent FARC guerrilla, Edilson Castro Lopez (alias "Jairo" or "Chicanero"). By Courtney Scott, Colombia Reports, August 6, 2012: click here

FARC commander killed in northwest Colombia. He was suspected of being involved in a 2011 bombing that killed the highway patrol chief of the northwestern Colombian province of Antioquia. Fox News, August 5, 2012: click here

Gold overtakes drugs as source of Colombia rebel funds. By Jeremy McDermott, BBC, June 17, 2012: click here

 

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Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) SL
ACTIVE
PERU

 

Al menos tres muertos tras ataque de Sendero Luminoso en Perú. Dos militares y un civil fallecieron y otros seis soldados quedaron heridos tras un ataque a una patrulla del Ejército peruano que se dirigía a prestar seguridad a locales de votación en la región Junín centro. AFP, La Nación, April 9, 2016: TEXT

Diálogos senderistas alertaron a la embajada estadounidense. La interceptación de las comunicaciones por inteligencia militar revela que grupo subversivo del Vraem estaría planeando el secuestro de estadounidenses en nueva etapa militar para presionar al gobierno. La Republica, February 15, 2013: TEXT | PHOTO

Security Message for U.S. Citizens – Potential Kidnapping Threat in Cusco. Emergency Message, U.S. Embassy Lima, Peru, February 13, 2013: click here

Peru rebels kill 5 army officers, injure 5 others. Reuters, August 16, 2012: click here

Peru gas pipeline work complicated by rebels. Reuters, August 2, 2012: click here

 

 
 
 
 
 

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