Modus operandi of FARC
Considered to be the Americas first established the rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces weapon of Colombia (FARC) have been waging a mixture of conventional and unconventional war against the Colombian government since 1964.
Because of the indistinct and sometimes violent nature of attacks blamed on the rebel group have been recognized as a terrorist faction not only by the Colombian government, but also by Canada, the European Union and the United States.
The list of acts of terrorist acts including kidnappings by FARC, use of improvised explosive device (IED), the indiscriminate use of gas cylinder bombs, assassinations, hijacking, extortion, and the use of conventional and guerrilla war against Colombian police, military and civilian targets.
Offensives against the military forces and police in Colombia
Among the deadliest attacks on the list of acts of terrorist acts by FARC offensives against military and police targets are highlighted.
During the attack on 30 August 1996 against the military base at Las Delicias, a total of 129 deaths were inflicted on the military. This includes 54 killed and 15 wounded while 60 more were taken captive.
The year 1998 is considered more attacks by FARC against Colombia's military bases and units. In March of that year, the 52nd battalion of the 3rd Mobile Brigade of the Colombian army suffered 105 deaths out of its 154 members personal when an estimated 700 FARC carried out an ambush against them.
In August that same year, the Miraflores military base located in southern Guaviare was destroyed by the FARC fighters. Three months after his offense Miraflores, FARC launched another raid on the capital Mitu department located in the vicinity of the Brazilian border.
Rebels clung to the base for three days before her when she got expelled Colombian reinforcements arrived to join the battle.
Attacks against civilians
The conventional military offensives are not the only attacks on the list of acts of terrorist acts by FARC. The group also led offensives that resulted in massive civilian casualties.
The slaughter infamous May 2002 Bojaya made by members of FARC took the lives of 119 civilians. During June 2004, another slaughter occurred, this time at La Barge. The attack left 34 dead farmers.
"Paper Tiger"
Despite these attacks and setbacks suffered by the military, police and civilians in Colombia, the Colombian vice president FARC announced in 2008 that amounted to little more than a "paper tiger".
This statement was prompted by the Colombian government's successful attempts to reduce the numbers of members of FARC, and their income. These developments should hopefully reduce or even eliminate completely the addition of new attacks that could be included in the list of acts of terrorist acts by FARC.
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