Delta 7
Colombia's "Bad Guys"

  A small group of men outfitted in camouflage military uniforms wearing berets, some red and some black, stand in tall grass in a jungle clearing holding AK-47 rifles.

For decades Colombia has been at war with various elements intent on taking power and instituting another form of government.  As Colombia's democracy has strengthened, the various guerilla/insurgency groups with whom Colombia's government has been at war, continue to suffer setbacks on the battlefield and to lose popular support.  More and more, these groups have lost their ideological underpinnings and are increasingly dedicated to drug trafficking, extortion and kidnapping.

In Delta 7, you'll learn about these groups, how they function, and what types of people are drawn to join them.

Click on the flags below to visit pages dedicated to each group.

 

The flag of Colombian guerrilla group FARC has a large yellow horizontal stripe followed by more narrow blue and red stripes; a drawing of Colombia with two crossed rifles and the name �FARC-EP� sits in the middle of the flag. The flag of Colombian guerrilla group ELN is split horizontally, half black and half red, with the letters �ELN� in large white block print in the middle. The flag of Colombian paramilitary group AUC has a large yellow horizontal stripe followed by more narrow blue and red stripes; a drawing of Colombia with a figure of a man and several green stripes sits in the middle left, with the name of the group, �Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia.�
FARC  ELN AUC

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