According to
an internal police memo leaked Tuesday, Colombia's largest illegal
armed group, the AGC, also known as “Los Urabeños" is
planning terrorist attacks in Colombia’s largest cities of Bogota
and Medellin.
The memo
states the planned terrorist campaign will be coordinated by
“Gavila,” one of the members of the group’s central command
that is led by former United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia
mid-level commander “Otoniel.”
Amid an
escalation of paramilitary violence that has been targeting civilians
and security forces alike, the memo also stated that a group called
the “Gulf Clan” will be planning car bomb attacks in the cities
of Bogota and Medellin.
The leaders
of the AGC never laid down their arms, even during a veiled "peace
process" under the government of right-wing President Alvaro
Uribe, which aimed to clean up the image of the paramilitaries of the
time. The AGC is also reportedly Colombia's largest drug trafficking
organization.
The
Colombian government has persistently downplayed the havoc wreaked by
AGC when in reality, the group's attacks on civilians have been on a
rise. Just a few days ago, the group "promised" a violent
campaign of “torture and death" to show “who rules this
country” further proving that the syndicate is active and is
continuing with its operations.
“We
declare as military targets all human rights organizations, unions,
land activists, defenders of FARC and ELN prisoners, those who do
reports on human rights, members of political organizations of the
FARC, the congress of the people, Patriotic Union, Patriotic March,”
said the pamphlet issued by the right-wing group.
While the
Colombian government continues to deny the existence of
paramilitaries, the underbelly continues to cause internal
disturbances and kill human rights defenders. Colombia’s landmark
peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia that was
widely hailed as an end to the longest-running civil war has done
little to to stop paramilitary violence.
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