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Colombian armed conflict (1960s–present)

Colombian Conflict (1964–present)
Part of the Cold War (1964–1991)
and the War on Drugs (1991–present)
Ejercito de colombia.jpgFARC guerrillas marching during the Caguan peace talks (1998-2002).jpgCarlos-Castaño-with-AUC-paramilitaries.jpg
Top: Colombian soldiers in the conflict zone
Center: FARC guerrillas at the Caguan peace talks
Bottom: Carlos Castaño with AUC paramilitaries
Date 27 May 1964 – present
(52 years, 7 months and 4 weeks)
Location Colombia
Status

Ongoing

Territorial
changes
El Caguán DMZ (currently non-existent)
Belligerents

Colombia Colombian government

Supported by:
 United States
 Brazil
 Spain
 Mexico
 France
 Canada
 Italy
 United Kingdom

Paramilitaries (Right-wing)

Guerrillas (Left-wing)

Supported by:
 Venezuela (alleged)
 Cuba (until 1991)
 Soviet Union (until 1991)
Commanders and leaders
Colombian government:
Colombia Juan Manuel Santos
Colombia Alvaro Uribe Velez
Colombia Andrés Pastrana Arango
Colombia Ernesto Samper Pizano
Colombia César Gaviria Trujillo
AUC:
Fidel Castaño 
Carlos Castaño 
Vicente Castaño
Rodrigo Tovar Pupo
Salvatore Mancuso
Diego Murillo

FARC:
Timoleón Jiménez
Iván Márquez
Joaquín Gómez
Mauricio Jaramillo

ELN:
Antonio García
Francisco Galán
Strength
National Police: 175,250
Army: 237,567
Navy: 33,913
Air Force: 14,033
Paramilitary successor groups, including the Black Eagles: 3,749 – 13,000 FARC: 13,980 (2016)
ELN: 1,380 – 3,000 (2013)
IRAFP: ~80
Casualties and losses
Colombia Army and Police:
4,908 killed since 2004
20,001 injured since 2004
AUC:
2,200 killed
35,000 demobilized.
BACRIM:
222 killed
18,506 captured
FARC,
ELN and other irregular military groups:
11,484 killed since 2004
26,648 demobilized since 2002
34,065 captured since 2004
Total casualties: 218,094
Total civilians killed: 177,307
People abducted: 27,023
Victims of enforced disappearances: 25,007
Victims of anti-personnel mines: 10,189
Total people displaced: 4,744,046–5,712,506

(De): Demobilized
(Dis): Dismantled

Ongoing

Colombia Colombian government

Supported by:
 United States
 Brazil
 Spain
 Mexico
 France
 Canada
 Italy
 United Kingdom


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