The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country’s oldest rebel group, has been embroiled in conflict with government forces for nearly five decades. The cat-and-mouse violence had been believed to be coming to an end after government troops killed several of FARC’s leaders in recent years – but the rebels have proven far from defeated, staying in mountainous and jungle regions and using guerrilla styles reminiscent of Che Guevara’s.
Part 2: A column from Latin America’s longest lasting revolutionary army, Colombia’s FARC, is bringing social services to Colombians in rural jungle and mountainous regions of the long conflicted country.
Duration: | 02:52 |
Country: | Colombia |
Language: | EN |
Resolution max: | 480p |
Video Source: | YouTube |
Provided by: | Al Jazeera English |
Published on: | 2012-01-31 |
Rating: | |
Category: | Education & Learning People Politics Violence & War |
Topic: | Farc Guerrilla |