The “Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia” (AGC), a.k.a. “Clan del Golfo” or “Gulf Clan, is Colombia’s most powerful paramilitary group that controls most the country’s drug trade.
La Constru is a paramilitary group that is active in Putumayo, one of Colombia’s most important coca cultivation regions and strategically located along the Ecuadorean border. The group first manifested itself in…
Elections are on the horizon in Colombia, and violence and insecurity are already ramping up to concerning levels. Though campaigns have not officially begun, there are already 80 victims –…
The “Aguilas Negras” (Black Eagles) is a far-right group or collective that emerged in 2006 after the demobilization of paramilitary umbrella organization AUC. Of all illegal armed groups in Colombia, the…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque on Thursday vowed to send the military after the AGC, the country’s largest illegal armed group that offered to submit to justice a year ago. While…
A change in government has put the promised demobilization of the AGC, Colombia’s largest illegal armed group, on hold, according to newspaper El Tiempo. The Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia (AGC),…