557 Reasons Why the FARC Is on the International Lists of Terrorist Groups
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reasons why the FARC is on the 557 international lists of terrorist groups This document contains references to some of FARC's terrorist actions against civilians or civilian infrastructure since 2002. This is only a sample, since many terrorist acts are not reported in the news or the perpetrator is unknown at the time of coverage. All of them are either infractions of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), open violations of Human Rights, or crimes against the environment. In memory of those who have lost their freedom and/or their lives at the hands of terrorists. when where what against method source Apr 9 | Cali, Valle del Cauca 1. One person died and 34 others were injured when a bomb Civilian Car Bomb was detonated in front of the police headquarters in Cali. Apr 9 | Mutatá, Antioquia At least 5 people, including 2 women, were kidnapped by 2. suspected members of the FARC guerrilla group who had set Civilian Kidnapping Acts perpetrated in 2007 up a fake checkpoint on a highway in Colombia's northwestern Antioquia province. Mar 27|Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca 3. At least 10 people were wounded by a bomb hurled at a Civilian Bombing shop in the southwestern Colombian city of Buenaventura. Mar 16|Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca At least 4 people have been killed by a bomb in the port of 4. Buenaventura, on the Pacific coast. Officials said all the Civilian Bombing victims were passers-by. At least 5 people were wounded in the blast. Mar 14|Quibdó, Chocó 5. FARC terrorists kidnapped 9 geologists working for the Civilian Kidnapping company "Compañía de Servicios Logísticos de Colombia". Mar 11|Cali, Valle del Cauca 6. FARC terrorists detonated 2 explosive devices leaving Civilian Bombing tons of material damage. Reason no. 7: Mar 1|Neiva, Huila A car bomb exploded in a busy district of the southern city of Neiva, injuring 8 people in an apparent assassination attempt of the town's mayor Cielo González. Mar 1|Arauca 8. FARC and ELN terrorists murdered a minor and wounded Civilian Shooting Xinhua 2 civilians during an armed confrontation. Feb 11|Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca FARC terrorists wounded 6 people, including a pregnant Military woman who lost her baby, after detonating an explosive Bombing 9. Personnel device while an Army patrol was driving by a poor neighborhood. Jan 21|Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca FARC terrorists murdered 3 civilians, including a minor, Police Bombing 10. after detonating 2 explosive devices while a Police patrol Facility/ La Hora was driving by a poor neighborhood. Personnel Jan 18|El Doncello, Caquetá Plant/ FARC terrorists wounded one person after detonating a Car Bomb 11. Factory car bomb in front of multinational Swiss company Nestle. Jan 2|Yarumal, Antioquia FARC terrorist massacred 4 civilians. Among the dead were 12. the President and Vicepresident of the meeting of communal Civilian Execution action of the small towns of El Cedro and El Pueblito. when where what against method source Dec 28 | Algeciras, Huila 13. FARC terrorists wounded 3 minors after launching a Convoy Handgrenade El Universal granade against an Army patrol. Dec 14 | Nariño 14. FARC terrorists blew up a pipe of the Transandino oil Pipeline Bombing Acts perpetrated in 2006 pipeline. Around 4,000 cans of oil were lost in the attack. Dec 12 | Ricaurte, Nariño 15. FARC terrorists blew up 2 powerlines, leaving 6 provinces Powerline Bombing without electricity. Dec 5 | Bahía Solano, Chocó 16. FARC terrorists wounded 3 minors and a woman during a Civilian Shooting Xinhua terrorist attack. Dec 2 | Abrego, Norte de Santander Bombing 17. FARC terrorists blew up a bridge. Civilian Oct 31 | Cúcuta, Norte de Santander 18. FARC terrorists blew up 5 powerlines, leaving more than Civilian Bombing El Universal 30.000 people without electric service. Oct 27 | Valle del Cauca 19. FARC terrorists murdered one person, wounded 2 others Civilian Hijacking and burned 3 trucks in an illegal road stop. Oct 17 | Dabeiba, Antioquia Civilian Kidnapping 20. FARC terrorists are suspected of kidnapping 2 people. Aug 31|Timbío, Cauca 21. FARC terrorists murdered one civilian and wounded Civilian Shooting El Nuevo another. Heraldo Aug 27 | Necoclí, Antioquia Other/ Artillery FARC terrorists murdered 2 people and wounded many 22. Unknown Attack others during an attack against a village. Aug 18 | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca Police FARC terrorists killed one civilian and wounded 13 Facility/ Car Bomb 23. including 2 minors, after detonating a car bomb next to a Personnel police station. Aug 13 | Tibú, Norte de Santander 24. FARC terrorists blew up 2 power lines leaving 2 Powerline Bombing municipalities without electricity. Reason no. 25: Aug 11 | Rosas, Cauca FARC terrorists blew up 2 electric pylons leaving 18 municipalities without electricity. Aug 4 | Cali, Valle del Cauca FARC terrorists are suspected of detonating a carbomb Police 26. ouside a police station. The person driving the car died Facility/ Car Bomb during the explosion. Personnel when where what against method source when where what against method source Aug 2 | Bolívar May 31 | La Paz, Cesar Incendiary 41. Civilian 27. FARC terrorists blew up an electric pylon leaving 35,000 Powerline Bombing FARC terrorists burned 5 vehicles, including 4 taxis. Device people without electricity. May 30 | Puerto Gaitán, Meta Jul 31 | Bogotá, Cundinamarca 42. FARC terrorists are suspected of detonating a car bomb Civilian Car Bomb FARC terrorists are suspected of killing one civilian, Convoy Car Bomb ANSA that wounded 3 women. 28. wounding one civilian and 21 members of the military Noticiero en español May 27 | Cauca forces after detonating a car bomb. Death FARC terrorists threatened around 400 people, forcing Civilian El Nuevo 43. Threat Heraldo Jul 26 | El Tarra, Norte de Santander them to leave their homes and lands. FARC terrorists carried out a terrorist attack against a group Vehicle ANSA of technicians and military, who were on their way to repair Civilian Noticiero May 20 | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca 29. Attack en español a stretch of the Caño Limon - Coveñas pipeline. 44. FARC terrorists are suspected of blowing up an electric Powerline Bombing 2 technicians were killed in the attack. pylon and detonating 18 small bombs. Jul 25 | Puerto Asís, Putumayo May 19 | Norte de Santander FARC terrorists kidnapped 13 people who were on a Civilian Kidnapping ANSA FARC terrorists blew up a segment of the Caño Limon- 30. Noticiero 45. Pipeline Bombing medical mission in a jungle area. en español Coveñas oil pipeline, causing an oil spill in the Catatumbo river that threatens to cause ecological damage. May 19 | Tibú, Norte de Santander Jul 22 | Santa Marta, Magdalena Powerline Bombing Reason no. 31: 46. FARC terrorists blew up 3 electric pylons. FARC terrorists kidnapped 6 environmentalists in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. May 16 | Campoalegre, Huila 47. FARC terrorists murdered 4 people, including 3 Civilian Execution El Universal minors. Jul 17 | Valle del Cauca May 3 | Villavicencio, Meta 32. Civilian Torture FARC terrorists opened fire against a small private FARC terrorists tortured and murdered 3 people. Civilian Shooting 48. airplane and forced the aircraft to make an emergency Jul 16 | Ungía, Chocó landing. Civilian Execution 33. FARC terrorists murdered 4 farmworkers. Apr 29 | Quinchía, Risaralda Jul 14 | Riosucio, Chocó FARC terrorists kidnapped 5 people, including Juan 34. FARC terrorists murdered 10 timber merchants and Civilian Kidnapping 49. Carlos Lizcano, son of former congress man Oscar Tulio Civilian Kidnapping kidnapped 170 people, including women and children. Lizcano, who was kidnapped 6 years ago and remains Jul 11 | Popayán, Cauca Mortar kidnapped by FARC terrorists. Civilian 35. FARC terrorists launched 4 mortars against a residential Attack Xinhua area causing great damage to several homes. Reason no. 50: Apr 27 | Patía, Cauca FARC terrorists are responsible for the forced displacement of 400 Reason no. 36: Jul 7 | Puerres, Nariño people, after threatening them if they did not leave their homes. FARC terrorists are suspected of blowing up a stretch of the Xinhua Transandino pipeline, causing a huge oil spill in 3 different rivers. Apr 24 | Campoalegre, Huila Town FARC terrorists murdered a town Councilman, Rafael Execution El Nuevo 51. councilperson Jun 26 | Anza, Antioquia Bustos, when he was riding his bycicle home. Heraldo FARC terrorists murdered one person and kidnapped a Civilian Shooting ANSA 37. Noticiero US citizen. en español Apr 19 | Bogotá, Cundinamarca Unidentified terrorists are responsible for the death of a Jun 17 | Mapiripán, Meta Civilian Bombing 52. woman, who found an abandoned bomb close to a busy FARC terrorists massacred 5 fishermen and wounded Civilian Execution 38. highway. one, while they were sleeping. Jun 11 | Abrego, Norte de Santander Apr 14 | Baraya, Huila Town FARC terrorists are suspected of blowing up 4 electric FARC terrorists killed town councilperson during an Shooting 39. Powerline Bombing 53. councilperson pylons, leaving 75,000 people without electric power. attack to her home. Jun 6 | San Miguel, Putumayo Apr 12 | Herveo, Tolima Incendiary Unidentified terrorists carried out an attack against an oil Pipeline Handgrenade FARC terrorists burned 2 public transportation Bus 40. 54. Device pipeline of the Colombian National Petroleum Company. vehicles and 2 cargo trucks in an illegal road block. when where what against method source when where what against method source Apr 8 | Bogotá, Cundinamarca FARC terrorists are suspected of placing incendiary Incendiary bombs in 2 public transportation buses (Transmilenio), Civilian Mar 5 | Caldas 55. Device Reason no. 67: killing 2 minors and wounding 24 people including FARC terrorists killed a new born during an attack against a police several minors. Xinhua station. The attack also left 15 people wounded and 15 homes destroyed. Reason no. 56: Apr 1 | Istmina, Chocó FARC terrorists murdered 2 indigenous teachers from the Union Mar 2 | Riohacha, La Guajira Incendiary FARC terrorists burned 3 public transportation Bus Wanaan community.