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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.

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In memory of those who have lost their freedom and/or their lives at the hands of terrorists.

Acts perpetrated in 2007

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11.Jan 18|El Doncello, CaquetáFARC terrorists wounded one person after detonating a car bomb in front of multinational Swiss company Nestle.

Plant/Factory

Car Bomb

Jan 21|Buenaventura, Valle del CaucaFARC terrorists murdered 3 civilians, including a minor, after detonating 2 explosive devices while a Police patrol was driving by a poor neighborhood.

10.Police

Facility/Personnel

Bombing La Hora

Feb 11|Buenaventura, Valle del CaucaFARC terrorists wounded 6 people, including a pregnant woman who lost her baby, after detonating an explosive device while an Army patrol was driving by a poor neighborhood.

9.Military

PersonnelBombing

Mar 1|AraucaFARC and ELN terrorists murdered a minor and wounded 2 civilians during an armed confrontation.

8. Civilian Shooting Xinhua

Mar 1|Neiva, HuilaA 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.

Reason no. 7:

Mar 11|Cali, Valle del CaucaFARC terrorists detonated 2 explosive devices leaving tons of material damage.

6. Civilian Bombing

Mar 14|Quibdó, ChocóFARC terrorists kidnapped 9 geologists working for the company "Compañía de Servicios Logísticos de Colombia".

5. Civilian Kidnapping

Mar 16|Buenaventura, Valle del CaucaAt least 4 people have been killed by a bomb in the port of Buenaventura, on the Pacific coast. Officials said all the victims were passers-by. At least 5 people were wounded in the blast.

4. Civilian Bombing

Mar 27|Buenaventura, Valle del CaucaAt least 10 people were wounded by a bomb hurled at a shop in the southwestern Colombian city of Buenaventura.

3. Civilian Bombing

1.Apr 9 | Cali, Valle del CaucaOne person died and 34 others were injured when a bomb was detonated in front of the police headquarters in Cali.

Civilian Car Bomb

2.

Apr 9 | Mutatá, AntioquiaAt least 5 people, including 2 women, were kidnapped by suspected members of the FARC guerrilla group who had set up a fake checkpoint on a highway in Colombia's northwestern Antioquia province.

Civilian Kidnapping

Jan 2|Yarumal, AntioquiaFARC terrorist massacred 4 civilians. Among the dead were the President and Vicepresident of the meeting of communal action of the small towns of El Cedro and El Pueblito.

12. Civilian Execution



13. Convoy Handgrenade

14. Pipeline Bombing

15. Powerline Bombing

16. Civilian Shooting

17. Civilian Bombing

18. Civilian Bombing

19. Civilian Hijacking

20. Civilian Kidnapping

21. Civilian Shooting

22. Other/Unknown

ArtilleryAttack

23.Police

Facility/Personnel

Car Bomb

24. Powerline Bombing

26.Police

Facility/Personnel

Car Bomb

Dec 28 | Algeciras, HuilaFARC terrorists wounded 3 minors after launching a granade against an Army patrol.

Dec 14 | NariñoFARC terrorists blew up a pipe of the Transandino oil pipeline. Around 4,000 cans of oil were lost in the attack.

Dec 12 | Ricaurte, NariñoFARC terrorists blew up 2 powerlines, leaving 6 provinces without electricity.

Dec 5 | Bahía Solano, ChocóFARC terrorists wounded 3 minors and a woman during a terrorist attack.

Dec 2 | Abrego, Norte de SantanderFARC terrorists blew up a bridge.

Oct 31 | Cúcuta, Norte de SantanderFARC terrorists blew up 5 powerlines, leaving more than 30.000 people without electric service.

Oct 27 | Valle del CaucaFARC terrorists murdered one person, wounded 2 others and burned 3 trucks in an illegal road stop.

Oct 17 | Dabeiba, AntioquiaFARC terrorists are suspected of kidnapping 2 people.

Aug 31|Timbío, CaucaFARC terrorists murdered one civilian and wounded another.

Aug 27 | Necoclí, AntioquiaFARC terrorists murdered 2 people and wounded many others during an attack against a village.

Aug 18 | Buenaventura, Valle del CaucaFARC terrorists killed one civilian and wounded 13 including 2 minors, after detonating a car bomb next to a police station.

Aug 13 | Tibú, Norte de SantanderFARC terrorists blew up 2 power lines leaving 2 municipalities without electricity.

Aug 4 | Cali, Valle del CaucaFARC terrorists are suspected of detonating a carbomb ouside a police station. The person driving the car died during the explosion.

Aug 11 | Rosas, CaucaFARC terrorists blew up 2 electric pylons leaving 18 municipalities without electricity.

Reason no. 25:

Xinhua

El Universal

El NuevoHeraldo

El Universal


Jul 22 | Santa Marta, MagdalenaFARC terrorists kidnapped 6 environmentalists in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

Reason no. 31:

Jul 7 | Puerres, NariñoFARC terrorists are suspected of blowing up a stretch of the Transandino pipeline, causing a huge oil spill in 3 different rivers.

Reason no. 36:Xinhua

27.Aug 2 | Bolívar

FARC terrorists blew up an electric pylon leaving 35,000

people without electricity.Powerline Bombing

33.Jul 16 | Ungía, Chocó

FARC terrorists murdered 4 farmworkers. Civilian Execution

28.

Jul 31 | Bogotá, Cundinamarca

FARC terrorists are suspected of killing one civilian,

wounding one civilian and 21 members of the military

forces after detonating a car bomb.

Convoy Car BombANSA

Noticieroen español

29.

Jul 26 | El Tarra, Norte de Santander

FARC terrorists carried out a terrorist attack against a group

of technicians and military, who were on their way to repair

a stretch of the Caño Limon - Coveñas pipeline.

2 technicians were killed in the attack.

CivilianVehicle

Attack

ANSANoticiero

en español

30.Jul 25 | Puerto Asís, Putumayo

FARC terrorists kidnapped 13 people who were on a

medical mission in a jungle area.Civilian Kidnapping

ANSANoticiero

en español

32.Jul 17 | Valle del Cauca

FARC terrorists tortured and murdered 3 people.Civilian Torture

35.Jul 11 | Popayán, Cauca

FARC terrorists launched 4 mortars against a residential

area causing great damage to several homes.

CivilianMortar

Attack Xinhua

34.Jul 14 | Riosucio, Chocó

FARC terrorists murdered 10 timber merchants and

kidnapped 170 people, including women and children.Civilian Kidnapping

37.Jun 26 | Anza, Antioquia

FARC terrorists murdered one person and kidnapped a

US citizen. Civilian Shooting

ANSANoticiero

en español

38.Jun 17 | Mapiripán, Meta

FARC terrorists massacred 5 fishermen and wounded

one, while they were sleeping.Civilian Execution

39.Jun 11 | Abrego, Norte de Santander

FARC terrorists are suspected of blowing up 4 electric

pylons, leaving 75,000 people without electric power.

Powerline Bombing

40.Jun 6 | San Miguel, Putumayo

Unidentified terrorists carried out an attack against an oil

pipeline of the Colombian National Petroleum Company. Pipeline Handgrenade


42.May 30 | Puerto Gaitán, Meta

FARC terrorists are suspected of detonating a car bomb

that wounded 3 women.Civilian Car Bomb

41.May 31 | La Paz, Cesar

FARC terrorists burned 5 vehicles, including 4 taxis.Civilian

Incendiary

Device

43.May 27 | Cauca

FARC terrorists threatened around 400 people, forcing

them to leave their homes and lands.

CivilianDeath

Threat

44.May 20 | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca

FARC terrorists are suspected of blowing up an electric

pylon and detonating 18 small bombs. Powerline Bombing

45.May 19 | Norte de Santander

FARC terrorists blew up a segment of the Caño Limon-

Coveñas oil pipeline, causing an oil spill in the Catatumbo

river that threatens to cause ecological damage.

Pipeline Bombing

46.May 19 | Tibú, Norte de Santander

FARC terrorists blew up 3 electric pylons.Powerline Bombing

47.May 16 | Campoalegre, Huila

FARC terrorists murdered 4 people, including 3

minors.Civilian Execution

48.

May 3 | Villavicencio, Meta

FARC terrorists opened fire against a small private

airplane and forced the aircraft to make an emergency

landing.

Civilian Shooting

49.

Apr 29 | Quinchía, Risaralda

FARC terrorists kidnapped 5 people, including Juan

Carlos Lizcano, son of former congress man Oscar Tulio

Lizcano, who was kidnapped 6 years ago and remains

kidnapped by FARC terrorists.

Civilian Kidnapping

51.Apr 24 | Campoalegre, Huila

FARC terrorists murdered a town Councilman, Rafael

Bustos, when he was riding his bycicle home.

Town

councilpersonExecution

52.

Apr 19 | Bogotá, Cundinamarca

Unidentified terrorists are responsible for the death of a

woman, who found an abandoned bomb close to a busy

highway.

Civilian Bombing

53.Apr 14 | Baraya, Huila

FARC terrorists killed town councilperson during an

attack to her home.

Town

councilpersonShooting

54.Apr 12 | Herveo, Tolima

FARC terrorists burned 2 public transportation

vehicles and 2 cargo trucks in an illegal road block. Bus

Incendiary

Device

Apr 27 | Patía, CaucaFARC terrorists are responsible for the forced displacement of 400 people, after threatening them if they did not leave their homes.

Reason no. 50:

El NuevoHeraldo

El Universal

El NuevoHeraldo


55.

Apr 8 | Bogotá, Cundinamarca

FARC terrorists are suspected of placing incendiary

bombs in 2 public transportation buses (Transmilenio),

killing 2 minors and wounding 24 people including

several minors.

CivilianIncendiary

Device

57.Mar 31 | Guaviare

FARC terrorists forced 75 Nukak Maku indigenous to

leave their land.Indigenous

DeathThreat

58.

Mar 19 | San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá

FARC terrorists murdered one civilian and wounded 2

others, including a minor, after opening fire against a truck

and several vehicles.

Vehicle Shooting

59.

Mar 16 | Mocoa, Putumayo

FARC terrorists murdered a woman and wounded 3

minors, after detonating an explosive device left outside of

a humble home.

Civilian Bombing

60.Mar 12 | Yarumal, Antioquia

FARC terrorists burned voting tables and threatened

civilians who were going to vote. Civilian

DeathThreat

61.

Mar 11 | La Macarena, Meta

FARC terrorists are responsible for the death of a manual

erradicator, who stepped on a landmine sowed by this

terrorist group.

Civilian Landmine

62.

Mar 10 | Repelón, Antioquia

FARC terrorists wounded 2 people after detonating a

bomb next the headquarters of the mayor's office of a small

municipality.

Government

BuildingBombing

63.Mar 9 | Tame, Arauca

FARC terrorists murdered an indigenous leader and his

wife who belonged to the Makaguan tribe.Indigenous Execution

64.Mar 7 | Dabeiba, Antioquia

FARC terrorists killed one civilian and wounded 11 after

an attack against a car caravan.Civilian Shooting

65.Mar 6 | San Vicente del Caguán

FARC terrorists killed 3 people, including a minor

and wounded 7 others after detonating a house-bomb.Civilian Bombing

66.Mar 6 | Puerto Valdivia, Antioquia

FARC terrorists burned 3 public transportation buses

and one truck.Bus

IncendiaryDevice

Apr 1 | Istmina, ChocóFARC terrorists murdered 2 indigenous teachers from the Union Wanaan community.

Reason no. 56:

El Universal


70.Mar 1 | Angostura, Antioquia

FARC terrorists are suspected of blowing up an electric

pylon, leaving 6 municipalities without electric sercive.Powerline Bombing

69.Mar 2 | Dibulla, La Guajira

FARC terrorists blew up a gaspipe.Other/

UnknownIncendiary

Device

68.Mar 2 | Riohacha, La Guajira

FARC terrorists burned 3 public transportation

buses.Bus

IncendiaryDevice

Mar 5 | CaldasFARC terrorists killed a new born during an attack against a police station. The attack also left 15 people wounded and 15 homes destroyed.


71.Feb 27 | Rivera, Huila

FARC terrorists murdered 8 council men while they

were carrrying out a working session in a restaurant.

Town


73.Feb 23 | San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá

FARC terrorists attacked an ambulance. No victims were

reported.

Other/

UnknownShooting

74.Feb 16 | Cali, Valle del Cauca

Unidentified terrorists killed 2 people after tricking them

into carrying a bomb in a horse drawn wagon.Civilian Bombing

75.Feb 12 | Sabanalarga, Antioquia

FARC terrorists murdered a family of 6, including an 80

year old woman.Civilian Execution

76.Feb 12 | Orito, Putumayo

FARC terrorists blew up 3 stretchs of the

Transandino pipeline.Pipeline Bombing

77.Feb 7 | Florencia, Caquetá

FARC terrorists kidnapped Roberto Carlos, brother of the

Governor of Caquetá, and 3 other people .Civilian Kidnapping

78.Feb 5 | Ipiales, Nariño

FARC terrorists wounded a young girl while attacking a

police patrol.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Shooting

79.

Jan 25 | Arauca

FARC terrorists are suspected of murdering an employee

of an engineering company contracted by the Occidental

Petroleum.

Civilian Execution

Feb 26 | Puerto Rico, CaquetáFARC terrorists murdered 9 civilians and wounded 15 other, after opening fire against a public transportation bus.

Reason no. 72:

Xinhua

World MarketAnalysis


80.Jan 25 | Páez, Cauca

FARC terrorists murdered 2 indigenous and wounded

2 civilians during an attack against a small village.Civilian

MortarAttack

81.

Jan 21 | Vistahermosa, Meta

FARC terrorists are responsible for the death of a minor

who stepped on one of many landmines planted in areas

surrounding manual erradication fields.

Civilian Landmine

82.Jan 16 | Vistahermosa, Meta

FARC terrorists are suspected of planting a landmine that

killed one minor and severely wounded 2 others. Civilian Landmine

83.Jan 15 | Putumayo

FARC terrorists blew up an oil pipeline and a power line.Civilian Bombing

84.Jan 15 | La Hormiga, Putumayo

FARC terrorists burned 7 vehicles.Civilian

VehicleAttack

87.Jan 7 | Orito, Putumayo

FARC terrrorists burned an ambulance.

Other/Unknown

IncendiaryDevice

Jan 12 | Samaniego, NariñoFARC terrorists wounded 5 civilians, including a 14 year old girl, during a terrorist attack against the town's police station.

Reason no. 85:

El NuevoHeraldo

Xinhua

Xinhua

86.Jan 11 | Puerto Asís, Putumayo

FARC terrorists blew up a bridge. The explosion damaged

several houses. Bridge Bombing

88.Jan 5 | Orito Putumayo

FARC terrorists burned 8 oil fields.Pipeline

IncendiaryDevice

El NuevoHeraldo

89.Jan 4 | Putumayo

FARC terrorists blew up 3 pylons, leaving

250.000 people without the service. Civilian Bombing

El Universo



90.Dec 29 | Vistahermosa, Meta

FARC terrorists forced 12 peasant families to leave their

homes after a violent attack against the Military Forces. Civilian Shooting

91.Dec 25 | Tolima

FARC terrorists killed 2 people and wounded 4 others,

while trying to set up an illegal road block. Civilian Shooting

92.Dec 16 | Sardinata, Norte de Santander

FARC terrorists set an illegal roadblock, kidnapped 3 people

and burned 2 public transportation buses.Civilian

Vehicle

Attack

93.Dec 16 | Ocaña, Norte de Santander

FARC terrorists blew up 2 electric pylons..Powerline Bombing

94.

Dec 10 | Nariño

A baby was killed in cross fire between FARC terrorists and

AUC terrorists. The mother and older brother were also

wounded.

Civilian Shooting

95.Dec 6 | Guaviare

FARC terrorists kidnapped 3 people who were travelling in a

taxi.Civilian Kidnapping

97.Nov 29 | Guaviare

FARC terrorists kidnapped 16 people at an illegal road block

and burned several public transportation vehicles.Vehicle Kidnapping

98.Nov 28 | Mutatá, Antioquia

FARC terrorists murdered 5 sawmill workers. Civilian Execution

99.Nov 27 | Norte de Santander

FARC terrorists blew up a bridge.Bridge Bombing

100.Nov 25 | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca

FARC terrorists blew up 3 electric pylons and left 350,000

colombians without electricity. Powerline Bombing

101.Nov 22 | Caldas

FARC terrorists forced 2,200 farmers to leave their homes. Other/

Unknown

Death

Threat

102.Nov 14 | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca

FARC terrorists killed 3 people after detonating a boat-bomb.Civilian Bombing

103.Nov 7 | Nariño

FARC terrorists wounded 3 people, including a minor in an

attack against a Police patrol.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Shooting

104.Nov 7 | Granada, Antioquia

FARC terrorists killed 2 people and wounded 3 after opening

fire against a public transportation bus. Civilian Shooting

105.Oct 23 | Cravo Norte, Arauca

FARC terrorists burned a public transportation bus. Civilian Vandalism

Dec 2 | El paujil, CaquetáFARC terrorists are suspected of killing Daniel Monroy, president of the town council of the municipality of Puajil.

Reason no. 96:

epeuropa press

Xinhua

epeuropa press

Xinhua

El NuevoHeraldo

El Universal


106.

Oct 22 | Tuluá, Valle del Cauca

FARC terrorists are suspected of detonating an explosive

device next to an powerline, leaving 5 municipalities

without electricity.

Powerline Bombing

107.Oct 19 | Arauquita, Arauca

FARC terrorists murdered Elver Ramirez, private secretary

to the mayor of Arauquita. Civilian Shooting

108.Oct 13 | Tibú, Norte de Santander

FARC terrorists blew up 2 electric pylons in northeast

Colombia. Powerline Bombing

109.Oct 10 | Algeciras, Huila

FARC terrorists blew up a bridge killing a minor and

wounding 5 people. Civilian Bombing

111.Oct 4 | Florida, Valle del Cauca

FARC terrorists detonated a car bomb killing 3 indigenous

people, including 2 minors.Indigenous Car Bomb

112.Oct 3 | Yarumal, Antioquia

FARC terrorists kidnapped and murdered a teacher and a

farmer.

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

113.Oct 3 | Vistahermosa, Meta

FARC terrorists murdered one person and wounded 9

other in an attack against coca gatherers. Civilian Execution

114.Sep 25 | La Hormiga, Putumayo

FARC terrorists murdered one person and left 40,000 with

no electricity, after attacking a subelectric station. Powerline Bombing

115.Sep 20 | Samaniego, Nariño

FARC terrorists murdered 2 civilians in a terrorist attack.

Military

PersonnelShooting

116.

Sep 20 | San Juan de Arama, Meta

FARC terrorists are responsible for the death of 2 people after

detonating a bomb on a small road between the

municipalities of San Juan de Arama and Vista Hermosa.

Civilian Bombing

118.

Sep 16 | Apartadó, Antioquia

FARC terrorists are responsible for the death of a woman

civilian and the kidnapping of an elderly and a minor

during a terrorist attack in Urabá.

Civilian Shooting

Oct 4 | Fortul, AraucaFARC terrorists blew up 4 electric pylons, leaving 6 municipalities without electricity.

Reason no. 110:

Sep 18 | El Tambo, CaucaFARC terrorists are responsible for a child stepping on a landmine. The 15 year old boy lost his left leg.

Reason no. 117:

Xinhua

El NuevoHeraldo

Xinhua

Xinhua

Xinhua


119.Sep 10 | Nariño

FARC terrorists murdered a local General Attorney and 2

marines in an ambush on the Mira river.

Military

PersonnelShooting

120.Sep 7 | Ricaurte, Nariño

FARC terrorists blew up 5 electric pylons, leaving 64

municipalities without electricity.Pipeline Bombing

121.

Sep 5 | Caldono, Cauca

FARC terrorists are suspected of dynamiting 6 energy pylons

leaving more than 2.3 million people in the south-west


Powerline Bombing

122.Aug 25 | Puerto Valdivia, Antioquia

FARC terrorists are suspected of murdering 14 peasants in

notheast Colombia. Civilian Execution

124.

Aug 22 | Nariño

FARC terrorists murdered Ecuatorian national Luis Hernán

Posso. Posso had been kidnapped in May and kidnappers

had set ransom in half a million dollars. The authorities

captured 2 of the kidnappers.

Civilian Kidnapping

125.

Aug 18 | Chaparral, Tolima

FARC terrorists are suspected of killing Jesús Adrian

Sanchez, a catholic priest. The priest was pulled out of a

classroom full of kids and executed.

Religious

FigureExecution

126.Aug 11 | Puerto Rico, Caquetá

FARC terrorists blew up an electric pylon leaving 4

municipalities without the service.Powerline

Incendiary

Device

127.

Aug 9 | Carurú, Vaupés

FARC terrorists opened fire against a commercial airplane

from the Air Colombia company, when it was about to land in

the municipality of Carurú.

Civilian Shooting

128.Aug 8 | Putumayo

FARC terrorists stole several ambulances in the Province of

Putumayo.

Other/

Unknown

Other/

Unknown

Aug 23 | GuaviareFARC terrorists killed public school teacher, Iván Gutierrez. Terrorists walked into a school, pulled Gutierrez out of class, walked him to the soccer field and shot him in front of students and other teachers.

Reason no. 123:

Aug 7 | Arauca, AraucaFARC and ELN terrorists are suspected of detonating a bicycle bomb next to a church. The explosion killed a woman and left 12 people wounded.

Reason no. 129:


131.Aug 4 | Puerto Asís, Putumayo

FARC terrorists burned 4 public transportation vehicles in

the highway that connects Mocoa and Pasto.Vehicle

Vehicle

Attack

132.

Aug 3 | El Paujil, Caquetá

FARC terrorists carried out an attack against Edwin

Rendon, President of the Town Council of Paujil. The

public official was wounded by hitmen on motorcycles.

Government

PersonnelHitmen

130.Aug 5 | Orito, Putumayo

FARC terrorists blew up a pipeline belonging to Ecopetrol.

The oil spill caused contamination of nearby rivers,

affecting the water system for thousands of people.

Pipeline Bombing

133.Aug 3 | Bolívar

FARC terrorists blew up a gas pipeline in the region of

Montes de María.Pipeline Bombing

134.

Jul 30 | San Miguel, Putumayo

FARC terrorists are suspected of killing 28 people in the

province of Putumayo. The bodies were found in 3 areas of

the San Carlos village.

Civilian Shooting

135.Jul 26 | Mocoa, Putumayo

FARC terrorists wounded 13 people in clashes with the Army.Other/

UnknownShooting

136.

Jul 26 | Riosucio, Chocó

FARC terrorists kidnapped 14 black, mulato and

indogenous people from the town of Paba. Of the 14 kidnap

victims, 5 were found dead.

Indigenous Kidnapping

137.Jul 21 | San Francisco, Putumayo

FARC terrorists blew up 2 electric pylons, leaving the province

of Putumayo without the service for more than 15 days.Powerline Bombing

138.

Jul 17 | Riohacha, La Guajira

FARC terrorists killed 8 people including 5 paramilitaries,

after detonating an explosive device when a public

transportation vehicle was driving by.

CivilianVehicle

Attack

139.Jul 16 | Sardinata, Norte de Santander

FARC terrorists kidnapped 4 young men.Civilian Kidnapping

140.

Jul 11 | Campoalegre, Huila

FARC terrorists killed 3 people and wounded 7 others after

walking into a restaurant and shooting indiscriminately

against a table of local officials.

Civilian Shooting

141.Jul 9 | Popayán, Cauca

FARC terrorists burned 2 trucks and 2 public transportation

buses on the Panamericana highway.Civilian

Vehicle

Attack

Jun 29 | Vistahermosa, MetaFARC terrorists killed 7 people and wounded 12 others after detonating a house bomb.

Reason no. 142:

Xinhua

El Comercio

Infobae

LA REPUBLICA

epeuropa press

Xinhua

El Universal


153.May 12 | Valle del Cauca

FARC terrorists blew up 3 electric pylons leaving 70

municipalities without electricity.Powerline Bombing

154.May 5 | Caldono, Cauca

FARC terrorists set an illegal road block burning one truck

and fireing against an ambulance. No victims were reported.Civilian

Other/

Unknown

155.May 2 | Piendamó, Cauca

FARC terrorists set an illegal road block and burned 2

trucks in the province of Cauca.

Cargo

Transport

Other/

Unknown

156.Apr 28 | Hobo, Huila

FARC terrorists killed Douglas Hernan Bautista, former

mayor of the municipality of Hobo and 2 policemen.The

mayor was killed while walking his children to school.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Execution

157.Apr 26 | San José del Guaviare, Guaviare

FARC terrorists murdered 3 peasants in the municipality of

San José del Guaviare.Civilian Execution

159.

Apr 16 | Caquetá

FARC terrorists prohibited more than 400 councilmen of

7 different provinces to transit outside of their

municipalities, forcing them to transfer their headquarters

to capital cities.

Government

Personnel

DeathThreat

160.

Apr 15 | Toribío, Cauca

FARC terrorists killed a minor and 4 police officers and

wounded 11 civilians and 8 policemen; in attacks carried out

against the municipality of Toribío.

Indigenous Bombing

161.

Apr 12 | Urrao, Antioquia

FARC terrorists killed Wilmar Alejandro Correa and Juan

Fernando Oquendo, 2 firefighters who were on a

"humanitarian mission", to retrieve the body of Jesús Antonio

Higuita who had been kidnapped by FARC terrorists last

September.

Civilian Execution

162.Apr 10 | Puerto Rico, Caquetá

FARC terrorists murdered councilwoman Miriam Martínez.

Government

PersonnelExecution

163.Apr 2 | Chocó

FARC terrorists are suspected of kidnapping 5 members of

the religious organization Justicia y Paz.

Human

Rights

worker

Kidnapping

Apr 16 | Baraya, HuilaFARC terrorists murdered a 72 year-old woman they were holding hostage.

Reason no. 158:

Mar 24 | San Francisco, AntioquiaFARC terrorists are being held responsible for the detonation of a mined camp. The detonation of the camp wounded 3 civilians including a new born. One of the victims lost a leg.

Reason no. 164:

Xinhua

Xinhua

La Hora

143.

Jun 28 | Vistahermosa, Meta

FARC terrorists are responsible for the death of 2 people,

including a minor, after they stepped on a mined camp

seeded by these terrorists. The explosion left 12 people

wounded, including 2 minors.

Civilian Landmine


144.

Jun 13 | Córdoba

FARC terrorist kidnapped 2 indigenous leaders of the

Chibogadó community, when they were returning home

from teaching a fishing workshop to other indigenous.


145.

Jun 9 | Orito, Putumayo

FARC terrorists carried out an attack against the

Transandean pipeline. The attack forced the suspension of

water in the municipality of Orito due to contamination of

the water.

Pipeline Bombing

147.

May 31 | Valdivia, Antioquia

FARC terrorists are suspected of blowing up 8 electric

pylons, leaving several municipalities without electric

service.

Powerline Bombing

148.

May 26 | Samaniego, Nariño

FARC terrorists killed 2 policemen and wounded 4 civilians

and one policemen during an attack against the civil

population of Samaniego who was preparing to march

against violence.

Civilian Handgrenade

149.

May 24 | Puerto Rico, Meta

FARC terrorists killed 6 council members, and wounded 4

policemen and a civilian in an attack against the

headquarters of the Council of the municipality of Puerto Rico.

Town

councilpersonShooting

150.

May 18 | Ibagué, Tolima

Unidentified terrorists mistakenly detonated an explosive

device. The explosion killed 2 of the terrorists and wounded

another. The terrorist were riding a taxi and the driver was

also wounded in the explosion.

Unknown Bombing

152.

May 13 | Norte de Santander

FARC terrorists are held responsible for the mutilation of a

14 year-old girl. The minor lost her foot after stepping on an

antipersonel mine left by FARC terrorists.

Civilian Landmine

Jun 4 | El Carmen de Bolívar, BolívarFARC terrorists are responsible for the detonation of a mined camp. The detonation of the camp killed a 72 year old man and wounded his 45 year old son.

Reason no. 146:

May 17 | Cumbitara, NariñoFARC terrorists detonated a horse-bomb destroying 25 homes and 5 cars.The horse-bomb was left 30 meters from a Police station. No victims were reported.

Reason no. 151:

Xinhua

ANSA

Xinhua


165.

Mar 23 | Curumarí, Cesar

FARC terrorists detonated an explosive device wounding 4

civilians in a highway close to the town of Curumaní. The

device was aimed against a police patrol that was to drive by

minutes later.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Other/

Unknown

166.

Mar 16 | Manizales, Caldas

FARC terrorists are suspected of killing Chamber

Representative, Oscar González and a personal friend in

the headquarters of the Liberal Party in the city of Manizales.

Government

PersonnelExecution

167.

Mar 16 | Ibagué, Tolima

FARC terrorists detonated an explosive device killing 3

policemen and one minor and wounding 4 policemen and

one civilian, in a highway between the cities of Ibagué and

Armenia.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Bombing

168.

Mar 7 | Lejanías, Meta

FARC terrorists murdered 2 civilians, including a minor,

after kidnapping them and forcing the eldest to drive his

vehicle loaded with 50 kilos of explosives. Terrorists wanted

the bomb to explode in the municipality of Lejanías were

Major elections were taking place.

Civilian

Unwilling

Suicide

Bomber

169.

Mar 5 | Mocoa, Putumayo

FARC terrorists dynamited the communication towers of

private channels RCN and Caracol. The terrorists also

burned all the equipment they found.

Other/

UnknownBombing

170.Mar 5 | El Castillo, Meta

FARC terrorists opened fire against a taxi wounding 3

civilians in the municipality of El Castillo. Civilian Shooting

171.Mar 1 | Orito, Putumayo

FARC terrorists wounded 2 police officers after opening

fire against a police station.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Shooting

172.Mar 1 | El Castillo, Meta

FARC terrorists detonated a bomb next to a powerline in

the municipality of El Castillo.Powerline Bombing

173.

Feb 20 | Puerto Lleras, Meta

FARC terrorists killed 5 people, including 3 military a minor

and a civilian, after detonating a bomb in a small hotel in

the municipality of Puerto Lleras. 17 people between military

and civilians were wounded in the attack.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Bombing

174.

Feb 16 | Génova, Quindío

FARC terrorists murdered José Heriberto Castro, mayor

of the municipality of Génova, and his body guard and

driver.

Mayor Shooting

175.

Feb 12 | El Tarra, Norte de Santander

FARC terrorists murdered a 15 year old girl during an

attack against police headquarters in the municipality of El

Tarra.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Other/

Unknown

176.Feb 7 | Pasto, Nariño

FARC terrorists set an illegal road block in the road between

Pasto and Tumaco. The terrorists burned 10 vehicles,

including public transportation buses and taxis.

BusOther/

Unknown

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178.

Jan 26 | Ibagué, Tolima

FARC terrorists attacked a prison in the city of Ibagué,

allowing more than 30 inmates to escape. 6 inmates were

shot dead and another 4 were wounded.

Other/

UnknownShooting

179.

Jan 24 | Arauquita, Arauca

FARC terrorists are suspected of blowing up a section of

the Caño Limón - Coveñas Pipeline, the attack took place

somewhere between Arauquita and Saravena.

Pipeline Bombing

180.Jan 14 | Sabana de Torres, Santander

FARC terrorists are suspected of killing 3 peasents in the

municipality of Sabana de Torres. The terrorists also burned

down their homes and stole their food and animals.

Civilian Shooting

Jan 31 | Miranda, CaucaFARC terrorists are suspected of killing Ever Cunda Poscue, an indigenous leader of the Paez community. The leader was shot several times.

Reason no. 177:

Jan 1 | Tame, AraucaFARC terrorists murdered 17 peasants, including 4 minors and 6 women, and severely wounded 3 others, in a small village. The terrorists accused the peasants of collaborating with the paramilitaries.

Reason no. 181:



182.

Dec 28 | Bogotá, Cundinamarca

FARC terrorists are suspected of killing 2 people, after

detonating an explosive device in the main

transportation system Transmilenio in the capital.

Bus stop Bombing

183.

Dec 25 | Novita, Chocó

FARC terrorists kidnapped and executed Francisco

Montoya, a catholic priest who had just arrived to the

municipality of Novita. The terrorist organization refused to

hand over the body of the priest arguing they had buried

him after his execution.

Religious

FigureExecution

184.

Dec 23 | La Hormiga, Putumayo

FARC terrorists carried out an attack against the

Transandino Pipeline . The terrorist fired against a pipe and

then set the area on fire. No victims were reported.

Pipeline Shooting

185.

Dec 23 | Planadas, Tolima

FARC terrorists are suspected of killing a 2 year old girl

after detonating a hand granade in the municipality of

Planadas. 3 adults were wounded in the attack.


186.


FARC terrorists prepared a car bomb to attack the President

of Colombia Álvaro Uribe. The car bomb was found in the

municipality of Fontibón and was deactivated by explosive

experts.

Government

PersonnelCar Bomb

188.

Nov 11 | Urumita, La Guajira

FARC terrorists murdered Pervis Pacheco Díaz, an

indigenous leader of the Kankuamo community. The

indigenous leader had left his community due to death

threats.

Indigenous Execution

189.Nov 11 | Saravena, Arauca

FARC terrorists are suspected of detonating an explosive

device , while a police patrol was driving by. 4 civilians,

including an 11 year old, were wounded in the attack.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Handgrenade

190.Nov 11 | La Sierra, Cauca

FARC terrorists murdered the Governor of the Yanacona

indigenous group, Plinio Piamba Jiménez, and his son.


191.

Nov 6 | Aracataca, Magdalena

FARC terrorists are suspected of killing of Mariano Suárez

Chaparro, spiritual leader of the Arhuaco indigenous

community.


192.Oct 22 | Santander de Quilichao, Cauca

FARC terrorists are suspected of killing a 19 year old after

detonating a bomb inside his home. Civilian Bombing

Nov 12 | Popayán, CaucaFARC terrorists are suspected of killing Mario Canal, a state attorney who was investigating alleged crimes committed by captured leaders of FARC. Canal was shot 6 times.

Reason no. 187:

El NuevoHeraldo

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194.Oct 9 | Coloso, Sucre

FARC terrorists murdered 5 civilians including 4 women

and wounded one civilian in the municipality of Coloso. Civilian Execution

195. soldier after stopping a public transportation bus in the

municipality of San Francisco.

Oct 1 | San Francisco Medina, Antioquia

FARC terrorists are suspected of killing a bus driver and a Bus Execution

193.

Oct 19 | La Salina, Casanare

FARC terrorists killed one police officer and wounded 3

after launching an attack against police headquarters in the

municipality of La Salina.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Other/

Unknown

197.

Sep 30 | Orito, Putumayo

FARC terrorists are suspected of kidnapping a 13 year old

boy and an 8 year old girl in the municipality of Orito. The

terrorists later called the home and said they belonged to

the FARC and demanded 2,000 million pesos (USD 800.000 )

be paid for their liberation.

Civilian Kidnapping

198.

Sep 20 | San Carlos, Antioquia

FARC terrorists are suspected of killing 6 civilians and

wounding 17 others after opening fire against a public

transportation bus. The attack was carried out in the

municipality of San Carlos.

Bus Shooting

199.Sep 12 | El Roble, Sucre

FARC terrorists dynamited 3 cattle farms and destroyed

machinery in the municipality of El Roble.

Other/Unknown

Other/Unknown

200.

Sep 10 | Frontino, Antioquia

FARC terrorists kidnapped 8 people in Frontino. Among the

civilians were 5 students an a teacher who were carrying out

an investigation for the Universidad de Antioquia.

Student Kidnapping

202.Sep 5 | Puerto Asís, Putumayo

FARC terrorists are suspected of killing 3 civilians

wounded another 14 including 2 minors, after attacking a

Cristian Church in the town of Puerto Asis.

Civilian Shooting

203.Sep 3 | Inírida, Guainía

FARC terrorists are suspected of detonationg a boat bomb

in the Inirida river in the Amazone jungle. The explosion

killed one civilian and one marine and wounded 2 others.

Military

PersonnelBombing

Sep 30 | Bogotá, CundinamarcaFARC terrorists are suspected of killing Daniela Venegas, a 15 year old girl in Bogotá. The girl had been kidnapped a year ago.

Reason no. 196:

Sep 5 | Puerto Asís, PutumayoFARC terrorists attacked a Christian church in the city of Puerto Asís, killing 3 people and wounding 14 other, including 2 minors.

Reason no. 201:

Xinhua


204.

Aug 26 | Toribío, Cauca

FARC terrorists are suspected of kinapping the Mayor of

Toribío, Arquimedes Vitonás, and 3 indigenous leaders in

an illegal road block.

Mayor Kidnapping

205.Aug 21 | Alvarado, Tolima

FARC terrorists wounded 3 people in illegal road block set

in a highway close to the municipality of Alvarado.Civilian

Other/Unknown

206.

Aug 17 | Granada, Antioquia

FARC terrorists are suspected of killing 2 civilians,

including a minor, and wounding another after the

explosion of a house-bomb in the municipality of Granada.

N/A Bombing

207.Aug 11 | El Tambo, Cauca

FARC terrorists are suspected of killing 2 civilians,

including a minor in the municipality of El Tambo. Civilian Execution

208.

Aug 11 | Tibú, Norte de Santander

FARC terrorists massacred 10 peasants in the town of Tibú

in the middle of the Catatumbo jungle. The terrorists left 6

peasants alive to tell the story.

N/AOther/

Unknown

209.

Aug 4 | Tuluá Valle del Cauca

FARC terrorists are suspected of killing 7 policemen and

wounding one, after detonating a car bomb when 3 police

patrols where driving by. The attack took place close to the

municipality of Tuluá

Police

Facility/Personnel

Car Bomb

.

210.Jul 11 | Cocorná, Antioquia

400 people were obligated to leave their properties and

households by the FARC.Civilian

Death Threat

212.Jul 11 | San Carlos, Antioquia

7 peasants were executed by member of the FARC.Civilian Execution

213.

Jul 8 | Nariño

In 4 different attacks 8 policemen and 4 civilians were

injured. The actions were perpetrated with "homemade

rockets" and long-range weapons.

CivilianRocketAttack

214.

Jun 29 | San Francisco Copera, Antioquia

After bombing a bridge with no victims, guerrilla men from

FARC exploted 2 charges. The first one, was activated when

curious people were visiting the site. There was 2 civilian

casualties. The second charge, exploted when elements

from the Police went to check on the site. Two policemen

were dead, one of them was the San Francisco Police Chief

Officer.

Bridge Bombing

Jul 11| San Francisco Copera, AntioquiaA bus driver and his helper were killed by the FARC in order to fill up the vehicle with bombs and park it on the San Francisco's main street.

Reason no. 211:

El Comercio

Xinhua

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215.

Jun 28 | Sonsón, Antioquia

Father and son were killed by the FARC. The son, Wilson

Buitrago Cardona, was shot when he refused to stop his

car at an illegal road block. Hours later, his father, Wiliam

Buitrago, died trying to rescue his son's corpse. The car

exploted once he opened the door, because of a bubby-trap.

Civilian Car Bomb

217.Jun 18 | Florencia, Caquetá

3 electric towers were blown up generating a power shut

down in Florencia, Caquetá.

Powerline Bombing

218.Jun 18 | Florencia, Caquetá

4 policemen killed in car bombing attack.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Car Bomb

219.

Jun 3 | Orito, Putumayo

FARC rebels bomb in several points, the pipeline

between San Miguel and Orito in Putumayo. Even so, the

ammount of crude lost was minimum because the pipe was

not working.

Pipeline Bombing

220.May 31 | Putumayo

During confrontation with the Colombian Army, FARC rebels

exploted a bridge between Putumayo and Ecuador.

Bridge Bombing

221.

May 26 | Plato, Magdalena

2 people were killed and another injured when FARC rebels

attacked shooting out 3 different homes. After that, they

exploted 2 charges in a power station, leaving without the

service Plato and another villages.

Civilian Bombing

223.

May 22 | San Carlos, Antioquia

A bomb placed by FARC rebels exploded in a truck parked

in the main plaza of the town of San Carlos, killing one

passer-by and wounding 3. Also, the rebels fired at houses

in the area and wounded a 54 year old man.

Civilian Bombing

224.May 7 | Cauca

An indigenous mother was injured with her 2 boys. One

of them was only 3 year old.

IndigenousRocket

Attack

225.

May 4 | Tame, Arauca

An 8 year old child died and 17 other people were

injured, when a vehicle with 80Kg of Anfo exploted in a

centric and commercial zone in Tame, Arauca. All casualties

were civilians.

Civilian Car Bomb

May 25 | Cocorná, AntioquiaThe Farc rebels massacred 10 people in Cocorná. One of the victims was a 76 year old woman.


Jun 23 | Caldono, CaucaA 4 year old indigenous girl and his father were killed, when members of the FARC acussed them of being informers of the Colombian Army.

Reason no. 216:

Xinhua


226.May 3 | Meta

Victor Hernández and Pablo Mosquera, civilians, were

heavily injured when they step on a mine field, created by

FARC.

Civilian Landmine

227.Mar 16 | Valdivia, Antioquia

Priest Cesar Dario Peña García was kinapped by the

FARC.

Religious

FigureKidnapping

228.

Feb 26 | Ipiales, Nariño

FARC terrorists killed one soldier and wounded one civilian,

after detonating a grenade hidden in a fruit car that was

abandoned by 2 people close to a military post in Ipiales.

Military

PersonnelHandgrenade

230.Feb 23 | Bolívar

FARC terrorists are suspected of bombing a gas pipeline in

Bolívar.

Pipeline Bombing

231.Feb 18 | Medellín, Antioquia

FARC terrorists killed 2 truck drivers and wounded 5

civilians in an illegal road-block set on the highway

Medellín-Bogotá.

Other/

UnknownUnknown

232.

Feb 16 | Sacama, Casanare

FARC terrorists wounded 23 people including 15 children,

of ages 4 to 15, 2 civilians and 6 policemen after detonating

a grenades in Sacama (Casanare), during a festival at the

town's main park.

Other/

UnknownHandgrenade

233.Feb 15 | Antioquia

FARC terrorists are suspected of blowing up several electric

pylons in the Province of Antioquia, leaving some 130,000

people without electricity.

Powerline Bombing

234.Feb 15 | Jambaló, Cauca

FARC terrorists attacked the town of Jambaló (Cauca),

wounding one policeman in the attack.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Shooting

235.Feb 15 | Giraldo, Antioquia

FARC terrorists are suspected of kidnapping an engineer in

an illegal road block set up in the municipality of Giraldo.

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

236.Feb 8

FARC terrorists attacked the helicopter in which the

Governor of el Meta and 19 others where travelling. One

civilian was wounded in the attack.

Governor Unknown

237.Jan 27 | Unión Penaya, Caquetá

FARC terrorists murdered 2 farmers who refused to leave

their homes and forced others to leave their homes in the

town of Unión Penaya (Caquetá).


Feb 25 | Neiva, HuilaFARC terrorists carried out a terrorist attack in the city of Neiva (Huila) when they entered a condominium and kidnapped 3 people. The terrorists also wounded a policeman and a civilian.

Reason no. 229:

Xinhua

238.Jan 27 | Mocoa, Putumayo

FARC terrorists blew up a bridge in the highway that

connects Mocoa (Putumayo) with the center of the country.

Bridge Bombing


240.Jan 23 | La Llanera, Nariño

FARC terrorists are suspected of attacking the town of La

Llanera (Nariño) and killing 3 police officers and destroying

several homes with explosives.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Bombing

241.Jan 16 | Santa Lucía, Putumayo

FARC terrorists kidnapped Jesus García Rosero in an

illegal road block set up close to Santa Lucia (Putumayo).

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

242.Jan 15 | Santa Lucía, Putumayo

FARC terrorists murdered councilman Luis Alberto

Campos in the municipality of Santa Lucía (Putumayo).

Town


243.Jan 15

FARC terrorists threw a grenade into a bar in north-eastern

Colombia, killing 5 paramilitaries.

Other/

UnknownHandgrenade

244.Jan 15 | Arauquita, Arauca

FARC terrorists bombed the Caño-Limon Coveñas

pipeline near the municipality of Arauquita (Arauca).

Pipeline Bombing

245.Jan 13 | Platanilla, Huila

FARC terrorists carried out an attack against a police

patrol on a highway close to Platanillla (Huila). 4 policemen

were wounded in the attack.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Unknown

246.

Jan 13 | Tame, Arauca

FARC terrorists hijacked 2 buses between the

municipalities of Tame (Arauca) and Saravena (Arauca). The

terrorists kidnapped both bus drivers. FARC terrorists

kidnapped 2 bus drivers between the municipalities of Tame

(Arauca) and Saravena (Arauca).

Bus Kidnapping

248.Jan 5 | Pozo Azul, Bolívar

One was murdered in clashes between FARC terrorists

and AUC terrorists in Pozo Azul (Bolívar).

Other/

UnknownExecution

249.Jan 2 | San Miguel, Putumayo

FARC terrorists carried out 11 bomb attacks on the Trans

Andean oil pipeline in the area of Puerto Colón and San

Miguel (Putumayo).

Pipeline Bombing

Jan 8 | Pensilvania, CaldasFARC terrorists massacred 8 peasants in Pensilvania (Caldas) who refused to sell them their coca leaves.

Reason no. 247:

Jan 25 | Fortul, AraucaFARC terrorists detonated a car bomb on the highway between Fortul (Arauca) and Tame (Arauca), while an army patrol was trying to destroy the explosive device. One soldier was killed in the explosion.

Reason no. 239:

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250.Nov 14 | La Salina, Casanare

FARC terrorist kidnapped and killed José Rubín Rodríguez,

catholic priest of La Salina (Casanare).

Religious

FigureKidnapping

251.Jul 26 | Neiva, Huila

FARC terrorists tried to take over the headquarters of the

prison of Neiva (Huila). 2 prisoners died and 4 others were

Other/Unknown

Unknown

captured while trying to escape.

252.Jul 22 | Risaralda

FARC terrorists kidnapped 15 people in an illegal road

block in the Province of Risaralda.

Civilian Kidnapping

253.Jul 22 | Ovejas, Sucre

FARC and ERP terrorists kidnapped 11 people in the town

of Ovejas (Sucre).

Civilian Kidnapping

255.Jul 8 | Santa Lucía, Valle del Cauca

FARC terrorists shot a 33 year old woman in Santa Lucía

(Valle) in front of her children because she refused to tell

them were her husband was.

Other/Unknown

Execution

256.Jul 7 | Paujil, Caquetá

FARC terrorists are suspected of killing one person and

wounding 20, after detonating a bomb in Paujil (Caquetá).

Civilian Bombing

257.Jul 2 | Ismo, Huila

FARC terrorists are suspected of killing one police officer

and wounding 9 civilians, including a 7 year old girl, in

Ismo (Huila).

Civilian Execution

258.

Jul 1 | Samana, Caldas

FARC terrorists are suspected of murdering 9 farmers who

they suspected were government informants. The bodies of

the 9 farmers were found in a mass grave in the town of

Samana (Caldas).


260.Jun 26

FARC terrorists murdered Doris Gil, a former beauty

queen, and her husband Helmut Bickenbach after having

held them hostage for 6 months.

Other/Unknown

Execution

261.Jun 26 | Florida, Valle del Cauca

FARC terrorists kidnapped 2 engineers who were carrying

out control tasks in the rural area of Florida (Valle del

Cauca).

Other/Unknown

Kidnapping

Jul 9 | La Vega, CaucaFARC terrorists are suspected of killing 4 students, including one minor, while they were camping in La Vega (Cauca).

Reason no. 254:

Jul 1 | Mondomo, CaucaFARC terrorists kidnapped a Swiss and 4 Colombians. The Swiss was dedicated to helping indigenous people.

Reason no. 259:

El País


263.

Jun 11

2 former FARC members murdered Jenny Rocio

Mendivelson also a former FARC member. The woman

was part of the demobilization program and was using her

house as shelter for former FARC members.

Other/

UnknownExecution

264.Jun 5 | Sincelejo, Sucre

FARC terrorists kidnapped 8 people in an illegal road

block set up in the highway between Sincelejo (Sucre) and

Cartagena (Bolívar).

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

265.

Jun 1

FARC terrorists murdered a rancher forcing him to drive a

vehicle loaded with explosives. The vehicle was supposed

to explode next to an army road block, however the vehicle

exploded ahead of time.

Military

Personnel

Unwilling

Suicide

Bomber

266.May 31 | San Rafael, Antioquia

FARC terrorists blew up the El Roble bridge on the

highway to San Rafael in eastern Antioquia.

Bridge Unknown

267.May 30

FARC terrorists murdered 5 people who had been

kidnapped on May 13th. The families of the victims reported

they had already paid ransom for their release.

Other/

UnknownExecution

268.

May 27 | San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá

FARC terrorists killed an 8 year old boy and wounded 3

people in San Vicente del Caguán, (Caquetá), after

detonating a bomb intended to destroy Police headquarters.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Bombing

269.May 27 | Bogotá, Cundinamarca

FARC terrorists blew up an electric pylon in southern

Bogotá, leaving 4 neighborhoods without electricity.

Powerline Unknown

270.May 26 | El Tambo, Cauca

FARC terrorists set an illegal road block in El Tambo

(Cauca). The terrorists kidnapped 3 truck drivers and stole

their vehicles.

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

271.May 26 | Calamar, Guaviare

FARC terrorists are suspected of detonating a car bomb in

Calamar (Guaviare). One person died and 3 others were

wounded in the explosion.

Vehicle Car Bomb

272.

May 26 | Aquitania, Boyacá

Terrorists set an illegal road block and dressed with fake

military uniforms and kidnapped Roberto Aguirre, a business

man and brother of the priest of Aquitania (Boyacá).

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

273.

May 22 | Silvia, Cauca

FARC terrorists attacked the municipalities of Caldono

and Silvia in the province of Cauca. The terrorists robbed a

bank and caused severe material damage to the town. No

casualties were reported.

Other/

Unknown

Other/

Unknown

Jun 15 | Zambrano, BolívarFARC terrorists are suspected of killing one police officer and injuring 3 after detonating a soccer ball bomb in Zambrano (Bolívar).

Reason no. 262:

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Apr 22 | Dolores, TolimaFARC terrorists shot Alvaro Esquivel Molano, head of the municipal council of the town of Dolores. FARC terrorists forced the entire town including children to presence the murder.

Reason no. 283:May 14 | Mutatá, AntioquiaFARC terrorists kidnapped an 83 year old man in Mutatá (Antioquia). The old man is the oldest kidnap victim in Colombia.

Reason no. 274:

275.

May 10 | Calamar, Guaviare

FARC terrorists left a package bomb in a public

transportation vehicle in Calamar (Guaviare). The owner of

the vehicle, Neyer Botero lost his hand after the package

exploded.

Other/

UnknownBombing

276.

May 10 | Saravena, Arauca

FARC terrorists stole an ambulance that belonged to the

San Antonio Hospital when it was on its way to Saravena

(Arauca). The ambulance driver was kidnapped by the

terrorists.

Vehicle Kidnapping

277.May 10 | Algeciras, Huila

FARC terrorists detonated a car bomb in Algeciras (Huila)

killing one police man and injuring 4 civilians.

Civilian Car Bomb

278.May 9 | La Macarena, Casanare

FARC terrorists opened fire against a commercial

Colombian airline (SATENA) when it was about to land in

La Macarena. The aircraft landed safely.

Aircraft Shooting

279.

May 9

FARC terrorists attacked the electric infrastructure in

several provinces of Colombia such as Valle, Tolima,

Quindio, Nariño, Huila, and Cauca. Authorities reported that

around 12 power pylons were attacked, leaving thousands

of Colombians without electric power. Terrorists mined

most of the areas around the towers making it very

difficult for technicians to repair the towers.

Powerline Landmine

280.

May 5 | Urrao, Antioquia

FARC terrorists murdered the Governor of Antioquia,

Guillermo Gaviria, and his advisor, Gilberto Echeverri.

They had both been kidnapped by this terrorist group one-

year ago during a peace manifestation in Antioquia. FARC

terrorists also killed 8 soldiers who were being held in the

same group.

Governor Execution

281.May 2 | El Copey, Cesar

Authorities suspect that FARC terrorists burned one big

truck and a bus in the Eastern Highway outside of El Copey

(Cesar).

Vehicle Unknown

282.Apr 24 | La Unión, Meta

FARC terrorists detonated a car bomb next to a military post

in La Unión (Meta). The explosion killed one civilian and one

soldier, and left 3 soldiers wounded.

Military

PersonnelCar Bomb

284.Apr 21 | Dolores, Tolima

FARC terrorists attacked the town of Dolores (Tolima)

during Good Friday procession killing three people.

Civilian Execution

285.Apr 10 | Cali, Valle del Cauca

FARC terrorists burned 5 cargo trucks and one small truck

in the Cali (Valle) - Buenaventura (Valle).

Cargo

TransportArson

286.Apr 8 | Buga, Valle del Cauca

FARC terrorists are suspected of kidnapping Finance

Secretary of Cali (Valle), Francisco Jose Lamus in a farm

in Buga (Valle).

Government

PersonnelKidnapping

287.Apr 4

FARC terrorists murdered a soldier and packed his body

with explosives. The soldier was on license and was on his

way home.

Military

PersonnelExecution

288.Apr 4 | Florencia, Caquetá

FARC terrorists murder one civilian and left 4 other wounded

after setting an illegal roadblock on the highway between

Sauza (Huila) and Florencia (Caquetá).

Civilian Execution

290.

Apr 3 | El Espino, Boyacá

FARC terrorists sent a parcel-bomb to the mayor of El

Espino (Boyacá), Guillermo Nuñez. The bomb blew up

wounding 3 soldiers and 2 civilians. The mayor was not hurt

in the explosion.

Mayor Bombing

291.

Mar 31 | Nariño

FARC terrorists have been accused of blowing up a big

pipe of the Orito-Putumayo Trandandino Pipeline. The

explosion took place in the El Boquerón area (Nariño) and

caused the spill of 2,500 barrels. Firemen and civil defense

of the area controlled the emergency.

Pipeline Unknown

292.Mar 28

FARC terrorists blew up an electricity pylon in the frontier

with Ecuador, leaving some municipalities in the

neighboring country without electricity.

Other/

UnknownUnknown

Apr 3 | Villapinzón, CundinamarcaFARC terrorists murdered Councilor Luis Moreno and Community Leader Juan Evangelista Suárez, after kidnapping them from Villapinzón.

Reason no. 289:

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Mar 20 | Ricaurte, NariñoFARC terrorists attacked the town of Ricaurte (Nariño) with gas cylinders, the attack left 3 civilians wounded and a police officer. More than 20 homes were destroyed.

Reason no. 295:


293.Mar 27

FARC terrorists killed 2 minors during a terrorist attack

against Puerto Rico (Caquetá). Several homes were

destroyed in the attack.

Other/

UnknownUnknown

294.Mar 26 | Putumayo

FARC terrorists blew up a telecommunication tower

leaving 9 municipalities in the Putumayo Province isolated

from the rest of the country.

Other/

UnknownUnknown


FARC terrorists blew up the communication towers of

Caracol and RCN in the Putumayo province, leaving

almost the entire province without signal.

Other/

UnknownUnknown

297.Mar 14 | Bucaramanga, Santander

ELN and FARC terrorists robbed an ambulance that was

transporting medical supplies from Bucaramanga

(Santander) to San Calisto (Norte de Santander).

VehicleOther/

Unknown

298.

Mar 12 | La Antioqueñita, Arauca

FARC narco-terrorists are suspected of detonating 200

kilos of explosives hidden in a truck, which was

transporting rocks. The explosion took place in La

Antioqueñita (Arauca).

Vehicle Bombing

299.Mar 11 | Villanueva, Guajira

FARC and ELN narco-terrorists blew up part of a gas pipe at

the in Villanueva (Guajira).

Pipeline Bombing

300.

Mar 10 | Putumayo

The OZIP (Putumayo Zone Indigenous Organization),

reported that 5 Huitoto Indians were killed by FARC narco-terrorists. The OZIP reported that the 5 indigenous people went missing in October after fishing in a river where FARC narco-terrorists had forbidden them to fish.


301.

Mar 8 | Campo-Alegre, Huila

FARC narco-terrorists are suspected of detonating a bomb

at the Justice Palace in Campo Alegre (Huila). The bomb

destroyed part of the building and neighboring houses. No

Government

BuildingBombing

302.

Mar 8 | Becerral, Cesar

FARC narco-terrorists blew up a communications base at

Cerro Tokio in Becerral (Valle). More than 42 thousand

public and mobile phone lines were cut of from service.

Other/

UnknownBombing

303.Mar 4 | Hobo, Huila

FARC narco-terrorists detonated an explosive device

around an electricity pylon in Hobo, Huila.

Pipeline Unknown

304.Mar 4 | El Doncello, Caquetá

FARC narco-terrorists murdered 3 young men in El

Doncello (Caquetá).

Other/

UnknownExecution


305.

Feb 28 | Carmen del Bolívar, Bolívar

FARC narco-terrorists killed one person after launching

several explosive devices against the headquarters of the

Electrocosta Electricity company in Carmen de Bolívar

(Bolívar).

Other/

UnknownTorture

306.Feb 27 | Campamento, Antioquia

FARC narco-terrorists stole a public transportation bus in

Campamento (Antioquia), killing one bus passenger and

kidnapping another.

Bus Kidnapping

307.Feb 25 | Nariño

FARC narco-terrorists kidnapped Alfonso Rodriguez

Almota, a 40-year-old doctor from the Colombian Social

Security Institute, from his farm in Nariño.

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

308.

Feb 23 | Caquetá

FARC narco-terrorists acknowledged that they are holding

three US government contractors whose plane crashed in

rebel-held territory 10 days ago. FARC narco-terrorists called

the 3 captives "CIA agents" and claimed to have shot down

the single-engine aircraft.

Other/

UnknownShooting

309.Feb 19 | El Calvario, Meta

FARC narco-terrorists kidnapped a seminar instructor who

worked for the Catholic Church in el Calvario (Meta).

Religious

FigureKidnapping

311.Feb 16 | Pereira, Risaralda

FARC narco-terrorists attacked an ambulance that was

carrying a wounded FARC member between Belen de

Umbria and Pereira (Risaralda). The narco-terrorist escaped.

VehicleOther/

Unknown

312.Feb 13 | El Turco, Cauca

FARC narco-terrorists kidnapped 11 drivers and stole their

vehicles in the Pan- American highway in the town of El

Turco (Cauca).

Vehicle Kidnapping

313.Feb 10 | Abejorral, Antioquia

FARC narco-terrorists attacked a police car in Abejorral

(Antioquia). 2 policemen and a civilian were killed in the

attack.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Unknown

315.Feb 6 | Arauquita, Arauca

FARC narco-terrorists detonated an explosive device at the

Caño-Limon Coveñas Pipeline in the rural zone of Arauquita

(Arauca).

Office Unknown

Feb 7 | Bogotá, CundinamarcaThe FARC killed 32 people and the injured more than 160 in a car bomb attack in the club 'El Nogal', in Bogotá.

Reason no. 314:

Feb 16 | San Pedro, SucreFARC narco-terrorists supposedly kidnapped 2 elderly in San Pedro (Sucre).

Reason no. 310:


316.Feb 6 | San Jacinto, Bolívar

FARC narco-terrorists kidnapped 5 people in an illegal

roadblock between the towns of San Jacinto and Carmen de

Bolívar (Bolívar).

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

317.Feb 2 | Arauca, Arauca

FARC narco-terrorists are suspected of blowing up an

electric pylon in Arauca (Arauca), cutting off power to the

entire region.

Powerline Bombing

318.Feb 1 | Piamonte, Cauca

FARC narco-terrorists massacred 8 community leaders in

the small town of Piamonte (Cauca).

Other/

UnknownExecution

319.Jan 31 | Casanare

FARC narco-terrorists blew up a bridge on the Llano

Highway in the province of Casanare, cutting off access to 3

towns.

Bridge Unknown

320.

Jan 27 | Tame, Arauca

FARC narco-terrorists are suspected of detonating a car

bomb while an army patrol was passing by in the town of

Tame (Arauca). The bomb killed 6 soldiers and one civilian

and wounded 6 others

Military

PersonnelCar Bomb

321.

Jan 23 | Ipiales, Nariño

FARC narco-terrorists detonated an explosive device at a

police station in Ipiales (Nariño). No casualties were

reported, however the police station was severely

damaged.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Unknown

322.Jan 20 | Zambrano, Bolívar

FARC narco-terrorists attacked a truck in Zambrano

(Bolivar), killing 6 police officers and a civilian.

Vehicle Execution

324.

Jan 19 | La Unión, Magdalena

FARC narco-terrorists are suspected in a bombing

operation in the village of La Union (Meta). 20 houses were

destroyed. Officials were warned and were able to evacuate

the small village, however all its inhabitants lost their homes

and belongings. (UN Article 21)

Civilian Bombing

325.Jan 19 | Cali, Valle del Cauca

FARC narco-terrorists stole 2 buses and kidnapped the

bus drivers in Cali (Valle del Cauca).

Bus Kidnapping

326.Jan 18 | San Carlos, Antioquia

FARC narco-terrorists massacred 16 civilians in rural San

Carlos (Antioquia).

Civilian Execution

327.Jan 15 | Sesquile, Cundinamarca

FARC narco-terrorists murdered 3 civilians in Sesquilé

(Cundinamarca). One of the victims was a minor.

Other/

UnknownUnknown

Jan 20 | Riohacha, La GuajiraFARC narco-terrorists kidnapped 53 people in an illegal roadblock on the highway between Valledupar and Riohacha (Guajira).

Reason no. 323:


328.

Jan 15 | San Carlos, Antioquia

FARC narco-terrorists attacked a public transportation bus

with automatic weapons on the highway between Medellin

and San Carlos (Antioquia). 4 civilians died in the attack, 4

were severely wounded and 3 are still missing.

Bus Shooting

330.

Jan 8 | Arauquita, Arauca

FARC narco-terrorists detonated a car bomb in the Military

base of the Colombian Army’s anti-guerrilla Battalion 49, in

Arauquita (Arauca). A civilian, who is believed to have been

the narco-terrorist driving the car, died during the explosion,

4 other people were wounded.

Military

PersonnelCar Bomb

331.Jan 7 | Dagua, Valle del Cauca

FARC narco-terrorists kidnapped Guillermo Agredo Mejia,

a business man from Cali while he was driving his vehicle

in the Dagua municipality (Valle).

Vehicle Kidnapping

332.Jan 2 | Topaipi, Cundinamarca

FARC narco-terrorists murdered 3 civilians at an illegal

road block in the Topaipi municipality (Cundinamarca).

Civilian Execution

Jan 12FARC narco-terrorists are suspected of forcing civilians to drive car bombs against targets. 2 of 3 brothers, who were kidnapped last week, were forced to drive 2 car bombs into their targets. One of the brothers died in the explosion, the other was severely wounded and the third remains missing.

Reason no. 329:

Xinhua


333.Dec 31 | San Luis, Antioquia

FARC narco-terrorists partially blew up a bridge in San Luis

(Antioquia) along the Medellin - Bogotá highway.

Bridge Unknown

334.Dec 31

FARC narco-terrorists partially blew up a bridge in El

Ramal (Antioquia) on the road between Granada - Cocorná

(Antioquia).

Bridge Unknown

336.

Dec 23 | Arauca

FARC narco-terrorists killed 3 people in a bomb attack

when they reportedly stopped a bus which was carrying 19

employees of the OXY petroleum Company to their work

headquarters at the Caño Limon Coveñas (Arauca) pipeline.

After stopping the bus the narco-terrorists detonated an

explosive device killing 3 people and wounding 15.

Bus Bombing

337.


The Spanish Embassy in Colombia reported that it received

direct threats from FARC narco-terrorists in Bogotá. The

Embassy affirmed that its doors will remain open to the

public.

EmbassyDeath

Threat

338.Dec 20 | El Socorro, Antioquia

FARC narco-terrorists kidnapped 2 people at an illegal road

block in El Socorro (Antioquia).

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

339.Dec 20 | Sonsón, Antioquia

FARC narco-terrorists killed one civilian and burned

several cars in Sonsón, (Antioquia).

Civilian Arson

340.Dec 20 | Silvia, Cauca

FARC narco-terrorists reportedly killed government

secretary of Silvia (Cauca) Ricardo Abad Jiménez.

Government

PersonnelExecution

341.Dec 20 | Puente Nacional, Santander

FARC narco-terrorists kidnapped Jesús Antonio Sosa in

Puente Nacional (Santander).

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

343.Dec 18 | El Tarra, Norte de Santander

FARC narco-terrorists bombed a communications tower in

El Tarra (Arauca). No casualties were reported.

Other/

UnknownBombing

Dec 31 | Algeciras, HuilaFARC narco-terrorists killed 2 civilians and wounded 3, after attacking Army headquarters in Algeciras (Huila).

Reason no. 335:

Dec 20 | Medellín, AntioquiaFARC narco-terrorists killed a school teacher when they fired against a public transportation bus in the highway Medellín - Bogotá.

Reason no. 342:



344.Dec 18 | Arauquita, Arauca

FARC narco-terrorists carried out an attack against the

Caño Limon Coveñas pipeline near Arauquita (Arauca). No


Pipeline Unknown

345.

Dec 17 | Tarqui, Huila

FARC narco-terrorists killed Reinaldo Pastrana Nuñez,

president of the municipal council of Tarqui (Huila). He

was kidnapped from a bar. He was shot 8 times and his

body was dumped in nearby woods.

Town


346.Dec 16 | San Luis, Antioquia

FARC narco-terrorists kidnapped 2 civilians at a road block

in San Luis (Antioquia).

Civilian Kidnapping

347.Dec 16 | Villavicencio, Meta

FARC narco-terrorists launched a grenade into El Castillo,

a bull fighting ring in Villavicencio (Meta). Authorities

reported that 11 people were wounded.

Other/

UnknownHandgrenade

348.

Dec 15 | Arauca, Arauca

FARC narco-terrorists reportedly detonated a bomb outside

the house of Jaime Cordero Herrera, the sub-director of DAS

(Administrative Security Department), in Arauca. The house

was totally destroyed but no casualties were reported.

Government

PersonnelBombing

349.


FARC narco-terrorists reportedly detonated a bomb in a

restaurant on the 30th floor of a luxury residential hotel in

downtown Bogotá. The bomb injured 23 people.

Hotel Bombing

350.

Dec 13 | Cumbal, Nariño

FARC narco-terrorists killed one and injured several

civilians, while they were trying to take over the town of

Cumbal (Nariño). The attack damaged government facilities

and several homes.

Civilian Unknown

351.

Dec 13 | Belalcazar, Cauca

FARC narco-terrorists tried to rob a helicopter carrying

300 million pesos for the Agrario Bank in Belalcazar

(Cauca). 6 civilians were injured, including a child.

Unknown Unknown

352.Dec 12

FARC narco-terrorists were blamed for the murder of 2

indigenous civilians from the Wiwa tribe in northern

Colombia.


Dec 11 | San José de Cucutá, Norte de SantanderFARC narco-terrorists detonated an explosive device that brought down a Caracol radio station control tower in Cucuta (Norte de Santander). No casualties were reported but the detonation forced the 2 stations off the air.

Reason no. 353:


354.

Dec 11

FARC narco-terrorists were accused of using links with a

gang of Brazilian drug traffickers to sell their product.

The gang was were arrested by Brazilian police. Brazilian

authorities reported that the members of the band belong to

the organization of drug kingpin Fernando da Costa, who is

serving time in a Rio de Janeiro prison.

Other/

UnknownUnknown

355.Dec 10 | Gigante, Huila

A civilian and 2 policemen were killed in ambush near

Gigante (FARC).

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Execution

356.Dec 9 | La Bonga, Córdoba

FARC narco-terrorists wounded 4 people including 2

children, at an illegal road block set in La Bonga(Córdoba).

Other/

UnknownExecution

357.Dec 8 | Puerto Libertador Córdoba

FARC narco-terrorists killed 4 people at an illegal road

block set in Puerto Libertador (Córdoba).

Other/

UnknownExecution

358.Dec 3 | La Jagua del Pilar, La Guajira

FARC narco-terrorists launched several explosive devices

against the City Hall of Jagua del Pilar (Guajira). No


Government

Building

Other/

Unknown

359.

Dec 2 | Villanueva, La Guajira

FARC narco-terrorists carried out a terrorist attack against

the Villanueva (La Guajira) City Hall on Sunday. The

attack left great material damage however no injured people

were reported.

Government

BuildingUnknown

360.

Dec 2 | Anapoima, Cundinamarca

FARC narco-terrorists assassinated Town Councilors

Henry David Castro and Jesus Eudoro Cristancho from

Anapoima (Cundinamraca), who had disappeared last

Saturday.

Town


362.Nov 27 | San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá

FARC narco-terrorists detonated an explosive device in

San Vicente del Caguán (Caquetá), wounding 3 children

and leaving several homes destroyed.

Other/

UnknownUnknown

Nov 27 | Tierralta, CórdobaFARC narco-terrorists kidnapped biologists Consuelo Vallejo and environmentalists Manuel Martínez, Olga Ruiz, and David Rodríguez in Tierralta (Córdoba). They all belong to the National Park Program of the Government.

Reason no. 361:

363.

Nov 27 | Tame, Arauca

The bodies of Puerto Rondon (Arauca) Mayor Hector

Yesid Gutierrez and Government Secretary Sixto Cotrina

were found in Tame (Arauca). They had been kidnapped by

FARC narco-terrorists.

Government

PersonnelKidnapping

364.Nov 26 | Miranda, Cauca

FARC narco-terrorists attacked a house in La Esperanza,

Miranda (Cauca) wounding 6 people.

Other/

UnknownUnknown El País


374.Nov 17 | Bahía Solano, Chocó

Armed clashes between FARC narco-terrorists and AUC

narcoterrorists is believed to have resulted in the deaths of

35 combatants in Bahía Solano (Chocó)

Other/

UnknownUnknown

375.Nov 13 | Popayán, Cauca

FARC narco-terrorists kidnapped 4 people at a road block

on the highway between Popayán and Belalcazar (Cauca).

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

378.

Nov 11 | Bogotá, Cundinamarca

FARC narco-terrorists are suspected of kidnapping Latin

American Bishops' Council President and archbishop of

the city of Zipaquirá, Jorge Jimenez as well as priest

Desiderio Orjuela, outside Bogotá.

Religious

FigureKidnapping

379.Nov 9 | Calota, Huila

FARC narco-terrorists dynamited a home in Calota (Cauca),

killing 5 farmers, including 2 children. Reportedly the family

had receives several threats.

Civilian Bombing

380.

Nov 9 | San Vicente del Caguán

FARC narco-terrorists killed an 11 year old and injured a 7

year old after throwing a hand grenade into the horse cart

they were traveling in near San Vicente del Caguán

(Caquetá).


381.Nov 7 | Tame, Arauca

FARC narco-terrorists set 3 car bombs along the Tame-

Fortul highway. Packed with dynamite and shrapnel, the

bombs were destroyed by the Colombian army.

Other/

UnknownCar Bomb

382.Nov 3 | Montelibano, Córdoba

FARC narco-terrorists murdered 4 coco-farmers near

Montelibano.


383.Nov 3 | San Andrés de Cuequia

FARC narco-terrorists murdered 2 civilians in a roadblock

in San Andrés de Cuerquia as officers of the National Police

tried to break the incident up.

Civilian Execution

384.

Oct 31 | San Roque, Antioquia

FARC narco-terrorists tried to force their way into San

Roque, dynamiting a bridge and setting 5 cars on fire. A

police officer died before the narco-terrorists were repelled.

Bridge Bombing

385.Oct 30 | El Carmen de Bolívar, Bolívar

FARC narco-terrorists dynamited a pipeline in El Carmen

de Bolívar and Ovejas (Sucre), leaving 16,000 without gas.

Pipeline Bombing

377. transmission tower, leaving at least 80 percent of the

Putumayo population without electricity.

Powerline Unknown

Nov 12 | Putumayo

FARC narco-terrorists dynamited an electricity

Nov 13 | NariñoFARC narco-terrorists cut and knocked down an electrical pylon in Nariño and Putumayo, leaving thousands of people without electricity.

Reason no. 376:


366.

Nov 25 | Sativanorte, Boyacá

FARC narco-terrorists killed the Mayor of Sativanorte

(Boyacá), Arturo Hernan Paez, his body was found with a

bullet wound to the head. The Mayor was kidnapped last

Saturday.

Mayor Kidnapping

367.

Nov 25 | Puerto Rondón, Arauca

FARC narco-terrorists kidnapped Mayor Yesid Gutierrez

and Finance Secretary Sixto of the municipality of Puerto

Rondón (Arauca). 2 other people were kidnapped but are

still to be identified

Mayor Kidnapping

.

368.

Nov 24 | Cundinamarca

Narco-terrorists murdered Town Councilors Jose Reyes

from Cundinamarca and Jose Betancourt from Valle del

Cauca. The National Federation of Councilors (FENACON)

reported that 10s of Town councilors have been murdered

since May after FARC narco-terrorists declared local

authorities a military target.

Town


370.

Nov 22

FARC narco-terrorists detonated explosives on the railroad

tracks that transport charcoal for the Drummond Company.

15 meters of tracks were destroyed forcing operations to be

stopped for 12 hours.

Train/

RailwayUnknown

371.Nov 21 | Arauquita, Arauca

FARC narco-terrorists threatened the mayor of Arauquita

(Arauca) and its employees forcing them to resign from their

positions.

Government

Personnel

Death

Threat

372.Nov 19

FARC narco-terrorists destroyed a bridge that was being

reconstructed between Villavicencio and Guaviare. The

bridge had been dynamited before.

Bridge Unknown

Nov 24 | CaldasFARC narco-terrorists kidnapped Alberto Duque Gutiérrez, the 70 year old brother of the Bishop of Pereira (Risaralda), Tulio Duque. The kidnapping took place at a road block in Alto de Las Coles.

Reason no. 369:

Nov 26 | Miranda, CaucaFARC narco-terrorists wounded 4 children and 2 adults during an attack against a police station in Miranda (Cauca). The terrorists attacked the station with firearms and explosives.

Reason no. 365:

Store Unknown373.Nov 19 | San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá

FARC narco-terrorists blew up part of the TELECOM

office and 5 neighboring stores in San Vicente del

(Caguán Caquetá.)

Xinhua


396.Oct 18 | Florencia, Caquetá

FARC narco-terrorists are believed to have kidnapped

Antonio Serrano Duarte, a businessman and father of a

Colombian legislator, in Florencia.

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

397.

Oct 18 | Anserma, Caquetá

FARC narco-terrorists are blamed for the murder of Fr.

Monsignor Gabriel Arias Posadas, general vicar of the

Armenia diocese and priest of the Santo Spirito Church, his

driver and Don Jose Luis Cardenas, priest of Chalan. Pope

John Paul II sent telegrams of condolences.

Religious

FigureExecution

398.Oct 17 | Medellín, Antioquia

20 people, many civilians were wounded in Medellin in a

clash between Colombian forces and FARC and AUC narco-

terrorists.

Civilian Unknown

399.Oct 16 | Magdalena

FARC narco-terrorists kidnapped 3 people in Magdalena.

They were later rescued by the Colombian Army.

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

400.Oct 15 | San Rafael, Antioquia

FARC narco-terrorists reportedly shot at a truck in San

Rafael, killing 7 and wounding 2 civilians. Most were

employees of the Medellin utility company.

Vehicle Shooting

401.Oct 15 | El Tesorito, Antioquia

FARC narco-terrorists murdered 7 and severely wounded 2

civilians at illegal road block in El Tesorito, 100 kilometers

from Medellín (Antioquia)

Civilian Execution

402.

Oct 11 | Subia, Cundinamarca

FARC narco-terrorists were blamed for detonating a car

bomb that severely injured a civilian woman and 2 officers

and slightly wounded 12 other people near Subia, 25 miles

west of Bogotá.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Car Bomb

404.

Oct 8 | Chocó

FARC narco-terrorists are using the cover of a jungle area in

northwestern Chocó Province to smuggle guns into

Colombia from Panama, are preventing food from entering

in the area and forcibly recruiting children, according to

Mayor Reynaldo Mesua.

Unknown Unknown

405.Oct 6 | San Luis, Antioquia

FARC narco-terrorists are blamed for the assassination of

San Luis Councilman Jose Ceballos and civil worker

María Cuervo in San Luis (Antioquia).

Town


406.

Oct 6 | Tolima

FARC narco-terrorists are blamed for an attack on a

communications tower that left 20 cities and 25,000

customers without telephone service in Tolima and

Cundinamarca.

Other/

UnknownUnknown

Oct 9 | AraucaFARC narco-terrorists reportedly dynamited electric towers in Arauca Province that left the 6 towns without power.

Reason no. 403:


386.Oct 30 | Boyacá

FARC narco-terrorists reportedly blew up a bridge in

Boyacá.

Bridge Unknown

387.Oct 29 | Palmitos, Sucre

FARC narco-terrorists blew up a telecommunications

station in Los Palmitos (Sucre).

Other/

UnknownUnknown

388.Oct 29 | Córdoba

FARC narco-terrorists set off 2 explosive devices in

Córdoba, that damaged city hall and nearby businesses.

Store Unknown

390.Oct 29 | Barranquilla, Atlántico

FARC nacro-terrorists claimed responsibility for the

detonation of a powerful bomb in Barranquilla (Atlantico)

that injured at least 25 people.

Other/

UnknownBombing

391.Oct 29 | Arauca, Arauca

FARC narco-terrorists reportedly injured 10 civilians after

detonating a car bomb in downtown Arauca. 2 policemen

were killed trying to defuse the bomb.

Civilian Car Bomb

392.Oct 27 | Albán, Nariño

FARC narco-terrorists murdered 5 civilians – 2 brothers

and 3 middle-aged men - near Albán (Cundinamarca).

Gunshot and machete wounds were found on the bodies.

Civilian Execution

393.

Oct 25 | Bogotá, Cundinamarca

FARC narco-terrorists injured at least 3 civilians (along

with 10 officers) when it threw a grenade at a police truck in

a crowded street in downtown Bogotá. An 18-year-old police

officer was also killed.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Handgrenade

394.

Oct 23 | Bogotá, Cundinamarca

FARC narco-terrorists are blamed for murdering a civilian

with 50 pounds of explosives packed into a taxi outside

the headquarters of the Bogotá Metropolitan Police and the

Colombian Judicial Police. A 19-year old police cadet was

also killed in the blast, which caused damage to the

buildings. At least 30 other people were injured in the attack.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Execution

Oct 29 | Natagaima, TolimaFARC narco-terrorists murdered 2 women (one of them a teenager) in Natagaima (Tolima), by detonating a bomb nearby their residency.

Reason no. 389:

Oct 19 | Campoalegre, HuilaFARC narco-terrorists murdered Campoalegre Mayor Luis Antonio Motta and two town councilmen (Jorge Silva and Joaquin Perdomo), who the narco-terrorists previously asked to resign under the threat of death.

Reason no. 395:


Sep 5 | San Juan Nepomuceno, BolívarFARC narco-terrorists murdered 11 farmers in Juan Nepomuceno and other cities in Bolívar. Another 6 civilians were reportedly kidnapped.

Reason no. 417:

418.Sep 1 | Vigiguay, Sucre

FARC narco-terrorists reportedly kidnapped 20 farmers in

Vigiguay (Sucre).


419.

Aug 29 | Jambaló, Cauca

Tired of threats by the FARC narco-terrorists, Colombia’s

Peace Indians declared a state of “civil resistance” to expel

the terrorists from a 245 kilometer area of Jamabaló (Cauca).

IndigenousDeath

Threat Xinhua

420.Aug 29 | Aracataca, Magdalena

FARC narco-terrorists kidnapped 6 people, including an

Italian citizen at a roadblock near Aracataca (Magdalena).

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

421.

Aug 27 | Antioquia

FARC narco-terrorists reportedly threatened to kill Bishop

German Garcia Isaza, bishop of Apartado, and several

Catholic priests for passing information to the public in

Antioquia.

Religious

Figure

Death

Threat Xinhua

422.

Aug 26 | Arauquita, Arauca

FARC narco-terrorists planned to fill model airplanes with

explosives and crash them into government targets via

remote control. Government troups confiscated the planes

in a raid in Araquita (Aracua).

Government

BuildingUnknown

423.

Aug 21 | San Adolfo, Huila

FARC narco-terrorists used a lethal level of cyanide gas

during an attack on a police station in San Adolfo last year in

an attack that killed four policemen and left six others with

pulmonary problems.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Unknown

424.Aug 20 | La Fortuna, Antioquia

FARC narco-terrorists kidnapped 12 vacationers, most of

them adolescents, from La Fortuna (Antioquia). A soldier

was killed trying to free them.

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

Aug 19 | Ovejas, Sucre FARC terrorists assassinated Luis Alberto Jalaff Bossa, a 73 year old businessman who was kidnapped last month in Ovejas (Sucre).

Reason no. 425:

426.

Aug 17

A total of 288 children have been kidnapped this year in

Colombia at a rate of 7 children each day, according to a

report released by Free Country. An estimated 66 percent of

these are kidnapped by terrorists, with more than half of

these by FARC narco-terrorists.

Other/

UnknownKidnapping Xinhua


408.Oct 1 | Villavicencio, Meta

FARC narco-terrorists reportedly bombed a police station in

Villavicencio (Meta), killing a civilian employee and injuring

5 other people.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Bombing

409.Sep 30 | Palmitos, Sucre

FARC narco-terrorists kidnapped 76 year-old Marco Diaz

in Los Palmitos (Sucre) inside the Consolidation Zone.

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

410.

Sep 30 | Guajira

AUC narco-terrorists in la Guajira stole 107,000,000 pesos of

oil, sells it directly to gas stations in the zone and imposes

its own sales tax. Similarly, ELN and FARC narco-terrorists

compete against each other to steal oil.

Unknown Unknown

411.Sep 30 | Florencia, Caquetá

FARC narco-terrorists set up a car bomb in Florencia

(Caquetá). Anti-explosive experts were able to dismantle it in

time.

Other/

UnknownCar Bomb

412.Sep 21 | Manizales, Caldas

FARC narco-terrorists kidnapped 5 civilians from an illegal

road block outside Manizales. One of the victims was

rescued by National Army.

Civilian Kidnapping

414.

Sep 15 | Saravena, Arauca

FARC narco-terrorists launched 5 gas canisters packed

with explosives and shrapnel into the Saravena police

station. Unfortunately, the shells went astray into residential

neighborhoods, killing 5 civilians.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Unknown

415.Sep 15 | Santa Fe de Antioquia, Antioquia

FARC narco-terrorists blew up electric pylons between

Santa Fe de Antioquia and Frontino, leaving 14 northwestern

cities without power.

Powerline Bombing

416.Sep 11 | Antioquia

FARC narco-terrorists blocked a key highway in Antioquia

by parking a bus across the highway and burning 3 cars.

Vehicle Arson

Oct 3FARC narco-terrorists have killed 38 town councilors so far this year, more than half of them since FARC began its threats on city officials in May.

Reason no. 407:

Sep 20 | Vistahermosa, CórdobaFARC narco-terrorists murdered 11 civilians from a group of 22 they kidnapped in Vistahermosa and buried them in a common grave. They then released 7 civilians and kept 4 in captivity.

Reason no. 413:

Semana


436.

Aug 5 | Arauca

Terrorists set off 3 bombs along oil pipeline in Arauca and

Boyacá, shutting down the country’s second most important

line. The attack on the Ocensa pipelines reportedly caused

an oil spill and extensive environmental damage. In addition,

FARC terrorists attacked the Cano Limon pipeline,

interrupting its flow.

Pipeline Bombing

437.Aug 5 | Puerto Lleras, Meta

FARC terrorists injured 8 civilians in Puerto Lleras by

throwing a bomb in the central city.

Civilian Bombing

438.Aug 5 | Cartagena, Bolívar

FARC terrorists detonated a bomb in a bathroom in a state

building in Cartagena, injuring three civilians.

Government

BuildingBombing

439.Aug 4 | Medellín, Antioquia

FARC terrorists kidnapped 2 civilians at a road block on the

highway between Medellin and Bogotá, during an attempt to

kidnap over 50 civilians.

Civilian Kidnapping

440.

Aug 4 | Bogotá, Cundinamarca

FARC terrorists exploded a gas tank bomb next to a mayoral

office in Puente Aranda in southwestern Bogotá. A

suspected terrorist was killed during the explosion.

Government

BuildingBombing

441.Aug 3 | Bogotá, Cundinamarca

FARC terrorists detonated a car bomb in downtown Bogotá.

A woman was reported injured.

Other/

UnknownCar Bomb

442.Aug 1 | Caquetá

FARC terrorists attempted to explode a bus bomb in the

province of Caquetá.

Other/

UnknownBombing

443.Jul 31

FARC terrorist attacked 4 different towns in southwestern

Colombia killing 11 people.

Other/

UnknownExecution

444.Jul 31 | Carlosama, Nariño

FARC terrorist killed 2 people in an attack on police

headquarters in the town of Carlosama in the province of

Nariño.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Execution

446.Jul 28 | Dabeiba, Antioquia

FARC terrorists killed Bertulfo Domico Domico an

indigenous leader of the Embera community near the town

of Dabeiba (Antioquia).


447.Jul 28 | Cali, Valle del Cauca

FARC terrorists presumed responsible for exploding a car

bomb outside City Hall in Cali destroying homes and

infrastructure.

Government

BuildingCar Bomb

448.Jul 27

FARC terrorists threatened to kill leftist legislator Luis

Carlos Avellaneda if he did not pay them $600,000.

Government

Personnel

Death

Threat

Jul 29 | Sincelejo, SucreFARC terrorists killed lawmaker Gabriel Eduardo Montes while he was travelling from Sincelejo to Coloso in the province of Sucre.

Reason no. 445:

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427.Aug 13 | Ituango, Antioquia

FARC and AUC narco-terrorists murdered 6 civilians

(including a shopkeeper and 2 farmers) in crossfire in

Ituango (Antioquia).

Civilian Shooting

428.


The death toll resulting from the FARC terrorist attack on the

President palace during the Inauguration rose to 21, with 3

more dying as a result of the mortar attack. 50 people were

injured in the attack.

Government

Personnel

Mortar

Attack

429.Aug 8 | Arauca

FARC narco-terrorists dynamited 2 electric towers in

Arauca, leaving the area without power.

Powerline Unknown

431.


FARC narco-terrorists sent mortar shells into a military

installation in Bogotá and set off several smaller bombs,

injuring 6 people. One of the shells was misguided and hit a

school and 20 houses.

Military

Personnel

Mortar

Attack

432.


FARC narco-terrorists sent homemade rocket mortars in a

neighborhood outside the Presidential palace in Bogotá as

President Uribe was being sworn in, killing 16 civilians

(including 3 children) and injuring more than 60 people.

Several other smaller bombs exploded closer to the palace.

Government

Personnel

Rocket

Attack

434.

Aug 7 | Cubarral, Meta

FARC narco-terrorists attempted to blow up a bridge over

the Ariari River between the villages of Cubarral and El

Dorado when the bomb accidentally exploded. All 12 FARC

terrorists were killed.

Bridge Bombing

435.

Aug 5 | Valencia. Córdoba

FARC terrorists killed at least 2 farmers and wounded an

additional 10 in Valencia (Córdoba). Unofficial reports said

20-25 farmers were killed in the incident. An updated report

said that at least 60 people were killed, most of them

civilians during a FARC – AUC narco-terrorist clash. A report

by the International Red Cross and Office of the

Ombudsman reported 37 people died in the incident, at

least 19 of them civilians.

Unknown Shooting

Aug 8 | AntioquiaFARC narco-terrorists kidnapped a dozen people in 2 separate incidents on the highway in Antioquia.

Reason no. 430:

Aug 7 | CasanareFARC damaged 5 electricity pylons in Casanare province, leaving 250,000 people without electricity.



462.Jul 14

250 Mayors resign from posts following continued threats

from FARC terrorists.

MayorDeath

Threat

463.Jul 14 | Briceño, Cundinamarca

FARC terrorists kill Councilmen Julio Sanchez in

northern Colombia town of Briceño.

Town


464.Jul 13 | Cali, Valle del Cauca

FARC terrorists wounded a child in a terrorist attack in Cali.

Other/

UnknownUnknown

465.Jul 11

FARC terrorists destroyed electricity pylons leaving

250,000 without power.

Powerline Unknown

466.Jul 11

28 mayors of Colombian cities and towns resigned this

week, threatened with death by the FARC terrorists under a

death order.

MayorDeath

Threat

467.Jul 11 | Villavicencio, Meta

FARC terrorists struck down electricity pylons in

Villavicencio, leaving 250,000 without electricity.

Powerline Unknown

468.Jul 11 | Maito, Huila

A civilian was killed during a FARC terrorist attack on

Maito. An estimated 30 terrorists and 14 soldiers were

reported killed in the attack.

Civilian Execution

469.

Jul 9 | Cesar

Four terrorist believed to be members of the FARC

kidnapped Jose Amiro Gnecco Martínez, a physician and

son of the former governor of Cesar province, forcing him

into a pick-up truck while Dr. Gnecco was arriving at the

hospital.

Other/Unknown

Kidnapping

470.

Jul 8 | San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá

With 30 shots, FARC terrorists assassinated Gloria

Mercedes Porteneur, wife of San Vincente de Caguán

Mayor Noe Ortega. The mayor had been threatened to

resign by FARC terrorists.

MayorDeathThreat

472.Jul 4 | Villanueva, Guajira

FARC terrorists reportedly detonated a bomb that destroyed

a drug store, injuring 5 persons in Villenueva, La Guajira.

Store Bombing

473.

Jul 4 | Piedras, Nariño

FARC terrorists kidnapped Nariño Mayor Henry Escobar

Romero while he was inspecting the town’s public works,

but Mayor Escobar escaped and sought refuge in the

nearby town of Piedras.

Mayor Kidnapping

Jul 5 | Bojayá, ChocóThe FARC home-made mortar that massacred 117 civilians seeking refuge in a church in Bojayá (Chocó) 2 months ago was identical to bombs that IRA had instructed FARC to construct, a minority staff report of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee allegedly reported.

Reason no. 471:


449.Jul 27 | Cauca

FARC terrorists blew up a bridge over the Magdalena River

linking Cauca and Huila. Repairs will take more than 2

months.

Bridge Bombing

450.Jul 26 | Soledad, Atlántico

FARC terrorists blew up 2 energy poles in Soledad

(Atlantico). 2 people were injured in the blast and severe

damage was done to nearby homes.

Other/

UnknownUnknown

451.Jul 25 | Sucre

FARC terrorists kidnapped 3 bus passengers at a

roadblock set up on a highway between the provinces of

Sucre and Bolívar.

Bus Kidnapping

453.Jul 22 | Yarumal, Antioquia

FARC killed 3 people and wounded 4 in an attack against a

rural village in Yarumal in Antioquia.

Other/

UnknownUnknown

454.Jul 22 | Campamento, Antioquia

FARC terrorists killed a young woman in front of onlookers

of the village in the town of Campamento.

Other/

UnknownExecution

455.Jul 20

FARC terrorists repeated its order to capture and

assassinate departmental officials throughout Colombia.

Government

Personnel

Death

Threat

456.Jul 19 | Huila

FARC terrorists blew up the Palace of Justice in Huila

Province, destroying houses and nearby buildings.

Government

BuildingUnknown

457.Jul 18 | Cambao, Cundinamarca

FARC terrorists killed a women patient in an ambulance in

front of her children and driver in Cundinamarca province.

Other/

UnknownExecution

458.Jul 18 | Ibagué, Tolima

FARC terrorists attacked the House of Culture and the

Town Hall in Ibagué (Tolima), wounding 2 policemen.

Government

BuildingUnknown

459.Jul 17 | Sucre

FARC terrorists kidnapped the brother of famous

Colombian singer Alfredo Gutiérrez in Sucre Province.

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

460.Jul 16 | Toribío, Magdalena

FARC terrorists set fire to a police station in Toribío in order

to force the police out. Residents intervened to help the

police.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Arson

Jul 22 | Colón, PutumayoFARC terrorists kidnapped a 3 year old girl and daughter of the Mayor of Colón.

Reason no. 452:

Jul 16 | San Vicente del Caguán, CaquetáFARC terrorists killed Priest José Flores in San Vicente del Caguán (Caquetá).

Reason no. 461:

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485.Jun 26 | Medellín, Antioquia

FARC terrorists dynamited 8 gambling establishments

operated under Betancur Bros in Medellin, causing

structural damage.

Other/

UnknownUnknown

486.

Jun 26 | Cali, Valle del Cauca

Cali Mayor John Maro Rodriguez asked the government to

declare a state of emergency as a result of FARC terrorists

threatening of public officials to resign or face death.

Government

Personnel

Death

Threat

487.

Jun 25

The Colombian office of the United Nations High

Commissioner for Refugees and OAS Secretary General

Cesar Gaviria vigorously denounced threats by FARC

terrorists to quit their posts or be killed.

Government

Personnel

Death

Threat

489.Jun 19

The EU Council of Ministers added FARC to its list of

terrorist organizations, which brings increased police and

judicial cooperation against it.

Unknown Unknown

490.

Jun 19 | El Doncello, Caquetá

El Doncello Mayor Omar Baron resigned from his elected

position as a result of threats from FARC terrorists. The

president of the mayor’s association in Caquetá, he is the

tenth mayor in 3 weeks to resign due to FARC death threats.

MayorDeath

Threat

491.

Jun 18 | El Doncello, Caquetá

FARC terrorists assassinated El Doncello Councilwoman

Lide Rengifo after being threatened to resign. Two weeks

ago, she relented and resigned but the terrorists murdered

her nonetheless near her home in Caquetá.

Town


492.

Jun 15 | Antioquia

FARC and ELN terrorists cooperated in setting up a

roadblock on the highway from Medellin to Bogotá, set fire

to 3 buses and murdered passengers Angel García and

Bernardo Antonio Henao.

Bus Execution

493.Jun 12 | Arauca

FARC terrorists demanded that all elected officials as well as

all candidates in the July 7th elections in Arauca resign

under threat of death.

Government

Personnel

Death

Threat

Jun 6 | Solita, Caquetá

494.FARC terrorists murdered Solita (Caquetá) Mayor Luis

Carlos Caro Pacheco while he was traveling to a meeting in

which he and mayors of other surrounding cities were to

discuss a campaign of intimidation and murder by the

terrorists.

Mayor Execution

Jun 24 | Bogotá, CundinamarcaFARC terrorists extended their death threats against public officials to resign or face death into 10 departments, including a threat to Bogotá Mayor Antanas Mockus.

Reason no. 488:

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474.

Jul 4 | El Recreo, Huila

Parts of the remains of Tristan James, an Irish native who

was a member of the ecological group Atlantis, and

Colombian Nelson Javier Novoa were found in a cave near

El Recreo. FARC terrorists reportedly kidnapped and

murdered them about two years ago.

Other/

UnknownExecution

475.Jul 4 | Coyaima, Tolima

FARC murdered a civilian along with 6 police officers as

part of an ambush in Coyaima.

Civilian Execution

476.Jul 3 | Vistahermosa, Meta

After FARC terrorists threatened to murder Vista Hermosa

Mayor Jose Leonel Castaño, they kidnapped his son.

Mayor Kidnapping

478.Jun 30 | San Juan del Cesar, Guajira

FARC terrorists kidnapped San Juan del Cesar Mayor

Salomón Vergara Diaz while he visited 2 local villages.

Mayor Kidnapping

479.Jun 30 | Arauca, Arauca

FARC terrorists fired into a bar in Arauca, killing 2

Colombian soldiers and wounding 2 other soldiers and 3

civilians.

Military

PersonnelShooting

480.Jun 28 | Cali, Valle del Cauca

Terrorists assassinated Roman Catholic Priest Father

José Hilario Arango in Cali (Valle) in retaliation for

comments he reportedly made about FARC terrorists.

Religious

FigureExecution

481.Jun 27 | La Sierra, Cauca

FARC terrorists kidnapped La Sierra Mayor Rigo Calvo

from his office.

Mayor Kidnapping

482.

Jun 27 | Arauca

In defiance of threats from FARC terrorists, 34 mayors and

nearly 100 city employees of Arauca and Antioquia

Provinces withdrew resignations that they made under

threats of death.

Government

Personnel

Death

Threat

483.Jun 26 | San Sebastian de Buenavista, Magdalena

FARC terrorists kidnapped San Sebastian (Caquetá)

Mayor Rodrigo Ordoñez Muñoz after threatening to kill

him if he did not resign his public office.

Mayor Kidnapping

Jul 3 | Usme, CundinamarcaFARC terrorists forced the resignation of 13 town councilors in Usme near Bogotá amid threats to resign or they would kill them.

Reason no. 477:

Jun 26 | San Juan de Rioseco, CundinamarcaA Colombian judge sentenced 2 men (Rodrigo Bermudez Molina and Guillermo Diaz) for kidnapping Japanese businessman Chikao Muramatsu, whom they sold to FARC terrorists. The terrorists demaned $10 million for his release. Mr. Muramatsu was found killed months later.

Reason no. 484:

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505.

May 13 | San Pablo, Bolívar

FARC terrorists murdered Eliseo Acevedo, former Urbista

supporter of Presidential frontrunner Alvaro Uribe and a

politician in the region, with 18 bullets holes to his body, in

apparent campaign to hunt down individuals who headed the

1999 movement against the beginning of the peace process

with the ELN.

Other/

UnknownExecution

506.

May 13 | Bojayá, Chocó

The prosecutor’s commission and the team of forensic

specialists who were exhuming the bodies of 119 civilians

killed by FARC in Bojayá suspended work due to death

threats from FARC.

Civilian Execution

507.May 11 | Tibacuy, Cundinamarca

5 farmers – aged between 20 and 46 years – were

murdered by FARC terrorists in Tibacuy, about 55 miles

southwest of Bogotá.


508.May 9 | Caquetá

9 off-duty conscripts who were pulled from a bus at a

roadblock by FARC earlier in the month were found shot

dead in Caquetá province.

Military

PersonnelExecution

509.May 4 | Pasuncha, Cundinamarca

FARC terrorists reportedly murdered Topaipi Mayor Wilson

Alirio Castro Santana (Cundinamarca) as he was traveling

through Pasuncha.

Mayor Execution

511.May 2

FARC rebels hijacked a Bell-212 helicopter, and kidnapped

the 2 Canadians, a Frenchman and an Ecuadorian that

were in the aircraft.

Other/

UnknownHijacking

512.

May 2 | Guajira

FARC terrorists increased its attacks on Colombia’s

infrastructure by detonating a bomb that derailed a train

with 70,000 tons of coal and damaged a stretch of rail track

between Guajira and Puerto Bolívar.

Train/

RailwayBombing

513.

Apr 30 | Pereira, Risaralda

An explosion in front of a restaurant in Pereira killed a

young boy and mutilated the legs of his mother. The

bomb, which tore through 2 city blocks, was allegedly

detonated by the FARC.

Other/

UnknownBombing

May 15 | AntioquiaA child was wounded by a stray bullet during a firefight between FARC and AUC terrorists in northeastern Antioquia department that claimed the lives of 12 terrorists.

Reason no. 504:

May 2 | Calamar, GuaviareFARC terrorists detonated a bomb attached to a bicycle in the downtown area of Calamar (Guaviare), murdering at least 2 people.

Reason no. 510:

495.Jun 6 | San Vicente del Caguán

FARC terrorists ordered the San Vincente de Caguan’s

Mayor (Caquetá), town council and police chief to leave

town under death threat.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Death

Threat

497.

Jun 3 | Chigorodó, Antioquia

FARC terrorists murdered a police officer, his wife and 7

children when they detonated a bomb in a police housing

area in Chigorodó (Antioquia). An additional 23 people were

injured in the attack.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Bombing

498.

May 31 | Puerto Rondón

FARC terrorists tried to dynamite the Misiu Bridge near

Puerto Rondón (Arauca), while ELN terrorists placed 10

explosives charges at the base of the Guinea Bridge on the

Bogotá-Medellin highway. Both attempts were thwarted by

the Colombian military.

Bridge Unknown

499.

May 30 | Piamonte, Cundinamarca

FARC terrorists destroyed public buildings (including city

hall) and private homes in Piamonte in apparent retaliation

against residents’ participation in last weekend’s Presidential

elections.

Civilian Unknown

500.

May 30 | Medellín, Antioquia

Medellín Mayor Luis Pérez was en route to a ribbon-cutting

ceremony when a terrorist’s fire fight (between a FARC/ELN

battalion and an AUC) over control of a neighborhood, fired

into the bus into which he, staff and journalists were

riding. No one on the bus was injured.

Bus Shooting

501.

May 21 | Medellín, Antioquia

FARC terrorists blew up 2 important bridges on the road to

Medellin, killing 14 people and destroying a fiber-optic

network attached to one of the bridges, partially shutting

down telephone and Internet communications throughout

the country.

Bridge Execution

502.

May 21 | La Pintada Antioquia

FARC terrorists reportedly blew up one of the main

bridges over the Cauca River in the resort town of La

Pintada (Antioqua) and set fire to a bus and 2 vehicles in

Yurumal (Antioquia).

Bridge Arson

503.

May 18 | Santa Marta, Magdalena

FARC terrorists kidnapped a reporter, editor and driver

from the newspaper “Hoy Diario del Magdelena”. They

later released journalist Nidia Alvarez Mari, but have retained

editor Ramon Vasquez Ruiz and driver Vladimir Rebolledo.

Journalist Kidnapping


Jun 6 | Solita, CaquetáFARC terrorists murdered Solita (Caquetá) Mayor Luis Carlos Caro Pacheco while he was traveling to a meeting in which he and mayors of other surrounding cities were to discuss a campaign of intimidation and murder by the terrorists. (UN Article 21)

Reason no. 496:


524.

Mar 7

FARC rebels confiscated the identification documents of

Indians and farmers in a large area of southwestern

Colombia to prevent them from voting in upcoming

elections.

IndigenousOther/

Unknown

525.Mar 7 | Caquetá

FARC rebels set up a roadblock outside San Vicente del

Caguán, Caquetá, the largest city in the former demilitarized

zone.

VehicleOther/

Unknown

526.Mar 6

FARC terrorists shot out the tires of tractor trailers and

burned buses and trucks in attempts to block highways and

tie up traffic in Buenaventura, Cartagena and Barranquilla.

Vehicle Arson

527.Mar 6 | Cesar

FARC terrorists kidnapped nine civilians at a roadblock in

northern Cesar.

Civilian Kidnapping

529.Mar 3 | Quibdo, Chocó

FARC terrorists attacked transmission facilities in Chocó,

leaving its capital Quibdó without electricity or telephone

services.

Other/

Unknown

Other/

Unknown

530.

Mar 2 | Medellín, Antioquia

15 civilians along with 13 police officers were injured by a

grenade explosion outside a busy downtown train station in

Medellín, Antioquia. Police have not ruled out urban FARC

terrorist units as suspects.

Train/

RailwayHandgrenade

531.Mar 2 | Magdalena

FARC terrorists assaulted a cargo ship on the Magdalena

River. The attack was repelled by the Colombian Navy

patrol.

Cargo

Transport

Other/

Unknown

532.Mar 1 | Medellín, Antioquia

The FARC stole 3 trucks carrying 37 million kilograms of

coffee in Medellín, Antioquia, injuring the truck drivers.

VehicleOther/

Unknown

533.Mar 1 | Iberia, Magdalena

The FARC dynamited a train carrying charcoal near Iberia

in Magdalena and kidnapped the 2 train operators.

Train/

RailwayKidnapping


FARC guerrillas burned 2 buses and 2 jeeps in Putumayo. Vehicle Arson

535.Feb 28 | Ibagué, Tolima

An aborted kidnapping by FARC resulted in the death of 2

rice businessmen on the road to Ibagué (Tolima).

Businessperson Execution

Mar 3 | Bogotá, CundinamarcaSenator Martha Catalina Daniels, her driver and an associate were assassinated outside Bogotá. Police reported that FARC terrorists were responsible for the killings.

Reason no. 528:

514.

Mar 27 | Saravena, Arauca

The second attack in the last 24 hours by the FARC on

Saravena, in the Department of Arauca, has left 2 people

wounded and government offices and 4 blocks of local

businesses destroyed. According to witnesses, the

guerrillas launched pipetas (non-conventional gas-

cylinder artillery "shells") at the mayor's office, the courts, a

law office and the public prosecutor's office, leaving them

completely destroyed.

Government

Building

Artillery

Attack

520.Mar 19 | Arauquita, Arauca

FARC terrorists kidnapped an engineer and an

electrician near Arauquita, Arauca, and reportedly took

them to Venezuela.

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

521.Mar 14 | Huila

FARC terrorists dynamited a highway bridge connecting

the provinces of Huila and Putumayo.

Bridge Bombing

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522.

Mar 10

In Arauca department, FARC terrorists declared that people

who voted in the legislative elections were "military

targets" and vowed an "armed strike" against anyone driving

a vehicle.

Other/

Unknown

Other/

Unknown

523.Mar 7 | Puerto Concordia, Meta

FARC terrorists kidnapped an election official in Puerto

Concordia, Meta and set fire to her office as well as to

ballots and other voting materials.

Government

PersonnelArson


515.Mar 26 | Mapiripán, Meta

FARC guerrillas attacked the village of Mapiripán last

week.

Other/

Unknown

Other/

Unknown

Mar 21 | San Benito Abad, Sucre3 people were assassinated by FARC terrorists in San Benito Abad, Sucre.

Reason no. 516:

517.Mar 21 | Pasto, Nariño

FARC guerillas took over an aqueduct in Pasto (Nariño),

turned off the pump and forced the 400,000 residents to

ration water.

Other/

Unknown

Other/

Unknown

518.Mar 21

FARC rebels seized a pumping station at a reservoir in the

Andes of southern Colombia and cut the water supply to

more than a half-million people.

Other/

Unknown

Other/

Unknown

Mar 20 | Policarpa, NariñoA 7 year old boy was killed during a FARC attack on Policarpa, Nariño. The FARC leveled a dozen buildings, including the municipal police station.

Reason no. 519:


536.

Feb 28 | Florencia, Caquetá

FARC forces surrounded, blacked out and knocked down

telephone and telecommunication towers in Florencia,

Caquetá. Supplies of fuel and food in the city of 200,000 are

reportedly low.

Other/

UnknownChemical

537.Feb 27 | Villavicencio, Meta

The FARC kidnapped 17 people at a roadblock near

Villavicencio, Meta, including a 12 yearold. 7 of the victims

were later released.

Other/

UnknownKidnapping

538.Feb 26 | Cundinamarca

The FARC dynamited a bridge 31 miles north of Bogotá in

Cundinamarca department.

Bridge Bombing

539.Feb 26

The FARC killed a child and 4 police officers during an

ambush in a small Colombian town.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Execution

541.

Feb 25 | Meta

The FARC toppled utility pylons inside the former

demilitarized zone, blacking out or forcing electricity

rationing in at least 56 towns. Utility towers were downed

in Vista Hermosa, Meta, with blackouts extending into

eastern Ecuador. Repairs have been slow due to the

extensive planting of landmines by the FARC.

Powerline Landmine

543.Feb 25 | San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá

The FARC blew up power transmission towers in San

Vicente del Cagúan, Caquetá, leaving most of the town


Powerline Bombing

544.Feb 25 | Florencia, Caquetá

The FARC exploded a bus outside the city of Florencia

(Caquetá). Several soldiers were killed in an attempt to

deactivate the bomb.

Bus Bombing

545.Feb 25 | Aquitania, Boyacá

A 12 year old boy was killed in Aquitania, Boyacá, when

FARC guerrillas attacked a police station and city hall. The

FARC also shot out the communications system.

Police

Facility/

Personnel

Shooting

546.

Feb 25 | Caquetá

The FARC blew up 11 bridges, disrupting transportation in

southern Colombia. Transportation Minister Gustavo Canal

reported that the destruction of 2 bridges connecting

Caquetá and Huila departments was “very serious.”

Bridge Bombing

Feb 25 | La Macarena, MetaThe FARC reportedly executed 6 people in the town of La Macarena, Meta. A seventh is reported missing and presumed dead. 7 persons in La Macarena were slain by the FARC.

Reason no. 540:

Feb 25 | Bogotá, CundinamarcaThe FARC set off an explosion at a dam complex providing water to Bogotá, but damage was not sufficiently serious to affect the water supply.

Reason no. 542:


548.Feb 23 | Pitalito, Huila

Water in a treatment plant was poisoned with an

unidentified toxic substance in Pitalito, Huila. The Military has blamed the act on the FARC.

Plant/

Factory

Other/

Unknown

549.Feb 22

A 60 year old woman was shot in the leg when a FARC

terrorist’s bullet ricocheted off a truck.

Other/

UnknownShooting

550.

Feb 16 | Villavicencio, Meta

FARC guerrillas set off 2 bombs in the early hours in the

center of a sector of Villavicencio, killing at least one civilian

and injuring 17 people, including seven policemen.

Civilian Bombing

551.Feb 12 | Teorama, Norte de Santander

FARC barricaded the entire town of Teorama, North

Santander, by placing landmines along all major roads

leading into the city.

Other/

UnknownLandmine

552.Feb 10 | Bogotá, Cundinamarca

A FARC member was killed when 4 cylinder bombs,

intended to blow up a government training center,

exploded prematurely outside Bogotá.

Bus stop Bombing

553.Feb 10 | Barbacoas, Nariño

A civilian was killed when the FARC launched an attack in

Barbacoas.

Civilian Execution

554.Feb 10 | Paz del Río, Boyacá

FARC terrorists injured a police officer and 2 civilians in

an attack in Paz del Río, Boyacá.

Civilian Execution

Feb 24 | San Vicente del Caguán, CaquetáFARC kidnapped presidential candidate and former senator Ingrid Betancourt and a staff person with her near San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá.

Reason no. 547:

Feb 64 children and a bus driver were killed when a land mine detonated under a bus returning from school. The mine was reportedly laid by the FARC.

Reason no. 555:

556.Jan 9 | Puerto Rico, Cauca

Puerto Rico Mayor John William Lozano was

assassinated.

Mayor Execution

557.Jan 3 | Caquetá

Amidst civic protest by villagers in Caquetá and Cauca

against FARC, Jimmy Alberto Guano, a 21 year old law

student, was shot.

Student Shooting

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