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- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia abstract "The United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, or AUC, in Spanish) was a Colombian para-military and drug trafficking group which was an active belligerent in the Colombian armed conflict during the period from 1997 to 2006. The AUC was responsible for attacks against the FARC and ELN rebel groups as well as numerous attacks against civilians beginning in 1997 with the Mapiripán Massacre.The militia had its roots in the 1980s when militias were established by drugs lords to combat rebel kidnappings and extortion. In April 1997 the AUC was formed through a merger, orchestrated by the ACCU, of local right-wing militias, each intending to protect different local economic, social and political interests by fighting left-wing insurgents in their areas.The organization was initially led by Carlos Castaño until his murder in 2004 and the organization was believed to have links to some local military commanders in the Colombian Armed Forces.The AUC had about 20,000 members was heavily financed through the drug trade and through support from local landowners, cattle ranchers, mining or petroleum companies and politicians.The Colombian military has been accused of delegating to AUC paramilitaries the task of murdering peasants and labor union leaders, amongst others suspected of supporting the rebel movements and the AUC publicly and explicitly singled out 'political and trade union operatives of the extreme left' as legitimate targets. The AUC was designated as a terrorist organization by many countries and organizations, including the United States, Canada and the European Union.The bulk of the AUC's blocs demobilized by early 2006 and its former top leadership was extradited to the U.S. in 2008. However, local successors such as the Black Eagles continue to exist and death threats have been made using its name. On May 8, 2008, employees of a community radio station (Sarare FM Stereo) received a message stating: "For the wellbeing of you and your loved ones, do not meddle in subjects that do not concern the radio station. AUC, Arauca". A few days later the letters AUC were daubed on the front of their office. This threat was made due to their participation in a public meeting attended by members of a Congressional Human Rights Commission on the 27 September 2007. Here, members of the public denounced human rights abuses committed in Arauca Department by different parties to the armed conflict, including the AUC.".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia activeYearsEndYear "2006".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia activeYearsStartYear "1997".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia battle Colombian_conflict_(1964%E2%80%93present).
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- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommander Carlos_Casta%C3%B1o_Gil.
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommander Carlos_Mario_Jim%C3%A9nez.
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommander Diego_Murillo_Bejarano.
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- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommander Vicente_Casta%C3%B1o.
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia role "Counterinsurgency".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia role "Guerrilla warfare".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia role "Narcotrafficking".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia role "Vigilantism".
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- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia battles "Colombian Armed Conflict , and".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia caption "United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia logo.".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia country Colombia.
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia dates "April 1997 - 2006 / 2008".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia equipment Small_arms.
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- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia identificationSymbol "Identifying armbands, frequently black ones".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia identificationSymbol "Initials AUC".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia nickname ""Paramilitaries", "Paras", "Paracos".".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommanders "Carlos Castaño".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommanders "Diego Murillo Bejarano".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommanders "Ernesto Báez".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommanders "Francisco Javier Zuluaga aka Gordo Lindo".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommanders "Freddy Rendón aka El Alemán".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommanders "Héctor Germán Buitrago aka Martín Llanos".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommanders "Javier Montañez aka Macaco".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommanders "Julián Bolívar".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommanders "Luis Eduardo Cifuentes aka El Águila".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommanders "Miguel Arroyave aka Arcángel".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommanders "Miguel Ángel Mejía Múnera aka El Mellizo".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommanders "Pedro "The Knife" Guerrero aka Cuchillo".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommanders "Ramón Isaza".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommanders "Rodrigo Tovar Pupo aka Jorge 40".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommanders "Salvatore Mancuso".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommanders "Vicente Castaño".
- United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia notableCommanders "Víctor Manuel Mejía Múnera aka El Mellizo".
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