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6TH FRONT


Also known as the Hernando González Acosta Front, it is composed of around 130 people. It operates mostly in the Cauca Department and the Valle Del Cauca Department . Its leader is considered, along with Tirofijo , one of the founders of FARC.

  • The Mobile Column Alonso Cortés, composed by 50 men, also operates in this area.



8TH FRONT


It is composed by around 80 men and operates mostly in the Cauca Department . Its current leadership is unclear.


29TH FRONT


It is composed by around 50 men and operates mostly in the Nariño Department .


30TH FRONT


Also known as the José Antonio Páez Front, it is composed of around 50 people. It operates mostly in the Cauca Department and the Valle Del Cauca Department .


60TH FRONT


It is composed of around 60 men and operates mostly in the Cauca Department .


MOBILE COLUMN JACOBO ARENAS


It is composed by around 120 men and operates mostly in the Meta Department and the Tolima Department .


MOBILE COLUMN ARTURO RUIZ


It is one of the FARC's elite units, among its most notorious operations is the Kidnapping Of The Valle Del Cauca Deputies on April 11, 2002. El Tiempo:Cronología del secuestro de los doce diputados del departamento del Valle del Cauca Ejercito de Colombia: Ejercito debilita Columna movil Arturo Ruiz


URBAN FRONT MANUEL CEPEDA VARGAS


It is composed by around 50 men and is one of the FARC's strongest factions in Cali .


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