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COMMANDERS


This group of commanders is sometimes called the "EMBO" (Estado Mayor del Bloque Oriental). The United States Department Of Justice and the Government Of Colombia offer rewards for all of them.


1ST FRONT


Also known as the Armando Ríos Front, it is composed of around 400 people. It operates mostly in the Guaviare Department .


7TH FRONT


Also known as the Jacobo Prías Alape Front, it is composed of around 200 people. It operates mostly in the Meta Department .


10TH FRONT


Also known as the Guadalupe Salcedo Front, it is composed of around 200 people. It operates mostly in the Arauca Department .


16TH FRONT


Also known as the Jose A. Paez Front, it is composed of around 300 people. It operates mostly in the Vichada Department .


22ND FRONT


Also known as the Simón Bolívar Front, it is composed of around 120 people. It operates mostly in the Cundinamarca Department .


26TH FRONT


Also known as the Hermogenes Maza Front, it is composed of around 130 people. It operates mostly in the Meta Department .


27TH FRONT


It is composed of around 200 people and operates mostly in the Meta Department .


28TH FRONT


Also known as the José María Córdoba Front, it is composed of around 120 people. It operates mostly in the Casanare Department and the Boyacá Department .


31ST FRONT


This front was composed by nearly 120 combatants and operated mostly in the Meta Department . However, it has not been notably active since its head, Duván Alberto Cartagena, was captured.


38TH FRONT


Also known as the Ciro Trujillo Castaño Front, it is composed of around 100 people. It operates mostly in the Casanare Department and the Boyacá Department .


39TH FRONT


Also known as the Joaquin Ballen Front, it is composed of around 120 people. It operates mostly in the Vichada Department . Its current leadership is unclear.


40TH FRONT


Also known as the Jacobo Arenas Front, it is composed of around 350 people. It operates mostly in the Meta Department . Its current leadership is unclear after a government offensive captured its two highest ranking militants.


42ND FRONT


Also known as the Combatientes de Cundinamarca Front, it is composed of around 110 people. It operates mostly in the Cundinamarca Department .


43RD FRONT


It is composed of around 150 people and operates mostly in the Meta Department .


44TH FRONT


Also known as the Antonio Ricaurte Front, it is composed of around 120 people. It operates mostly in the Meta Department . Its current leadership is unclear.


45TH FRONT


Also known as the Atanasio Girardot Front, it is composed of around 150 people. It operates mostly in the Norte De Santander Department and Boyacá Department .


51ST FRONT


Also known as the Jaime Pardo Leal Front, it was composed of around 80 people. It operated mostly in the Cundinamarca Department , but has not been active in recent times.


52ND FRONT


Also known as the Juan de la Cruz Front, it is composed of around 120 people. It operates mostly in the Cundinamarca Department and the Boyacá Department .


53RD FRONT


Also known as the Jose A. Anzoategui Front, it is composed of around 120 people. It operates mostly in the Meta Department and the Cundinamarca Department .


54TH FRONT


Also known as the Angel Bonilla, it was composed of only around 50 militants. It operated mostly in the Cundinamarca Department , but is believed to have been terminated.


55TH FRONT


Also known as the Teófilo Forero Front, it is believed to be composed of around 70 militants although its urban numbers could be much greater. It operates mostly in the Cundinamarca Department and is considered the FARC's base in Bogotá . It is considered responsible for much of the terrorist activity that occurs in and around the capital.


56TH FRONT

It is composed by around 80 people and operates mostly in the Casanare Department and the Boyacá Department . Its current leadership is unclear.


ANTONIO NARIñO FRONT


It is composed by around 50 individuals and seeks to operate in Bogotá .


COLUMNS AND COMPANIES


The following columns and companies also form part of the Eastern Bloc:

  • Mobile Column Alfonso Castellanos: Faction of the 10th front, composed by 120 members. Operates in the Arauca Department .

  • Mobile Column Juan José Rondón: It is composed by 250 members and operates mostly in the Guaviare Department . Its last known leader, Octavio Salamanca, alias "Urias Cuéllar", was killed in 2001.

  • Special Forces: It is composed by 80 men and operates in what used to be the demilitarized zone.

  • Company Reinel Méndez: It is composed by 80 men and operates in what used to be the demilitarized zone.

  • Company Esteban Ramírez: It is composed by 80 men and operates in what used to be the demilitarized zone.

  • Company Manuela Beltrán: It is composed by 50 men and operates in the Cundinamarca Department .

  • Company Abelardo Romero: It is composed by 40 men and operates in the Cundinamarca Department .

  • Company Joaquín Ballén: It is composed by 140 men and operates in the Cundinamarca Department .

  • Company Che Guevara: Faction of the Eastern and Caribbean Blocs, composed by 120 members. Operates in what used to be the demilitarized zone.



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