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FARC

British  
/ fɑːk /

acronym

  1. Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a Marxist revolutionary guerrilla force engaging in armed struggle against the government of Colombia

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After the FARC, the largest group, agreed to disarm as part of a 2016 peace deal with Colombia, Venezuela deepened its ties with the ELN.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Mordisco leads a dissident faction that rejected the 2016 peace agreement that led to the disarmament of the former FARC.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

The government reached a landmark peace accord with the FARC, the largest rebel group, in 2016 following an arduous five-year process.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2023

The U.N. has been monitoring a 2016 peace accord between the government and Colombia’s then largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023

The United States considered the FARC, which disbanded in 2016 as part of a historic peace deal, to be a terrorist group.

From Reuters • Jun. 30, 2023