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AFEUR members. The Urban Counter-Terrorism Special Forces Group - Alpha, otherwise known as AFEUR or AFEAU (Spanish: Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas) is the army detachment of the elite AFEAU special operations group within the Colombian Armed Forces, [1] dedicated to performing counter-terrorism operations, HVT acquisition or elimination, and hostage rescue.
The Military Forces of Colombia have their roots in the Army of the Commoners (Ejército de los Comuneros), which was formed on 7 August 1819 – before the establishment of the present day Colombia – to meet the demands of the Revolutionary War against the Spanish Empire.
Pages in category "Special forces of Colombia" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Operations involving Colombian special forces (1 P) W. Wars involving Colombia (2 C, 16 P) Pages in category "Military operations involving Colombia"
Police in Colombia announced the arrest this week of a woman nicknamed "The Doll," who local media reported to be a notorious hitwoman employed by a criminal gang linked to multiple murders in the ...
The National Army of Colombia (Spanish: Ejército Nacional de Colombia) is the land warfare service branch of the Military Forces of Colombia.With over 361,420 active personnel as of 2020, it is the largest and oldest service branch in Colombia, and is the second largest army in the Americas after the United States and before Brazil.
According to court documents, Chiquita paid the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia — known by its Spanish acronym AUC — about $1.7 million between 1997 and 2004. The AUC is blamed for the ...
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — About 1,000 members of the Venezuelan security forces have fled to Colombia since last month, giving up weapons and uniforms as they abandoned the government of ...