united self-defense force of colombia

Noun
  1. A terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups;
    Is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members (synset 108063784)
    "the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year"
    referred to in: act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
    domain region: colombia, republic of colombia - a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language
    is an instance of: foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization - a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
    same as: auc, autodefensas unidas de colombia, united self-defense group of colombia

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