Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia
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 - the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year • Syn: United Self-Defense Force of Colombia, United Self-Defense Group of Colombia, AUC • Topics: terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act • Regions: Colombia, Republic of Colombia • Instance Hypernyms: terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO
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