autodefensas unidas de colombia

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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

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Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia), often referred to as AUC, was a right-wing paramilitary and drug trafficking group in Colombia. The organization was active from 1997 to 2006 and was primarily involved in the Colombian armed conflict. The groups activities included drug trafficking, forced displacements, kidnapping, and massacres. The AUC was designated as a terrorist organization by several countries and international organizations.