United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf paramilitary group
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Colombian_military
gptkbp:armament gptkb:FARC
gptkbp:associated_with contentious
gptkbp:casualties thousands
gptkbp:combatants strong
gptkbp:community complex
gptkbp:community_impact profound
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Colombian_armed_conflict
gptkbp:country gptkb:Colombia
gptkbp:cultural_impact significant
gptkbp:disbanded many
gptkbp:dissolved 2006
ongoing violence
demobilization
gptkbp:drugInterdiction yes
gptkbp:founded 1997
gptkbp:funding drug trade
gptkbp:headquarters Urabá
gptkbp:historicalContext Colombian_civil_war
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia
gptkbp:humanInteraction extrajudicial killings
gptkbp:humanitarianAssistance yes
gptkbp:ideology right-wing
gptkbp:influence local
significant
gptkbp:internationalClassification terrorist organization
condemnation
gptkbp:internationalRelations strained
gptkbp:involved yes
gptkbp:is_involved_in yes
gptkbp:landholdings yes
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Carlos_Castaño
several
gptkbp:legacy controversial
gptkbp:localGovernment complex
gptkbp:majorIndustry AUC
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 20,000
gptkbp:motto For the defense of the homeland
gptkbp:notable_event 2002 massacre
gptkbp:notableFeature Salvatore Mancuso trial
gptkbp:notableFigures Salvatore Mancuso
gptkbp:notableOperations 2000
Operation Genesis
gptkbp:number_of_teams multiple
gptkbp:numberOfClaims numerous
gptkbp:numberOfMembers over 30,000
thousands
gptkbp:operational_area northern_Colombia
gptkbp:politicalPosition notable
gptkbp:public_perception divided
gptkbp:recruitment coercion
gptkbp:related_to collaborative
antagonistic
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Aguilas_Negras
gptkbp:symbol skull and crossbones
gptkbp:tactics guerrilla warfare
gptkbp:treaty 2005
yes
gptkbp:year 2006