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Farc That: FARC Policy BriefMain MenuFARCDefinition of terrorismExecutive SummaryFarc SummaryInternational SupportRegions Under FARC Influence and ControlOfficial and Unofficial Modes of CommunicationTactics, Techniques, and ProceduresTerror Group Simulated AttackUSG ResponseWorks CitedJames Owen5142bd6577c8bb547ba4ac26e4ea3bd431bf35bdMcCuan Publishing
To create a Society focussed on the needs and concerns of the people
To have territorial control within Colombia
To influence people around them into joining their cause
A Transition to a Political Identity
Three Years of Peace Talks with the Colombian Government have led to serious progress on a future in Colombia that involves a politically recognized FARC and an end to their terrorist designation. The peace talks have been designed to be all or nothing - meaning nothing is agreed upon until everything is agreed upon - and could stall out at any time. Despite this, three of the six major points on the agenda have been agreed upon between the two groups. The three years that have seen negotiated peace have seen lower but not nonexistent levels of FARC activity.
FARC uses their social media empire to influence Colombian readers and an international community towards supporting FARC's positions in their talks with the Colombian government. They would like to see freedom of expression and political movement for their rebels, in an attempt to move FARC into a legitimate political party that can rise to power through the influence of their group throughout large regions of Colombia's more remote mountains and villages.
The Colombian government is eager to declare a victory in what has been largely fruitless discussions over two decades between the FARC and previous administrations. FARC has been running the longest internal conflict zone in world history, spanning back to the early 60s, and now feels their best opportunity and influencing Colombian politics is through the system - not from outside it.
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