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Colombia's most infamous far-right group 'founded by important personalities'
by Adriaan Alsema May 18, 2020
Presumed members of Colombia’s far-right group “Aguilas Negras” said on Saturday they were founded by “important national personalities” in a death threat sent to politicians, a unionist and a journalist.
In the death threat, the “reorganized” group clarified their elusive origins in a letter mailed to the men and woman they believed to be preparing peace talks with the country’s last-standing guerrilla group, the ELN.
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The Aguilas Negras long consisted of extremist groups within the security forces, specifically the 4th Brigade in Medellin, presumably tied with members of regional elites.
The group or collective have made it no secret they are admirers of President Ivan Duque‘s political patron, former President Alvaro Uribe.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-most-infamous-far-right-group-founded-by-important-personalities/
