Indigenous Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Pacific
Dates of operation? – present
Active regions Colombia
IdeologyIndigenous rights
Size~ 80
OpponentsGovernment of Colombia
Battles and warsColombian armed conflict

The Indigenous Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Pacific (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias Indígenas del Pacífico) is a small guerrilla group based in rural indigenous areas of Colombia.

The group, known by the acronym of FARIP, is an indigenous revolutionary group, common government estimates give the group a total number of 80 fighters. It is speculated that, like the largely peaceful ONIC (National Indigenous Organization of Colombia)[1] and other indigenous self-defense forces, to be poorly armed.

References

  1. "Colombian leaders in London to launch 'campaign against extinction'".


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