FARC dissidents

FARC dissidents
The FARC coat of arms; some dissident groups use the regular flag of Colombia instead.[1]
Leaders	"Cabuyo"[2] Gentil Duarte (alleged) †[3] Jesús Santrich † "The Poet"[1] Rogelio Guerrero[1] Iván Márquez
Dates of operation	2016–present
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism[1] Guevarism[1] Foco theory Bolivarianism Left-wing nationalism Revolutionary socialism[1]
Political position	Far-left
Allies	ELN (formerly) EPL FBL (alleged)[3] FAR-EPT Primeiro Comando da Capital[4] Comando Vermelho[4] Jalisco New Generation Cartel[5]  Venezuela (alleged)[6]
Opponents	Colombia ELN (currently)  Venezuela[7]
Preceded by FARC-EP

FARC dissidents (Spanish: Disidencias de las Farc), also known as Carlos Patiño Front,^[8] are a group, formerly part of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), who have refused to lay down their arms after the Colombian peace process came into effect in 2016, or resumed their insurgency afterwards.^[1] In 2018, the dissidents numbered some 2,000,^[9][10] to 2,500,^[3] armed combatants with an unknown number of civilian militia supporting them. The FARC dissidents have become "an increasing headache" for the Colombian armed forces, as they have to fight them, the Popular Liberation Army (EPL), the National Liberation Army (ELN), and the Clan del Golfo at the same time.^[9]

FARC dissidents have been responsible for several attacks on the Colombian armed forces.^[11][12][13] These fighters are believed to be heavily involved in the production and sale of cocaine.^[14] In June 2020, it was revealed that the presence of FARC dissidents in northern Antioquia instigated a direct armed conflict with the Clan del Golfo known as Operation Mil.^[15]