US Declares Colombia's Clan del Golfo a Terrorist Organization
TL;DR
The US has officially designated Colombia's largest criminal group, the Gaitanist Army of Colombia (EGC), as a terrorist organization, which could impact ongoing peace negotiations and increase violence, despite previous efforts to facilitate peace with the group.
- US officially labels Colombia’s EGC group a ‘terrorist organization’ Al Jazeera
- Clan del Golfo: US designates Colombia cocaine gang a terrorist group BBC
- US designates Colombia's largest drug gang as terror group DW
- The US Labels Another Latin American Cartel a Terrorist Group as the Anti-Drug War Escalates Military.com
- Terrorist Designations of Clan del Golfo U.S. Department of State (.gov)
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