United Self-Defense Group of Colombia

Definitions of United Self-Defense Group of Colombia
  1. noun
    a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
    synonyms: AUC, Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, United Self-Defense Force of Colombia
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    FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization
    a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
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