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Guevarista Revolutionary Army
The Guevarista Revolutionary Army (ERG) is a revolutionary, insurgent guerrilla group, operating in Colombia. It formed in 1992 as an offshoot of the ELN. [*]. It is not a designated terrorist group outside Colombia.
The ERG's membership is estimated to be 100 persons. It is active in the Departments of Choco, Risaralda, and Antioquia.
The ERG has engaged in kidnapping in the past. On February 9, 2007, a Colombian National Army captain held hostage for three years by the group was freed. [*]
Despite it being an offshoot of the ELN and employing tactics such as kidnapping, the ERG is not designated or watched as a terrorist organization by the United States, United Kingdom, the European Union, Australia, Canada or Russia, only by the Government of Colombia.
References
Memo of the Guevarist Revolutionary Army posted online
Office of the President of Colombia; Brindar seguridad democratica
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