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Colombia, 2007 Members of the Bloque Movil Arturo Ruiz of the revolutionary armed forces of Colombia FARC during a patrol. The Bloque Movil Arturo Ruiz is a Special unit of the FARC who fights in many differents regions of Colombia. This block is like a Quick reaction force who helps other group...

Colombia, 2007 Members of the Bloque Movil Arturo Ruiz of the revolutionary armed forces of Colombia FARC during a patrol. The Bloque Movil Arturo Ruiz is a Special unit of the FARC who fights in many differents regions of Colombia. This block is like a Quick reaction force who helps other group...

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Alvaro Ybarra Zavala Colombia, 2007 Members of the Bloque Movil Arturo Ruiz of the revolutionary armed forces of Colombia FARC during a patrol. The Bloque Movil Arturo Ruiz is a Special unit of the FARC who fights in many differents regions of Colombia. This block is like a Quick reaction force who helps other group... Alvaro Ybarra Zavala Colombia, 2007 A farmer shows the coca in a plantation under the control of the guerrilla. © Alvaro Ybarra Zavala / Agence VU Alvaro Ybarra Zavala Colombia, 2007 Working the coca and the chemical product inside an underground coca lab in the jungle controlled by the FARC. © Alvaro Ybarra Zavala / Agence VU Alvaro Ybarra Zavala Colombia - November 2007. A local trafficker displaying pure cocaine. All the armed groups involved in the conflict in Colombia make a profit from narcotics. © Alvaro Ybarra Zavala / Reportage by Getty Images Alvaro Ybarra Zavala Colombia, 2007 A father shows his dead son in his arms. Fightings in the area didn't allow the child to be evacuated from the village. The child died of hunger and diarrhea. © Alvaro Ybarra Zavala / Agence VU Alvaro Ybarra Zavala COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 2007: A displaced Embera Indian IDP (Internally Displaced Person). The presence of the different active armed groups within local communities is one of the main reasons for the displacement of civilians. © Alvaro Ybarra Zavala / Reportage by Getty Images Alvaro Ybarra Zavala COLOMBIA - JULY 2007: The real situation of Colombia is that of a forgotten civil war, in which civilian are caught between different armed groups who are fighting for the control of the narcotics trade. The presence of the different active armed groups within local communities is one of the main... Alvaro Ybarra Zavala PLANADAS, TOLIMA, COLOMBIA - MAY 2011: An army helicopter during an operation of the Mobile Brigade 8 of the Joint Task Force South of Tolima, in charge ofthe military operation against Alfonso Cano the commander of the FARC. ( Photo by Alvaro Ybarra Zavala/ Reportage by getty images) Alvaro Ybarra Zavala NEIVA, HUILA, COLOMBIA - MAY 2011 : A beauty queen walks in front of the troops on the occasion of the feast of San Pedro. This type of events organized by the Army are common to raise the morale of the troops. ( Photo by Alvaro Ybarra Zavala/ Reportage by getty images) Alvaro Ybarra Zavala Alvaro Ybarra Zavala ALGECIRAS, HUILA, COLOMBIA - MAY 2011: Soldiers from the counterinsurgency unit's Paches No. 9 playing cards during their turn of rest. Soldiers from the guerrilla unit No. 9 the Paches are intended for a military operation in the municipality of Algeciras against Teofilo Forero mobile column of ... Alvaro Ybarra Zavala BOGOTA, CONDINAMARCA, COLOMBIA - MAY 2011: A dog trained in drug detection protocol checks a flight in the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota. ( photo by Alvaro Ybarra Zavala / Reportage by Getty Images) Alvaro Ybarra Zavala BOGOTA, CONDINAMARCA, COLOMBIA - MAY 2011: A security scanner used in the fight against drug shows positive results of a test performed on a passenger in the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota. ( Photo by Alvaro Ybarra Zavala/ Reportage by getty Images) Alvaro Ybarra Zavala BOGOTA, CONDINAMARCA, COLOMBIA - MAY 2011: A civilian captured by the Colombian National Police for drug trafficking Narcotics division during the protocol after his been capture . ( Photo by Alvaro Ybarra Zavala/ Reportage by getty images) Alvaro Ybarra Zavala COLOMBIA - NOVEMBER 2007: FARC guerrilla members waiting to be served lunch inside one of the FARC camps. © Alvaro Ybarra Zavala / Reportage by Getty Images Alvaro Ybarra Zavala GUANWI, COLOMBIA - MAY 2009: Guards from the Eperara indigenous reserve of Guanwi, near the Saija River, taking part in morning excercises before starting their guard duty. Over the past month, their activities in the area have increased significantly. Their relations with their natural allies of... Alvaro Ybarra Zavala TUMACO, COLOMBIA - JULY 2009: A general view of Tumaco, which is one of the towns which has seen the most violence in the region, due to fighting between two paramilitary groups called the Black Eagles and Los Rastrojos, who are battling for control of territory. © Alvaro Ybarra Zavala / Reporta...