COLOMBIA: PARAMILITARIES GAINING STRENGTH

Approved for Release: 2018/07/17 C00809198 (b)(3) Intelligence Report (1 (1 eiK Office of Asian Pacific and Latin American Analysis Colombia: Paramilitaries Gaining Strength 13 June 1997 Sponsored by local powerbrokers and fueled by frustration over the military's inability to control the expansion of guerrilla activity, paramilitary groups are growing and are likely to continue to expand their membership, capability, and influence over economically important territory. � The climate of insecuri...