The following is a list of attacks attributed to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Since 1964, the Marxist–Leninist guerrilla organization has been fighting the Colombian government; it is the oldest insurgent group in the Americas.
FARC is considered a terrorist group by the Colombian government,The Government of Colombia states: "All the violent groups in Colombia are terrorists": Presidencia de la Republica de Colombia the United States Department of State,FARC-EP is listed on the U.S. State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations: U.S. Department of State – Comprehensive List of Terrorists and Groups Identified Under Executive Order 13224 Canada and the European Union.
==2014== November 16: Colombian General Ruben Dario Alzate was kidnapped by FARC in a small village close to the provincial capital of Quibdó. December 19: 5 soldiers were killed and seven injured in the aftermath of a FARC ambush in the Cauca province.
2013 July 20: Two rebel attacks on government positions killed 19 soldiers and an unspecified number of combatants. It was the deadliest day since peace talks began in November 2012.
2012 January 1: FARC guerrillas attack police station in Norte de Santander, northern Colombia, injuring two policemen. January 3: Four army soldiers killed during hard combat with the FARCs 21 Front in southern Tolima. The soldiers were ambushed with landmines. January 4: FARC guerrillas from the 6th Front launch artillery pieces against several police stations in the Cauca department. FARC guerrillas attack the military close to the Pan-American highway between Cali and Popayán. January 5: One soldier and one member of FARC killed during intense combat between state forces and guerrillas in Caquetá. January 6: One policeman killed as guerrilla fighters from the FARC's Southern Bloc attacked police station in Putumayo, southern Colombia. One FARC member was also killed in the fighting. January 7: A group of 12 FARC guerrillas from the 26th Front attack a police station in Lejanías, Meta department. January 8: FARC guerrillas kill two policemen and wound one in a hit-and-run attack in Silvia municipality, Cauca Department. January 10: One soldier killed in western Antioquia as guerrillas from the 34th Front attacked a military patrol. January 13: One soldier wounded as FARC guerrilla throw grenades into a military office in San Vicente del Caguán. The office was the site of the 1998-2002 peace negotiations. January 14: Several FARC attacks in Norte de Santander leaves two policemen and three civilians wounded. January 15: FARC guerrillas attack military patrol with rockets and machine gun fire, killing one soldier and wounding three more. The attack took place in Nariño, near the Pacific Coast. January 18: One soldier killed by FARC guerrillas from the 45th Front in the Arauca Department January 19: Attack in El Mango, Cauca, leaves one soldier dead and two wounded. This was the 24th attack in El Mango municipality in less than one year. January 19–20: FARC guerrillas sabotage the El Limón oil pipeline, which runs through Colombia and transports much of the oil from several oil fields. January 20: Around 100 FARC guerrillas attack a police patrol in the Meta Department, killing one policeman and wounding another. FARC guerrillas launch a 25-minute attack with mortars and machine guns against police station in Toribío, Cauca. Between two and three soldiers killed as FARC guerrillas attack communication towers in Santa Ana, west of Popayán in the Cauca Department. January 21: FARC guerrillas from the 36th Front attack the army with a 'horse-bomb' in Toledo, Antioquia, leaving one soldier dead and several wounded. January 22: FARC ambush in La Guajira, near the Venezuelan border, leaves one army soldier dead and four wounded. Guerrilla attack in El Tambo, Norte de Santander, leaves two policemen wounded. It is still unknown if the attackers were from ELN or FARC, as both guerrilla groups operate in the region. January 26: A police vehicle is attacked with small arms fire in the city of Neiva by presumed FARC guerrillas. The vehicle was transporting a captured female FARC member, and it is likely that the attack was a rescue attempt. January 28: Policeman killed by FARC militias in Antioquia. FARC guerrillas block road and burn an oil truck in the southern department of Guivare. No one was injured in the incident as the guerrillas told the driver to leave the truck before it was set on fire. January 29: Presumed FARC members attack police station in the Meta Department with a 'horse-bomb'. February 1: On policeman wounded by presumed FARC guerrillas from the 34th front in Antioquia. February 2: FARC guerrillas from the 36th front attack military checkpoint in the Caribbean part of the Antioquia department. No casualties. FARC guerrillas burn 8 oil trucks in the Catatumbo region of Norte de Santander. February 3: FARC or Los Rastrojos are accused of detonating a motorcycle bomb outside of a police station in Tumaco, Nariño. The attack killed nine or eleven people, both policemen and civilians, while some 70 people, the majority of them policemen, were wounded and taken to hospitals in Cali for treatment. Colombian media referred to the event as one of the most devastating attacks this year. Five policemen wounded as presumed FARC members detonated a bomb outside of a police station in Villarica, Cauca. The Army also reported ongoing skirmishes between FARC and the army in the municipality of Caloto in the same department. February 10: FARC attack in Corinto, Cauca, leaves two soldiers dead. February 11: FARC attack against military base in Jamundí, Valle del Cauca, leaves four soldiers killed and more than 18 wounded. This is the biggest attack the FARC guerrillas have launched in this municipality since August last year, according to press reports. February 18: Around 300 FARC guerrillas attack several locations, police stations and army units in the southwestern department of Cauca. February 22: FARC guerrillas kill three soldiers in the northern part of the Cauca department. Around eleven soldiers were also wounded in the attack. February 27: One soldier killed by FARC guerrillas in the northern department La Guijira.http://www.diariodelnorte.net/judiciales/locales/12897-un-sub-oficial-murio-en-combates-con-el-frente-59-de-las-farc-en-zona-rural-de-albania.html February 28: One soldier killed and four wounded in FARC offensive in southwest (Putumayo) Colombia. March 19: FARC guerrillas kill eleven soldiers in an ambush in Arauca, near the Venezuelan border. April 1: FARC attack in Antioquia leaves one policeman dead and six wounded. FARC guerrillas attack police station in Cauca, wounding two policemen. April 2: "[a]uthorities suspect that FARC guerrillas blew up two sections of the Rio Zulia-Ayacucho pipeline, forcing the Petroleos del Norte oil company to cease oil shipments and install protective barriers to prevent the contamination of the Catatumbo river". April 3: One policeman killed by FARC's 15th front in Caquetá. FARC members in Cauca attack police station with explosives. April 4: Five soldiers killed in Orito, Putumayo, as presumed FARC members detonate a bomb next to a military patrol. April 7: At least seven soldiers killed and two wounded as FARC guerrillas from the 34th Front attack the military on the road between Quibdó and Medellín. The attack took place in the Chocó Department. FARC guerrillas in Cauca attack police station with 32 rounds of artillery. April 8: FARC guerrillas attack military base in Caquetá. No casualties reported. April 9: One Marine corps soldier killed by FARC militants from the 30th Front in Buenaventura municipality, Valle del Cauca One policeman killed and four wounded in FARC attack in El Bordo, southern Cauca. The guerrillas were from the 6th Front and 8th Front of the FARC. April 27: 5 soldiers killed by FARC guerrillas in Florida, Valle del Cauca, near the regional capital Cali. April 28: Between 15 and 21 soldiers killed by FARC guerrillas in northern Caquetá. The soldiers had just left their helicopters when they were ambushed by guerrillas. Also missing was a French journalist working for France 24 and four soldiers. Dozens of soldiers were also wounded in the defensive action. According to Caracol Radio at least 20 army soldiers were killed in the attack. April 29: The 30th and 60th fronts of the FARC launch a series of attacks against police stations in the Cauca Department.
2011 Between January and early May 2011 the Colombian government claimed that FARC-EP killed 167 soldiers and policemen.
List of attacks since May 15, 2011: May 15: FARC attack on a highway close to Ibagué leaves three army soldiers wounded. May 16: 3 policemen wounded due to FARC attack in Tuluá, Valle del Cauca. May 17: One policeman killed in Pradera, Valle del Cauca, as a result of combat between the army and guerrillas. One policeman killed in Putumayo Department. May 19: Nine soldiers killed in Tumaco, Nariño as the soldiers stepped into camps that were mined by the guerrillas, according to information from the FARC. One FARC member was also killed in the fighting. May 20: FARC attack in Cauca on a helicopter transporting money leaves one policeman and three civilians wounded. May 22: One policeman dead and another wounded due to FARC attack near Popayán, Cauca. May 24: FARC attack near Cúcuta in Norte de Santander kills two army soldiers. May 26: Suspected FARC attack in Popayán in Cauca. May 28: Combat between FARC's 17th Front and the army in the Huila Department leaves one soldier dead. One Soldier dies and four are injured due to a FARC attack in Buenos Aires, Cauca. May 30: FARC guerrillas assassinate two local politicians in Antioquia. May 30: FARC guerrillas rob a money transport in Cauca and kill one policeman. May 31: FARC attack in Arauca kills three soldiers and wounds 6 more. June 2: FARC 'bomb' leaves three soldiers injured in Tolima. FARC attack on the major highway La Línea between Cajamarca and Ibagué kills three soldiers from the Colombian army. June 3: Suspected FARC guerrillas of the 33:d Front destroy oil infrastructure in Norte de Santander. June 4: FARC sniper kills an army officer in Santander de Quilichao, Cauca. June 5: FARC attack on the highway between Cali and Popayán in Valle del Cauca closes the road for three hours. June 6: FARC defense action in Tolima Department leaves one soldier and one FARC guerrilla dead. June 7: FARC guerrillas killed four policemen and wounded 12 more in the Cauca Department near Popayán. June 9: Four Chinese oil workers are kidnapped along with their driver in Caquetá by suspected FARC guerrillas. The driver was later released. The four Chinese oil workers were freed on November 22, 2012 in exchange for $2 million. June 10: FARC guerrillas in Tolima activate several bombs. No casualties. FARC attack in Nóvita, Chocó kills one soldier and wounds one more. June 12: FARC attack in Cauca kills one soldier and wounds seven. Suspected FARC guerrillas burn a bus and destroy electricity towers in Tolima. June 13: FARC guerrillas attack police in Caquetá, killing one policeman. 2 army soldiers die and one more wounded as a result of suspected FARC landmines in Tolima. June 15: FARC ambush in Tolima leaves one army soldier dead. June 16: FARC guerrillas destroy electricity towers in Antioquia, leaving 12,000 people without electricity. June 19: Car bomb in Popayán kills one civilian and wounds several more. Authorities initially blamed FARC, but it is likely the perpetrators were from Ejército de Liberación Nacional. June 20: FARC guerrillas kidnap politicians in the Meta Department. Three policemen are injured by a bomb attack in Antioquia.