Comically evil death squads like CONVIVIR were authorized to fight this group, which effectively controls nearly 200,000 miles of jungle in its home country.
One of this group's signature weapons is the "leg-breaker" mine, activated by pressure on a syringe filled with sulfuric acid. It grew out of the "Southern Bloc," which escaped the destruction of the Marquetalia Republic under Plan Lazo. Government intelligence agents disguised as journalists executed a helicopter rescue of Senator Íngrid (*)  Betancourt  (bay-tahn-KOOR)  from this group. Comically evil death squads like CONVIVIR were authorized to fight this group, which effectively controls nearly 200,000 miles of jungle in its home country. Its leader, code-named "Timoshenko," participated in talks in Havana to end a 50-year civil war with over 170,000 victims. For 10 points, name this drug trade-funded revolutionary group in Colombia.
One of this group's signature weapons is the "leg-breaker" mine, activated by pressure on a syringe filled with sulfuric acid.
FARC  [or  F uerzas  A rmadas  R evolucionarias de  C olombia Â– Ejército del Pueblo; or  Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia  Â– People's Army] 