However, as the FARC became a strong military apparatus, some prominent leftist politicians started to criticize the armed struggle, and when approximately 3 500 militants of up were assassinated , the FARC decided to emphasize its military dimension .
Sin embargo, conforme las FARC se fueron convirtiendo en un fuerte aparato militar, algunos políticos izquierdistas prominentes empezaron a criticar la lucha armada, y cuando fueron asesinados aproximadamente 3 500 militantes de la up , las FARC decidieron fortalecer su dimensión militar .