auc

Noun

• a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
  • the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  United Self-Defense Force of Colombia , United Self-Defense Group of Colombia , Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia , AUC