Colombian Ministry of Defence: FARC Operation Christmas - Reaching the soft-side of hard-core guerrillas

Colombia has had a 60 year struggle against the world's oldest guerrilla group, FARC, which was committing an average of one terrorist act every three days.

Colombian Ministry of Defence: FARC Operation Christmas - Reaching the soft-side of hard-core guerrillas

Juan Pablo GarciaSSP3 Colombia

In memory of Captain Valdez, military leader of Operation Christmas.

Killed in combat, March 2011, during an infiltration operation by FARC at La Macarena

SUMMARY

This entry is about Colombia’s 60 year struggle against the world’s oldest guerrilla group, FARC, which commits a terrorist act once every 3 days.

We were asked to create an idea to demobilise them. Inviting them to rediscover their lives and their freedom.

Going back to basics and conducting interviews with 200 ex-guerrillas revealed a powerful...

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