Nowadays, only two groups remain immersed in an anachronistic struggle: the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC), the larger, older, and better funded of the two, and the National Liberation Army (ELN). After winning the presidency in 2002, Álvaro Uribe vowed to defeat the guerrillas – who have added terrorism to their repertoire – mounting an offensive that employed all of the power of the state and its law-enforcement authorities.
时至今日只有两个组织仍沉迷于过去时代的战斗：规模较大、历史较久、资金供给也较充裕的哥伦比亚革命武装力量（FARC）和民族解放军（ELN）。阿尔瓦罗·乌里韦在2002年的总统选举中获胜后发誓要扫除游击队，后者已将恐怖主义与其原有宗旨相结合，而乌里韦已经动用一切国家和执法机关的力量向游击组织发起攻击。