“The shadow of the interventionist eagle looms over everyone equally. We urge you to put aside these differences.”
– Nestor Gregorio Vera
The leader of the largest dissident branch of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group called on other rebel groups to come together to fight US interventionism in the region.
The call from leader Nestor Gregorio Vera, better known by his nom de guerre “Ivan Mordisco,” follows the US military invasion into Venezuela, resulting in the kidnapping and removal of President Nicolas Maduro.
“Destiny is calling us to unite. We are not scattered forces, we are heirs to the same cause. Let us weave unity through action and forge the great insurgent bloc that will push back the enemies of the greater homeland,” Vera added in the video addressed to the National Liberation Army (ELN), the Second Marquetalia and the Bolivarian Army Guerrilla Coordinating Board, which also emerged from the former FARC.
Source:
Reuters: Colombia’s FARC rebel leader calls for guerrilla unity to face US interventionism https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombias-farc-rebel-leader-calls-guerrilla-unity-face-us-interventionism-2026-01-09/