Conquering Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN)

Force in Play

Declared 48-hour armed strike; carried out reprisal attacks

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella ordered the militarization of Santa Marta, a Caribbean coastal city, on September 22. The move came after members of the Conquering Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN) shot at shops and burned vehicles, responding to a security operation that had killed 13 of their members, including a senior commander.

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