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Colombia paramilitaries spread fear

2012-05-14 15 Dailymotion

For decades, Colombian citizens have been caught in the middle of turf battles between leftist guerrilla groups and right-wing paramilitaries. <br /><br />In 2006 the largest of those right-wing groups - the United Self Defence Forces of Colombia - was officially demobilised and disbanded after striking a deal with the government.<br /><br />But now there are concerns that remnants of these groups have joined forces, fuelled by a surge in drug trafficking, and are presenting a new threat.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo reports form the Choco region of Colombia.

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