Why This Guerrilla Army Is Winning Colombia's Latest War

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In northern Colombia, two guerrilla groups are at war. They’re fighting for control of one of the world’s top coca-producing regions — and the billion-dollar cocaine industry that comes with it. Across the world, people are taking more cocaine than ever. Users from the UK to Europe and the US are estimated to consume up to six tonnes of the drug every day. Since January, more than 65,000 people in Colombia have been forced to flee their homes in the worst violence in the country for a decade. READ MORE: https://www.thetimes.com/article/4e594a7b-40af-490d-81f7-cb1f4b4f7d51 The Colombian army is trying to push the guerilla groups back. But they’re stretched incredibly thin. Louise Callaghan, Times reporter, spent weeks travelling through the mountainous region in the country’s north talking to coca farmers, displaced civilians, the army and the guerrilla groups themselves to try to understand how the cocaine industry works — and why it’s brought Colombia back to war. Correspondent / Director: Louise Callaghan Executive Producers: Jon Eastman & Alex Rothwell Shooter / Producer: Miguel Fernandez Flores Editor: Juan Carlos Tejerina Field Producer: Sofia Villamil Archival via Storyful: Laura Vazquez GFX: Darren Burchett 00:00 Intro 00:43 Colombia's Cocaine Industry 03:11 Colombia's Drug War 04:12 Civilian Displacement 05:25 War Against the Guerrillas 10:41 Meet the Guerrillas 14:39 Child Soldiers 21:36 End to War Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Subscribe to the Times Originals YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesoriginals Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thetimes?lang=en Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/ #colombia #cartel #documentary #military