Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas, a counter-terrorism unit in the National Army of Colombia
For example, they protect the Colombian President when he travels, and provided protection for President Bill Clinton's (Army group) and President George W. Bush visits to Cartagena, in 2000, 2004 respectively.
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Although Colombia's 40-year long conflict with guerrilla groups had given many reasons for such a unit to exist, two terrorist acts in particular worked as catalysts in the formation the unit: the Dominican embassy siege in 1980 and the Palace of Justice siege (Colombian Supreme Court) in 1985.
Unidad de Operaciones Especiales (UOE) | Unidad de Operaciones Especiales | Fuerzas Populares de Liberación Farabundo Martí | Fuerzas Armadas de la Resistencia Nacional | Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas |