– EP ▁reb els . ▁It ▁said ▁that ▁until ▁these ▁conditions ▁sur fac ed , ▁the ▁armed ▁revolution ary ▁struggle ▁would ▁remain ▁necessary ▁to ▁fight ▁against ▁Colombia ' s ▁el ites . ▁ ▁The ▁F AR C – EP ▁said ▁it ▁would ▁continue ▁its ▁armed ▁struggle ▁because ▁it ▁perce ived ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁government ▁as ▁an ▁enemy ▁because ▁of ▁historical ▁polit ically ▁motiv ated ▁violence ▁against ▁its ▁members ▁and ▁supp or ters , ▁including ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Patri otic ▁Union , ▁a ▁F AR C – EP - created ▁political ▁party . ▁ ▁Territ orial ▁operations ▁ ▁The ▁largest ▁concentr ations ▁of ▁F AR C – EP ▁gu err illas ▁were ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁parts ▁of ▁Colombia ' s ▁ ▁of ▁j ung le ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁pla ins ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁And e an ▁mountains . ▁However , ▁the ▁F AR C ▁and ▁the ▁EL N ▁lost ▁control ▁of ▁much ▁of ▁their ▁territory , ▁especially ▁in ▁urban ▁areas , ▁forcing ▁them ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁to ▁remote ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁j ung le ▁and ▁the ▁mountains . ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁between ▁the ▁F AR C - EP ▁and ▁local ▁populations ▁vary ▁greatly ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁history ▁and ▁specific ▁characteristics ▁of ▁each ▁region . ▁In ▁rural ▁areas ▁where ▁the ▁gu err illas ▁have ▁maintained ▁a ▁continuous ▁presence ▁for ▁several ▁dec ades , ▁there ▁are ▁often ▁organ ic ▁links ▁between ▁the ▁F AR C ▁and ▁pe asant ▁communities . ▁Such ▁t ies ▁include ▁shared ▁gener ational ▁membership ▁and ▁historical