▁ 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁peak ▁but ▁ca ution ed ▁against ▁considering ▁the ▁group ▁a ▁defeated ▁force . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁F AR C – EP ▁Commander ▁Ra úl ▁Re yes ▁claimed ▁that ▁their ▁force ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁gu err illas . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁report ▁from ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 – 1 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁rec ruits ▁were ▁min ors , ▁some ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁F AR C , ▁while ▁women ▁compr ise ▁around ▁ 4 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁guer illa ▁army . ▁ ▁F AR C ▁was ▁organized ▁hier arch ically ▁into ▁military ▁units ▁as ▁follows : ▁▁ ▁Central ▁High ▁Command ▁– ▁composed ▁of ▁a ▁five - member ▁Secret ariat ▁( one ▁of ▁them ▁being ▁the ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ) ▁and ▁two ▁" supp lement s ". ▁Co ordin ated ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁individual ▁blocks , ▁and ▁determined ▁overall ▁strategy ▁of ▁F AR C – EP . ▁ ▁Estado ▁Mayor ▁Central ▁– ▁ 2 5 ▁members , ▁who ▁also ▁coordin ated ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁blocks ▁ ▁Block ▁– ▁ 5 + ▁front s , ▁with ▁each ▁block ▁corresponding ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁Colombia ' s ▁ge ographical ▁regions : ▁south , ▁central , ▁east , ▁west , ▁Middle ▁Mag dal ena , ▁Car ib bean , ▁and ▁Ces ar ▁ ▁Front ▁– ▁ 1 + ▁columns . ▁Within ▁each