▁dis reg ard ▁for ▁lives ▁of ▁civ ili ans ... gas ▁cyl inder ▁bomb s ▁are ▁impossible ▁to ▁aim ▁with ▁accuracy ▁and , ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁frequently ▁strike ▁civil ian ▁objects ▁and ▁cause ▁avoid able ▁civil ian ▁cas ual ties ." ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁IC BL ▁Land mine ▁and ▁Cl uster ▁Mun itions ▁Mon itor , ▁" F AR C ▁is ▁probably ▁the ▁most ▁pro l ific ▁current ▁user ▁of ▁ant ip erson nel ▁mines ▁among ▁re bel ▁groups ▁anywhere ▁in ▁the ▁world ." ▁Furthermore , ▁F AR C ▁use ▁child ▁soldiers ▁to ▁carry ▁and ▁deploy ▁ant ip erson nel ▁mines . ▁ ▁Vi ol ence ▁against ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁ ▁F AR C ▁sometimes ▁threatened ▁or ▁assass in ated ▁ind igen ous ▁Colomb ian ▁leaders ▁for ▁attempting ▁to ▁prevent ▁F AR C ▁inc urs ions ▁into ▁their ▁territory ▁and ▁resist ing ▁the ▁for cible ▁rec ruit ment ▁by ▁F AR C ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁youth . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁F AR C ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁ 2 7 ▁assass in ations , ▁ 1 5 ▁thre ats , ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁other ▁ab uses ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁in ▁Ant io quia ▁Department . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁local ▁F AR C ▁cont ing ent ▁killed ▁ 3 ▁ind igen ous ▁rights ▁activ ists , ▁who ▁were ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁U ' W a ▁people ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁school ▁for