▁even ▁within ▁its ▁traditional ▁strong holds , ▁forcing ▁the ▁F AR C ▁to ▁move ▁towards ▁the ▁most ▁remote ▁areas , ▁but ▁there ▁the ▁gu err illas ▁did ▁appear ▁to ▁maintain ▁popular ▁support ▁among ▁the ▁pe as ants ▁that ▁had ▁developed ▁organ ic ▁links ▁to ▁the ▁ins ur gency . ▁ ▁F AR C ▁diss idents ▁ ▁The ▁F AR C ▁diss idents ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁formerly ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁of ▁Colombia , ▁who ▁have ▁refused ▁to ▁lay ▁down ▁their ▁arms ▁after ▁the ▁F AR C - g overn ment ▁peace ▁treat y ▁came ▁into ▁effect ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁diss idents ▁number ▁some ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁armed ▁combat ants ▁with ▁an ▁unknown ▁number ▁of ▁civil ian ▁milit ia ▁supporting ▁them . ▁The ▁F AR C ▁diss idents ▁have ▁become ▁" an ▁increasing ▁head ache " ▁for ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁armed ▁forces , ▁as ▁they ▁have ▁to ▁fight ▁them , ▁the ▁E PL , ▁EL N ▁and ▁Cl an ▁del ▁Gol fo ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁F AR C ▁diss idents ▁are ▁led ▁by ▁former ▁mid - level ▁command ers ▁such ▁as ▁alias ▁Gent il ▁Du arte , ▁alias ▁Eu cl ides ▁M ora , ▁alias ▁John ▁ 4 0 , ▁alias ▁Giov anny ▁Ch us pas ▁y ▁alias ▁Juli án ▁Ch ol lo . ▁The ▁F AR C ▁diss idents ▁have ▁been ▁responsible ▁for ▁several ▁attacks ▁on ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁armed ▁forces . ▁D iss idents ▁of ▁F AR