Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas
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The Urban Counter-Terrorism Special Forces Group - Alpha, otherwise known as AFEUR or AFEAU (Spanish: Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas) is the army detachment of the elite AFEAU special operations group within the Colombian Armed Forces,[1] dedicated to performing counter-terrorism operations, HVT acquisition or elimination, and hostage rescue.
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Urban Counter-Terrorism Special Forces Group | |
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Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas (Spanish) | |
Active | 1985 – present |
Country | Colombia |
Allegiance | Republic of Colombia |
Branch | Colombian Army |
Type | Special Forces |
Role | Special operations |
Size | Classified |
Garrison/HQ | Military School of Communications Battalion, Facatativa, Colombia |
Nickname(s) | AFEUR, AFEAU |
Engagements | Colombian Conflict |
The unit is also used for protection of VIPs. They protect the Colombian President when he travels, and provided protection for President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush when they visited Cartagena in 2000 and 2004, respectively. They also provided the second security ring to President Bush's visit to Bogotá in 2007.
The full scope of this unit – and the operations it has been involved in – are both blacklisted. Some reports from Colombian media state that this unit has been involved in every top profile operation against guerrilla groups, in both preventive strikes and emergency response actions in urban and semi-urban areas all across Colombia, though details are kept in secret.
AFEUR answers directly to the General Command of the Armed Forces (Comando General de las Fuerzas Armadas), and usually has carte blanche to use any available military air transportation, weapon, or equipment as required to accomplish their missions.