Northern Bloc of the AUC

Northern Bloc of the AUC
Participant in Colombian armed conflict
Active	Officially completed demobilization in March 2006.
Ideology	Anti-communism
Leaders	Salvatore Mancuso Rodrigo Tovar Pupo Vicente Castaño
Area of operations	Cesar, La Guajira, Magdalena, Atlántico, Santander, and Norte de Santander
Part of	United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia
Opponents	Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia National Liberation Army

The Northern Bloc of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Spanish: Bloque Norte de las AUC) was a Colombian paramilitary organization that operated until March 2006, when it demobilized.