they are losing badly, and their murder of kidnapped victims a couple years ago turned the country against them...over 1 million in the anti FARC demonstrations.
They are essentially drug runners now...and by going to this group they hope the leftists in Argentina and Venezuela etc. will back them...
Looks like the FARC is very weak! Just take out Chavez and the money and weapons he supplies and the FARC will implode within 6 months!