Signs & Symptoms. Fainting is a brief loss of consciousness. It can last from seconds to 30 minutes. Just before fainting, a person may feel a sense of dread, feel dizzy, see spots, and have nausea. If a person falls and canât remember the fall itself, he or she has fainted.
guerrilla - a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment. guerrilla. noun freedom fighter, partisan, irregular, underground fighter, member of the underground or resistance The guerrillas threatened to kill their hostages.
FARC. As the biggest irregular army in Colombia, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-FARC) operates in various regions of the country in search of resources to fund their 50-year-old war against the government. Colombia's FARC guerrillas are to extend their unilateral ceasefire, an encouraging sign for the country's peace process. 2  The announcement also offers a glimpse of a post-conflict Colombia, in which the army is redirected from counter-insurgency to tackling organized crime networks.