Original: According to the Colombian government FARC has an estimated 11,000 members in 2009 , down from 16,000 in 2001 , having lost about one third of their fighting force after President Álvaro Uribe took office in 2002 .
Simplified: According to the Colombian government , FARC has an estimated 6,000-8 ,000 members in 2008 , down from 16,000 in 2001 .