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This is a list of active rebel groups (i.e., non-governmental political groups seeking change through armed conflict) around the world whose domains may be subnational, transnational or international.
List
International
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- Al-Qaeda[1] (Islamist)
- Jama'at al-Jihad al-Islami (Islamist)
Afghanistan
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- Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin[2][3] (Islamist)
Algeria
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- Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb (also operates Morocco, Mauritania, Niger and Mali (sometimes "Al Qaeda in the Sahel")[4] (Islamist)
Angola
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- Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (various factions) (separatist nationalist)
Bangladesh
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Burma
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- Democratic Karen Buddhist Army[5] (Buddhist/nationalist)
- Committee for Emergence of a Federal Union (CEFU)
- Karen National Union[6] (ethnic/Democratic)
- Kachin Independence Organization[7]
- Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP)
- the Shan State Progressive Party (SSPP)
- Shan State Army-North (SSA-N)
- Shan State Army-South[8] (SSA-South)
- New Mon State Party (NMSP)
- Chin National Front (CNF)
Burundi
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Central African Republic
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Chad
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China
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Colombia
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- National Liberation Army[9] (ELN) (Marxist)
- Popular Liberation Army (Marxist)
- Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia[10] (FARC) (Marxist)
- Black Eagles (rightwing paramilitary)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Egypt
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Ethiopia
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France
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- Comité Régional d'Action Viticole (Winemaker)
- National Liberation Front of Corsica (Corsican nationalism)
Greece
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Haiti
India
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- Abhinav Bharat (Hindu nationalism)
- Communist Party of India (Maoist)[11] (Marxist)
- Harkat-ul-Mujahideen[12] (Islamist)
- Hizbul Mujahideen[13] (Islamist)
- International Sikh Youth Federation [14] (Sikh)
- Jaish-e-Mohammed[15] (Islamist)
- Khalistan Commando Force[16] (Sikh)
- Khalistan Zindabad Force[17] (Sikh)
- Lashkar-e-Taiba[18] (also in Pakistan) (Islamist)
- National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isaac-Muivah (Christian)
- Students Islamic Movement of India[19] (Islamist)
- United Jihad Council (Islamist)
- United Liberation Front of Assam[20] (separatist)
Indonesia
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- Jemaah Islamiyah[21] (also known to operate in other parts of South East Asia such as Singapore and the Philippines) (Islamist)
- South Moluccas - (Christian)
- Free Papua Movement
Israel
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Italy
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Iran
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- Jundullah (Baloch nationalism/Islamist Sunni)
- PJAK (affiliates of Turkey's PKK) (Kurdish nationalism)
Iraq
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- Al-Qaeda in Iraq[22] (Islamist)
- Islamic Army in Iraq[23] (Islamist)
- Mahdi Army[dubious – discuss][24] (Islamist)
Laos
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Lebanon
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Libya
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Mali
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Mexico
- Popular Revolutionary Army[25] (Marxist)
- Zapatista Army of National Liberation[26] (anarcho-communist)
Morocco
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Namibia
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Nigeria
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Pakistan
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- Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi[29] (Islamist)
- Fedayeen al-Islam[30] (Islamist)
- Lashkar-e-Islam[31] (Islamist)
- Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (Islamist)
- Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan[32] (also operated in Kyrgzstan) (Islamist)
- Lashkar-e-Omar[33] (Islamist)
Palestine
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- Palestine Liberation Organization
- Hamas
- Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
- Qawasameh tribe
- Morbiton (People's Army)
- Palestinian Islamic Jihad
- Popular Resistance Committees
- Army of Islam (Gaza Strip)
- Fatah Revolutionary Council
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
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- Abu Sayyaf (Al-Harakat Al-Islamiyya)[35] (Islamist)
- Moro National Liberation Front (nationalist)
- Moro Islamic Liberation Front[36] (Islamist)
- Rajah Sulaiman Movement[37][38] (Islamist)
- Misuari Renegade/Breakaway Group[39] (?)
- Philippine Raja Solaiman Movement[39] (Islamist)
- New People's Army[40] (Communist)
- Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930 (Communist)
- Alex Boncayao Brigades (Communist)
Russia
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- Caucasus Mujahadeen (Islamist)
- Ingush Jamaat (Islamist)
- Shariat Jamaat (Islamist)
- Yarmuk Jamaat (Islamist)
- Kataib al-Khoul (Islamist)
Rwanda
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- Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (also active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo)[37] (ethnic)
Senegal
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Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance
Somalia
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- Al-Shabaab[41] (Islamist)
South Sudan
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Sudan
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- Union of Forces for Democracy and Development
- Rally of Democratic Forces (rebel group)
- National Movement for Reform and Development
- Justice and Equality Movement[42]
- Sudan Liberation Movement/Army
Syria
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Thailand
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- Pattani United Liberation Organization (Islamist)
Turkey
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- Kurdistan Workers' Party[43] (Kurdish nationalism/Marxist)
- Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (Kurdish nationalism/Marxist)
Uganda
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- Lord's Resistance Army (operates mainly in northern Uganda, but also in parts of Sudan and D.R. of the Congo).[44] (Christian)
United Kingdom
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- Continuity Irish Republican Army: 1994–present (separatist/Irish nationalist)
- Real Irish Republican Army: 1997–present (separatist/Irish nationalist)
- Óglaigh na hÉireann (Real IRA splinter group): 2009–present (separatist/Irish nationalist)
- Republican Action Against Drugs: 2008–present (vigilante/Irish nationalist)
- Orange Volunteers: 1998–present (Ulster loyalist/sectarian)
- Real Ulster Freedom Fighters: 2007–present (Ulster loyalist/sectarian)
- Red Hand Defenders: 1998–present (Ulster loyalist/sectarian)
United States
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Uzbekistan
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Yemen
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- Houthis (separatist nationalism/ Islamist Shia)
- Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (Islamist)
See also
- List of guerrilla movements
- List of designated terrorist organizations
- List of ongoing military conflicts
- Lists of active separatist movements
- Violent non-state actor
References
- ^ Wright 2006, pp. 107–108, 185, 270–271 .
- ^ Afghanistan: Skeptics Urge Caution Over Purported Hekmatyar Cease-Fire July 19, 2007
- ^ Le Monde.fr : Les zones d'influence talibanes en Afghanistan
- ^ Watson, Rob. "Algeria blasts fuel violence fears", BBC News, 04-11-2007. Retrieved 04-22-2007.Jean-Pierre Filiu, "Local and global jihad: Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghrib", The Middle East Journal,Vol.63, spring 2009.
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- ^ "Fighting begins between Kachin and Burmese Armies in Northern Burma". Kachin News Group. February 7, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- ^ from February 24, 2011 .
- ^ Council Decision of 21 December 2005. Official Journal of the European Union. Accessed 2008-07-06
- ^ The Government of Colombia states: "All the violent groups in Colombia are terrorists": Presidencia de la Republica de Colombia
- ^ Troops die in India Maoist attack, BBC News Online, April 13, 2009
- ^ Indictment of John Walker Lindh American Rhetoric February, 2002
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- ^ "Jaish-e-Mohammad: A profile". BBC News. 2002-02-06. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ U.S. Court Convicts Khalid Awan for Supporting Khalistan Commando Force
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- ^ "Ceasefire called off in Nigeria". BBC News. 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ Bajoria, Jayshree (2008-02-06). "Pakistan's New Generation of Terrorists". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
- ^ Rehmat, Kamran (2009-01-27). "Swat: Pakistan's lost paradise". Islamabad: Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
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- ^ Jayshree Bajoria Pakistan’s New Generation of Terrorists Council on Foreign Relations, February 6, 2008
- ^ Alisher Sidikov (July 2, 2003). "Pakistan Blames IMU Militants For Afghan Border Unrest". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ^ South Asia Terrorism Portal.
- ^ "Shining-Path". Britannica.com. Accessed January 16, 2008.
- ^ "Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)". MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base. Retrieved September 20, 2006.
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- ^ Powell, Colin (August 9, 2002). "Designation of a Foreign Terrorist Organization". U.S. State Department. Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
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- ^ "Sudan 'repulses' rebel attack", Al Jazeera, May 11, 2008.
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