The Croatian Freedom Fighters (CFF) were dedicated to gaining Croatian freedom from Yugoslavia and the eventual destruction of the Yugoslavian state.  Mostly through bombings, the group terrorized Yugoslavian business and financial interests in the United States, as well as American citizens of Yugoslavian descent.  Members of the group were also implicated in the bombing of the Statue of Liberty in 1980, although many other groups also claimed this attack, notably the Puerto Rican terrorist group Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN).<br /><P><br />CFF's most famous attack came in 1976, when they hijacked a TWA Airliner en route from LaGuardia to Chicago, demanding the release of Croatian prisoners and the distribution of Croatian-independence propaganda in both France and the United States.  The terrorists, led by Zvonko Busic, eventually surrendered to French authorities and were tried and convicted in the United States.

In 1987, Zvonko Busic escaped from his prison cell in Otisville, NY, but was quickly apprehended 2 days later after being caught sleeping behind a building in Otisville, NY, 40 miles away.  The Croatian Freedom Fighters have not been heard from since then.

Although the OKE has not been responsible for further attacks since May 2004, the possibility of a new re-unification campaign could lead the group to commit further violence.  In addition, Anastassiades is still the leader of the DISY which could further provoke the ire of the group.

The Dagestan Liberation Army was an Islamic extremist group that emerged in 1999 for the purpose of creating independence for the Republic of Dagestan.  Dagestan shares similarities with the Republic of Chechnya (which has endured a history of violent extremism), such as having a predominantly Muslim population as well as being situated in Russia's northern Caucasus region.  The Chechen rebels, who commit terrorist attacks in the name of an independent Islamic state of Chechnya, often include neighboring Muslim regions like Dagestan in their desired Islamic country.  In fact, in August 1991, Chechen-led rebels declared that Dagestan was an Islamic state.  In staging attacks, Chechen rebels have bombed targets within Dagestan.  <P><br /><br />The Dagestan Liberation Army led a brutal bombing campaign in September 1999 that killed hundreds of innocent civilians.  The group's targets were apartment buildings in Moscow, where residents were killed indiscriminately by TNT and cyclonite bombs.  According to the terrorist group, the bombings were in retaliation for military action within the regions of Chechnya and Dagestan by the Russian air force.  The Dagestan Liberation Army believes that any Russian activities within Dagestan or Chechnya are illegitimate as these regions deserve independence from Russia.  <br />