The Workers' Revolutionary Party was a front name once used by Peruvian guerrilla terrorist group Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso). On December 6th, 1988, Juan Carlos Vega Llona, the Peruvian military attach&eacute; in La Paz, was gunned down outside of the Peruvian embassy. A note was left at the scene claiming responsibility for the Workers' Revolutionary Party, a previously unknown group (though it shares a name with a minor leftist political party in Bolivia).  <P><br /><br />Peru's prime minister, Armando Villaneuva, quickly connected the assassination with an on-going wave of terrorism in southern Peru conducted by Shining Path. The attack was eventually officially attributed to the Peruvian communist insurgent group. In March 1989, the Peruvian police claimed that two Shining Path members responsible for the murder were captured in a sweep of thirty rebels in southern Peru.  <br />

The Workers' Revolutionary Party has not claimed responsibility for any terrorist activity since the Llona assassination. The moniker was used solely as a front for Sendero Luminoso, and it is likely that the Workers' Revolutionary Party will not be responsible for further incidents.

Aden Abyan Islamic Army (AAIA) -- Suspected Alias/Ally

World Islamic Jihad Group is a Yemeni organization that claimed responsibility for an attack on communications, security, and electrical targets in the city of Ja'ar, Yemen, in June 1998. <P><br /><br />On June 2nd, 1998, the city of Ja'ar was rocked by several near-simultaneous explosions.  The bombs targeted a communications building, an electricity grid, and a Yemeni intelligence facility.  In addition, a rocket propelled grenade was fired at the house of a government prosecutor.  Although no injuries were reported in the attacks, there was widespread damage to the facilities.  Shortly after the attack, a group calling itself the World Islamic Jihad Group claimed responsibility, stating that the bombings were in response to the U.S. presence in the Arabian Peninsula and its continued support for Israel. <P><br /><br />Although the World Islamic Jihad Group was previously unknown, the tactics and targets related to this attack lead many to assume that the group was affiliated with the Aden Abyan Islamic Army (AAIA), a Yemeni terrorist organization with links to al-Qaeda.  The AAIA most notably claimed responsibility for an October 2002 attack on the French oil tanker "Limburg," and some believe the group was responsible for the infamous attack on the USS Cole in 2000.  Although nothing is known about World Islamic Jihad Group's ideology, from its claim of responsibility and possible links to AAIA one can assume that the group is Islamist and vehemently opposed to a U.S. presence in the Middle East.