Abdurajak Janjalani Brigade (AJB) -- Splinter Group
al-Qaeda -- Ally
Jemaah Islamiya (JI) -- Ally (Suspected)
Laskar Jihad -- Ally
Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) -- Founding Group

al-Harakat al-Islamiyah, Bearer of the Sword

Largely self-financed through ransom and extortion; Suspected to receive support from Islamic extremists in the Middle East and South Asia

The initiation of peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the MNLF (and subsequently the MILF) has served to divide the greater Moro resistance movement into those who seek a political resolution and those who use violence to achieve their objectives. The ASG has been strengthened by the addition of rogue MNLF and MILF elements dissatisfied with their respective groups' political approaches.<br /><p><br />Despite the concurrent efforts of the Philippine government and US counterterrorism advisers, the Abu Sayyaf Group remains a very active threat in the region and one of the main obstacles to peace in the Southern Philippines.<br />

Resistenza Corsa is a clandestine group that serves as the armed wing of the Accolta Nazinuale Corsa.  Little is known about Resistenza Corsa beyond the facts surrounding their attacks and the group's statements that they are anti-drug trafficking, anti-immigrant, and anti-crime.  The group appears to have been formed not long after the 2002 French presidential elections.  In that election, the right-wing, anti-immigrant Front Nationale won as high a percentage of the Corsican vote as it traditionally claims in mainland France.  Corsican police have speculated that the group could be a branch of the National Front for the Liberation of Corsica (FLNC).

In July 2003, Resistenza Corsa claimed a series of attacks in Northern Corsica against a furniture store, a vacation camp, a snack bar, and the car of an alleged heroin trafficker.  A Resistenza Corsa member who communicated anonymously with a local television station claimed the attacks were committed to advance the group's anti-drug trafficking, anti-illegal immigration platform.  The group warned that they would continue their attacks, possibly with napalm, if the police "failed to show a real willingness to fight drug trafficking."  Resistenza Corsa also claims responsibility for a series of racist attacks against North African residents of Corsica that began in 2002.