Proletarian Action Group was a Chilean terrorist group which claimed responsibility for the bombing of the repair facilities of a French firm north of Cologne, Germany in May 1985.  The bombing occurred while President Ronald Reagan was visiting Germany.  Proletarian Action Group's attack is thought to have been in protest of Reagan's visit.  Proletarian Action Group is also thought to be responsible for an October 1973 bombing attempt at the U.S. consulate general in Genoa, Italy.  The attack was thought to be related to Chilean politics.

Proletarian Action Group is no longer active.

Proletarian Nuclei for Communism -- Suspected Alias/Ally

The Proletarian Combatant Groups is an ally/suspected alias for the newly formed yet dangerous Proletarian Nuclei for Communism (NPC). This is the name used for the initial claim of responsibility for the August 2004 attempted bombing of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at his villa in Sardinia. With Italian authorities claiming that the NPC now has members of the Red Brigades (BR) acting as mentors, links between the various Marxist/anarchist Italian terrorist groups have become murky.

Due to the tracing of a cell phone call, Italian authorities originally believed they had a solid lead on the terrorists of the NPC/Proletarian Combatant Groups after the bombing of Berlusconi's villa. The perpetrators, however, still remain at large. Whatever the exact nature of the relations between the Proletarian Combatant Groups and the rest of the Marxist/anarchist Italian terrorist scene, these groups remain active and dangerous.

New Red Brigades/Communist Combatant Party -- Shared Members
Proletarian Combatant Groups -- Suspected Alias/Ally

The Proletarian Nuclei for Terrorism (Nuclei Proletari per Comunismo  --  NPC) are a modern group continuing in the violent tradition of Italy's most well-known and feared communist group, the Red Brigades (Brigate Rossi  --  BR).  Their goals include both the classically Marxist class struggle and an anarchist anti-state, anti-imperialist impulse.  Some Italian authorities believe that certain members of the old Sardinian branch of the BR are operating in the NPC and acting as a "new mentor."