Revolutionary Offensive Cells (COR) is an Italian terrorist group based in Tuscany which focuses its attacks primarily on Pisa though it has struck in many different locations.  Investigators believe that the group is comprised primarily of former members of the anarchic club "Il Silvestre" as well as Tuscan soccer hooligans.  The group's symbol is a 5-pointed black-circled star.<br /><p><br />The ideology of the Revolutionary Offensive Cells is an amalgamation of anarchism, Marxism, and environmentalism.  Although the Italian press ordinarily refers to the group as anarchist, the language found in its communiqu&#233;s is laced with Communist overtones as it disparages capitalist and bourgeoisie influences in the mainstream media and society.  Revolutionary Offensive Cells aims to "act as a link between various fighting Communist revolutionary components, and insurrectional anarchist and anti-imperialist groups" across the world.<br /><p><br />Revolutionary Offensive Cells is responsible for between twenty and thirty bombings in mid-2003.  The group targeted Italy's major union headquarters as well as members of three major political parties: the National Alliance [AN], Forza Italia, and Italia dei Valorias.  The group also attacked the barracks of the military group, Carabinieri, as well as newspapers and temporary job agencies.  These attacks and a pattern of death threats upon journalists and politicians increased the emphasis placed by Italian police agencies upon finding the group.  Although some of its key members have been arrested, in December 2004 COR announced its resolve to continue attacks in Italy.<br />

Although the COR has been quiet since late 2003, the group is still active and it is impossible to rule out the possibility that COR will launch a string of attacks in the future.  Italian police do not think they have crippled the group, and COR's relative inactivity is quite inexplicable.  The ultra-violent language employed by COR and the wide range of targets it has chosen indicate that COR is not likely to lose its fervor for future action.