The Army for Iran's National Liberation only claimed responsibility for one attack that happened more than two decades ago. The group is decidedly inactive.

The Army for the Liberation of Kurdistan has only been associated with only one attack in its history and it is unclear whether or not the group was actually responsible. In addition, the group has not been publicly mentioned prior to or after its alleged attack. Given this information, it is unlikely that members of the Army for the Liberation of Kurdistan will be involved in terrorist activities in the future.

Army for the Liberation of Rwanda (ALIR)

Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), Ex-FAR (Armed Forces of Rwanda), Interahamwe

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Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) provided training, arms, and supplies until 2002

The Army for the Liberation of Rwanda (ALIR) was formed following the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.  The events leading up to the terrorist organization's formation began several decades earlier.  The historical conflict in Rwanda has involved the two primary ethnic groups in the country, the Hutu and Tutsi.  The Hutu are Rwanda's majority ethnic group with 84% of the population while the Tutsi comprise approximately 15 percent.  In 1959, the Hutus overthrew the ruling king of Rwanda, an ethnic Tutsi.  Following the takeover, thousands of Tutsis were killed wile approximately 150,000 fled to neighboring countries.  The children of the Tutsi exiles eventually formed an insurgent group, the Rwandan Patriotic Front.  In 1990 the Rwandan patriotic Front sparked a civil war.  The Hutu regime would eventually commence a genocidal campaign in April 1994.  Approximately 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in the genocide.  The Hutu regime's Armed Forces of Rwanda (FAR) and the government's civilian militia force, the Interahawme, executed the 1994 genocide.  Despite the murderous campaign, the Tutsi forces eventually usurped the Hutu regime in July 1994. <P><br /><br />Following the defeat of Hutu regime, those who had carried out the genocide feared retribution from the new government.  Former members of the Armed Forces of Rwanda (FAR) and Interahawme fled Rwanda for the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).  In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the former soldiers and militia members formed a terrorist group, called the Army for the Liberation of Rwanda (ALIR).  ALIR's goals were to overthrow the new Tutsi-operated government and re-install a Hutu-dominated government.  Some observers also believed that ALIR aimed to re-initiate the genocide of Tutsis.