Dakshin Desh (Organization's original name from 1969-1975), Maoist Communist Center of India (MCCI), Maoist Coordination Committee (MCC), Naxalites

The MCC ceased to exist with the formation of the Communist Party of India-Maoist.  However, the goals of the former MCC are very similar to that of the CPI-Maoist.  The CPI-Maoist's current goal is to establish a "Compact Revolutionary Zone," an area of control that would extend from the Nepalese border to Andhra Pradesh in the south.  Eventually this zone would be converted in to an independent communist state.    The Indian government is vehemently opposed to any territorial concessions to the group, and it is a virtual certainty that the CPI-Maoist will continue to be a serious threat.

<a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=CA">Canada</a>, <a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=ES">El Salvador</a>, <a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=GT">Guatemala</a>, <a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=HO">Honduras</a>, <a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=MX">Mexico</a>, <a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=US">United States</a>

Drug smuggling, human trafficking, auto theft, extortion and other forms of criminal activity

The future of Mara Salvatruchas is difficult to predict. The main thrust of the group's activities will remain traditional, profit-driven gang activity and narco-trafficking, but the group has so many members that the activities of various units will inevitably vary. It is impossible to rule out further terrorism, particularly in Central America. Governments in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador have stepped up their actions against the gang, but eliminating it may prove impossible. <P><br /><br />Whatever the group's plans, the unprecedented manpower and geographic dispersal of MS make it a serious threat. The group has the resources to wage full-scale insurgent campaigns -- of the type not seen since the 1980s -- in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. It must be mentioned, however, that the group's standard activities do not suggest that any anti-government insurgency is brewing. Still, it could emerge if the crackdowns on the group spark full-scale retaliation. <P><br /><br />MS could also wreak havoc in other ways. Rumors have persisted of contact between MS members and an al-Qaeda associate. MS is experienced in alien smuggling, which could prove useful to al-Qaeda members trying to enter the United States. If cooperation between al-Qaeda and MS ever blossomed, the potential for terrorist attacks in the United States could be frightening. However, it must be mentioned that these rumors have not been substantiated, and that some U.S. security officials explicitly deny them. <P><br />