Peykar achieved its primary goal of deposing the Shah, and although its secondary goal of deposing the Ayatollah was never realized, this organization can be considered inactive, as its members are assumed to have been reintegrated into the MeK or other anti-Ayatollah opposition groups in the early to mid-1980s.

As the organization has no formal infrastructure, Priests can attack indiscriminately without orders, another benefit of leaderless resistance. Attacks against various targets continue to be conducted; violence from both the organization and its followers is expected to continue in the future. <br /><br /><br /><br />

HPG -- Faction
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) -- Founding Group

PKK/Kongra-Gel (People's Congress of Kurdistan) was the official name adopted by the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) from late 2003 until April 2005. The group had changed its name from PKK to the Kurdistan Freedom and Democracy Congress in 2002, then to the Kurdistan People's Congress in 2003. The series of name changes was an attempt to broaden the group's appeal among Kurds and distance themselves from their Marxist beginnings.

PKK/Kongra-Gel reverted to their original name, the Kurdistan Worker's Party, in early 2005. The group is suspected of conducting several bombings in Turkey in the summer of 2005. Some press reports still use Kongra-Gel as the group's name. In response to the renewed violence, the Turkish military initiated a 10,000-troop operation against the PKK and other terrorist groups in Eastern Turkey in October 2005.

<a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=AG">Algeria</a>, <a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=MR">Mauritania</a>, <a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=WI">Western Sahara</a>

Since Polisario's acceptance of the Baker Plan, the organization has made important strides in ending conflict in Western Sahara. In August 2005, the group released hundreds of Moroccan POWs, some of whom had been held for over 20 years. But despite widespread optimism, several sticking points remain between the two sides, including issues over Sahrawi refugees in Algeria, and Morocco's accusation that Polisario is aiding illegal immigration into Morocco. Though Polisario is at present inactive, Morocco still refuses to negotiate terms of a possible referendum or independence for the Saharawi people. This may have the effect of frustrating Polisario and lead to a reactivation of Polisario in the next several years.