HPG publicly states that its military actions are a response to the unfair trial of its leader Abdullah Ocalan and to the undemocratic state of affairs in Turkey.  In mid-2005, HPG called for a peaceful negotiation of the Kurdish issue.  Yet far from toning down its military rhetoric, these pleas for negotiation have also been accompanied by threats of massive attacks upon Turkish cities.  Claiming to have acquired large amounts of C-4 in post-war Iraq, HPG has announced that if Turkish operations continue at their current level of aggression then the group will begin to detonate explosives in major Turkish areas.  Currently, HPG restricts its actions to military targets, oil pipelines, and other non-civilian areas.

The Iduwini Youths are considered to be active, as negotiations with major oil companies have not yielded any significant results.

The Imam Hussein Brigades is a Shia Muslim terrorist organization active in Iraq. The group is named after Hussein ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, the third imam (according to Shia Muslims), and the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. His death and martyrdom during the Battle of Karbala is mourned annually during the day of Ashura and is considered a symbol for the fight against tyranny, oppression, and injustice.<br /><p><br />The Imam Hussein Brigades first emerged on July 31, 2005 when members claimed responsibility for three coordinated attacks. The first attack occurred in Basra and targeted a British convoy using a remote-detonated roadside bomb, killing two British citizens working for a private firm. A second bomb exploded minutes later in the same area, causing injuries to Iraqi pedestrians. Finally, in Mahawil, south of Baghdad, gunmen attacked an Iraqi National Congress Party convoy carrying an Indian delegation.<br /><p><br />The Imam Hussein Brigades targets the current Iraqi government and foreigners in Iraq, specifically those associated with the U.S.-led coalition. It is responsible for attacks on British, Italian, and Romanian military and civilian personnel working in Iraq, and its attacks occur primarily in the south of the country. Roadside bombings and armed attacks seem to be the preferred tactics of the organization.<br /><p><br />All claims for responsibility by the Imam Hussein Brigades have been issued on a website used by the main insurgent groups in Iraq, including the al-Qaeda Organization in the Land of the Two Rivers. However, the group's name and its operations in the Shia-dominated south suggest that it is a Shia terrorist organization.<br />