The Washington State Militia is currently inactive.  Concerns over militia involvement in the 1995 Oklahoma City and 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombings led to a nation-wide effort by law enforcement to limit the threat of right-wing militant groups.  The investigation and prosecution of groups like the Washington State Militia successfully dismantled the leadership and influence of many militias.  Most remaining members chose to renounce their affiliation in lieu of facing strict legal penalties and conflict with federal law enforcement

Weather Underground Organization (WUO) / Weathermen

May 19 Communist Order -- Splinter Group

The Weather Underground Organization (WUO)/Weathermen is no longer active.

The West Nile Bank Front (WNBF) has been an organized anti-government force since the early 1990s. The group was started by Juma Oris, a former Colonel and government minister in the regime of exiled Ugandan leader Idi Amin. Oris's aim was to return Amin to power so that members of his ruling clique, who at that time made up the bulk of the WNBF, could regain their rank and privileges in the government. Oris sought to enlist the local population of the West Nile region to support his cause by exploiting local resentment against Yoweri Musevini, the president of Uganda, and his policies of allowing the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA) to establish bases in northern Uganda.  By the mid 1990s, the WNBF had established bases in northwestern Uganda as well as in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Their primary target was the Ugandan People's Defense Forces (UPDF), the military of the Ugandan government, through which several attacks and gunfights took place.  In 1997, Oris was killed in one of these battles and was succeeded by Idi Amin's son, Taban.  <br />   <br /><P> By the end of the 1990s, the WNBF had suffered significant losses and a reduction in active fighters due to the successful efforts of the UPDF.  Those remaining in the group, including its leaders, were forced to go into hiding across the border in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  In 2004, the Ugandan government under Musevini offered amnesty to all exiled rebel groups in an attempt to quell decades long violence in the county.  In accepting this offer, the WNBF signed a peace agreement with the Ugandan government, which allowed rebels back into the country as long as they relinquished opposition to the Musevini presidency.  It is estimated that upwards of 14,000 rebels took advantage of the amnesty offer.  <br />