There are no indications that the terrorist members of the Islamic Resistance Brigades have ceased their activities.  <br />

al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb -- Rival
Armed Islamic Group -- Competing Faction
Unified Unit of Jihad -- Splinter Group (Suspected)

Armee Islamique du Salut (AIS), Army of Islamic Salvation, Front Islamique du Salut, Islamic Salvation Army

<a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=AG">Algeria</a>, <a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=GM">Germany</a>, <a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=US">United States</a>

The AIS is no longer considered to be an active insurgent group. A unilateral ceasefire was declared in September 1997.  A 16-point plan issued after the first round of voting in 1991 declared the group's intention to expand sharia law to all areas of public and private life in Algeria, including in particular, women's dress and work.  The group also declared its intent to reform government at all levels.

Islamic Shashantantra Andolon (ISA) is an alliance of numerous small parties in Bangladesh.  ISA is opposed to the current secular rule in Bangladesh and agitates for the enforcement of <i>sharia</i> in the country.  Led by Syed Fazlul Karim, formally known as the Charmonai Pir, the group has rallied as many as 5,000 members in protesting the War in Iraq.  Other issues about which ISA is very outspoken include women's sports, idolatrous cinema, and improper respect of Islam by supposedly Islamic parties in power in Bangladesh.<br /><p><br />ISA's virulent approach to politics occasionally turns into violent action or support for violent causes.  The two most prominent instances of this are the September 2002 bombings of a cinema and fair and the 2004 campaign to have Ahmadiyyas labeled as non-Muslims by the local government.  In the former incident, two bombs went off within five minutes of each other, injuring 125 and killing three.  The ISA is believed to be responsible for the bombings because of its previous declarations that the cinema and fair were displaying pornography and other indecent shows.  In the second incident, the ISA threatened severe repercussions against the state if it did not declare the Ahmadiyyas non-Muslim. Ahmadiyyas are members of a small sect of Islam.  ISA also supported a plan to lay siege to Ahmadiyya communities until they were labeled non-Muslim.<br /><p><br />In addition to these major incidents, there have been numerous reports of small attacks by members of ISA on schools and buildings which have posters defaming the Charmonai Pir.  Authorities do not yet know whether ISA coordinates these attacks or whether they are the result of individual members of the party acting on their own prerogative.<br />