The Islamic Renewal Movement is no longer active.  The convictions of Muqbel and two other members in 1996 appear to have sufficiently dismantled the group, since there were no incidents involving the Islamic Renewal Movement after their trial.  The lack of leadership most likely influenced the remaining members to join other Jordanian nationalist or pro-Palestinian groups.

The Islamic Resistance Brigades, a militant group operating in Iraq, has been implicated in two high-profile kidnappings in 2004-2005.  In both incidents, the hostages had been working for private companies; in one incident the terrorists kidnapped eight individuals working for a Chinese company and the second incident involved the kidnapping of an employee for a Kuwaiti transportation company.  The incidents were quit similar in that the terrorists' demanded the cessation of foreign activity in Iraq in exchange for the release of the hostages.  The Chinese government agreed to stop sending its citizens to Iraq, after which the eight Chinese contractors were released.  Similarly, the Saqr El-Kuwait Transport Company agreed to stop its work in Iraq; subsequently, the Turkish contractor working for the company was released.<P><br />The Islamic Resistance Brigades has utilized kidnappings to convince foreign governments and businesses to pull out of Iraq.  Presumably, the terrorist organization ultimately hopes that all foreign entities pull out of Iraq.  However, the group's exact philosophy and membership base is unknown.  It is not known whether the group's membership is entirely comprised of Iraqis.  In January 2004, the Islamic Resistance Brigades co-signed a manifesto with 18 militant groups, in which they rejected the legitimacy of Iraq's interim government and vowed continued resistance to US presence in Iraq.  Notably, the name Islamic Resistance Brigades was also used by a terrorist organization that previously targeted the Saddam Hussein regime, including several attacks in 2001.  It is not known whether the group currently operating in Iraq is the same entity as the anti-Hussein organization.