Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) -- Enemy
Kamtapur Liberation Organization -- Ally (Suspected)
National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) -- Enemy

Financed primarily through extortion and possibly funded by other insurgent groups in the region

The ACF's goals continue to be due compensation for Santhals whose homes were destroyed by rioting, and the designation of "adivasis" in Assam as protected tribal peoples. The group has by and large upheld the 2001 cease-fire agreement, and several rounds of negotiations have been held with the Indian federal government to answer the ACF's grievances.  In May 2005, Xabrias Khakha announced that the ACF was considering entering the political realm as a legitimate party. Despite these announcements and agreements, ethnic tension simmers in Assam, and there is a high likelihood that the ACF could re-emerge as a dangerous militant threat if the security situation deteriorates.

Affiche Rouge ("Red Poster" in English) was a faction of the French terrorist group Action Directe.  Specifically, this faction was part of the "national" branch of Action Directe, and was led by Andr&#233; Olivier.  Olivier's faction was based in Paris.  The name of this faction is derived from a famous Nazi WWII propaganda poster which depicted members of the French Resistance as criminals and terrorists.

Olivier and a number of his accomplices were arrested in Lyon and St. Etienne in March 1986, effectively ending the operation of his faction.  He remains in prison in France.

African National Congress (South Africa)

South African Native National Congress (ANC's name from 1912-1923)

ANC Founded January 8, 1912; ANC Terrorism Commences 1961

The African National Congress was legalized in 1990 and no longer engages in terrorist activities.  Today, it is a prominent political party in South Africa.

Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) -- Founding Group

All Nepal National Independent Students' Union

Akhil Krantikari is funded by the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M)

Akhil Krantikari (All Nepal National Independent Students' Union or ANNISU-R) is the student wing of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M).  The group reportedly consists of approximately 400,000 supporters, and an unknown amount of active participants.  <P><br /><br />Akhil Krantikari's activism is generally non-violent.  The group is known for organizing widespread and crippling student strikes.  However, the group often uses violence, or the threat of violence, to enforce these strikes.  The group has been responsible for several small bombings at schools and other targets, in an effort to coerce students and school officials to observe the organization's decrees. The most recent bombing occurred on June 22nd, 2005, when an assailant threw a small bomb in the yard of the Nobel Academy in Kathmandu. No one was injured. Lekh Nath Neupane, a leader of Akhil Krantikari, told reporters that the bombing was intended to convince students that the struggle against the government was more important than the school-term.     <P> <br /><br />At one time Akhil Krantikari was designated a terrorist group by the Nepalese government due to their bombing campaigns.  However, the terrorist label was removed in June 2004, as part of government concessions to end an Akhil Krantikari strike.  Despite the lack of a terrorist "label", Akhil Krantikari is closely linked with the armed wing of CPN-M, and has openly admitted its attempts to "militarize" Nepalese educational institutions. Recently, both Akhil Krantikari and CPN-M have declared ceasefires in pursuit of their political goals. <P><br />