<a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=ID">Indonesia</a>, <a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=MY">Malaysia</a>, <a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=SW">Sweden</a>

The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) sought to establish an independent Islamic kingdom in the province of Aceh, located on the northern tip of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It was formed in the mid-1970s and issued a formal declaration of independence in December 1976. <P><br />The GAM has had several principal grievances. Aceh was historically independent and never fully accepted Dutch colonial authority, yet was incorporated into the rest of Indonesia with its independence in 1943. The subsequent centralization of power in Jakarta abolished much of Aceh's historical and political autonomy. Popular resentment increased after the Indonesian government pledged to allow for autonomy in religion and education for Aceh, yet never implemented this plan. Aceh's wealth of natural resources, mainly timber and natural gas, has also been exploited by the central government in Jakarta, which directly takes up to 90% of the revenue from Aceh's resources. Finally, the GAM opposed the brutal actions of the Indonesian military (TNI), which resulted in thousands of killings and mass exodus from the province. As well as continued military actions against the TNI, the GAM also targeted natural gas facilities of Exxon-Mobil.<br />

Free Greeks was a nationalist group set up by retired royalist army officers that opposed the military regime under Col. George Papadopoulos, who controlled Greece from 1967 to 1974. The group was responsible for a string of bombings in Athens during the military's rule.<br /><p><br />In at least one instance, Free Greeks bombed an American target, the statue of President Harry S. Truman in downtown Athens. One Greek policeman was killed when he attempted to diffuse the bomb. Twenty-four hours before the bombing, foreign correspondents in Athens were warned of an impending attack on a U.S. target in response to U.S. recognition of the Papadopoulos regime.<br /><p><br /><br />Free Greeks issued its political statements to foreign correspondents based in Athens, who then disseminated their messages to the public. The group urged military regulars to rebel against the ruling regime and opposed NATO allies that recognized the legitimacy of the Greek military government.<br /><p><br /><br />Free Greeks had ties to Greek exile groups such as the National Resistance Council established in London. <br />