After three decades of terrorist insurgency, the Guatemalan conflict finally ended in 1996. URNG and each of its members, including the FAR, agreed to cease violent actions against the Guatemalan government, foreign entities, and Guatemalan citizens. Julio Cesar Macias, also known as Cesar Montes, one of the founders of FAR, publicly apologized for crimes committed by his group in 1998.  Today, the URNG operates as a legal political party. FAR is no longer involved in terrorism. <P>

The RHB is believed to be financed through extortion and other criminal activities

Very little is known about the current operations of the RHB.  Some observers believe that the group has morphed in to a gang of bandits and criminals with no real political aims.  While this is certainly a view encouraged by its rivals (the CPP and PLA), it is certain that the RHB has been severely compromised by its ongoing battles with rivals and government forces.  The MLPP has all but dropped off the political map, and in 2003, the RHB's strength was estimated to be 271 armed cadres, a number which has likely dropped since that time.  For the time being, the RHB will still remain active in Central Luzon as a militant organization, but the threat posed by the group can be considered severely limited.

380, 380 Northern Front, 3-80 Northern Front, Ex-Contras, FN 3-80, Recontra 380, Recontra 3-80, Recontra 3-80 Northern Front, Recontras

private citizens in Latin America, Cuban and Nicaraguan nationals in Miami, local farmers, retired Contras

The mid-1990s witnessed a gradual breakdown of Recontra 380, with many rebels giving up arms in return for economic incentives offered by the government. In June 1997, after several weeks of serious talks, Recontra 380 agreed to disarm, leaving Sandinista-aligned groups as the only real insurgency movements still present in Nicaragua.

Action Directe -- Ally
Anti-Imperialist Cell (AIZ) -- Successor
Baader-Meinhof Group -- Founding Group
Communist Combatant Cells -- Rival and Ally
First of October Antifascist Resistance Group (GRAPO) -- Ally
Khristos Kasimis Revolutionary Group for International Solidarity -- Other Affiliation
Supporters of Horst Ludwig Meyer -- Supported Cause