Hammerskin Nation appears to be struggling.  The group is facing a lawsuit filed by Randy Bowen, a California man who was attacked by six Hammerskins in March of 1999.  <i>Hammerskin Press</i> ceased publication in 2000, probably because of internal conflict within the organization.  Attendance at annual Hammerfests has declined.  The organization is definitely, however, still an active threat to minorities, and some factions, like the splinter group, Outlaw Hammerskins, are growing stronger.<br />

According to the State Department, receives funding from and support through private donations, various Islamic NGOs, and criminal acts

In May 1998, Abdallah Ahmad, spokesman for the Harakat al-Shuhada'a al-Islamiyah (Islamic Martyrs Movement (IMM)) claimed responsibility for an assassination attempt that injured Mu'ammar al-Qaddhafi and killed four of his guards, forcing Qaddhafi to cancel his trip to Egypt. (The Libyan government denied that any attack took place).  The group allegedly opened fire on Qaddhafi's motorcade using machine guns during a border crossing between Libya and Egypt.  Harakat al-Shuhada'a al-Islamiyah has waged an ongoing, low-intensity conflict with the regime for several years and is known to be active in the al-Jabal al-Akhdar region along the Egyptian border where it takes advantage of the many caves as bases, however.  Clashes between Qaddhafi's forces and the group have occurred there in the past.  Little more is known about the organization other than that its members are thought to consist largely of Libyan veterans of the Afghan war who are unhappy with their limited economic opportunities and Qaddhafi's rule.  In 1997, the group's spokesman Abdullah Ahmad denied rumors that the Islamic Martyrs Movement was planning to merge with the Libyan Militant Islamic Group (MIG), but confirmed that the IMM's emir, Abu Shaltilah, had met with Abd al-Rahman al-Hattab, the MIG's amir to discuss the possibility.

Harakat al-Shuhada'a al-Islamiyah opposes the government of Mu'ammar al-Qaddhafi, and is trying to oust the Libyan leader in favor of an Islamic Republic.