The Hector Riobe Brigade had a brief period of activity in the early 1980s, but has not been responsible for any terrorist incidents since that time.  With the overthrow of the Duvalier regime in 1986, the group most likely ceased all activity.

"Heroes of Palestine" was a previously unknown group who claimed responsibility for the February 1991 bombing of a Jewish-owned factory and Mormon temple in Medellin, Colombia.  In a press release the group stated that the attack was in response to "American aggression against the Palestinian people and Arabs in general."  No casualties were reported in the blasts.  <P><br /><br />Mormon temples are often targeted in Colombia by left-wing militant groups.  The temples are seen as signs of American intervention in Colombian affairs.  The mention of the Palestinian issue and the targeting of the Jewish-owned factory is somewhat odd, but Colombia does have a significant Arab immigrant population. Also, the attacks came during the 1991 Gulf War against Iraq, which was cited as a reason for several small terrorist incidents throughout Central and South America during this time.  In any case, it is likely that Heroes of Palestine was not a separate terrorist entity, but rather a splinter group from a larger left-wing militant organization in Colombia. <P><br />

Heroes of Palestine has not claimed responsibility for an attack since 1991.  It is probable that members of the group have either deactivated or joined larger militant organizations in Colombia.

Malik's militia was formed in 1997. The group as a political party was formed some time after the fall of the Taliban.

Hezb-e Azadi-ye Afghanistan (the Freedom Party of Afghanistan) is a political party/militant group controlled by Afghani warlord General Abdul Malik Pahlawan. <P><br /><br />Nominally a political party, the group is essentially a private army under the command of Abdul Malik.  Formerly a top commander under the infamous ethnic Uzbek warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostum, Malik split from the Dostum's militia in 1997 after Dostum allegedly killed Malik's brother.  Malik then joined with the Taliban who were steadily making territorial gains in the midst of the chaotic Afghan civil war.  In short order, Malik switched sides yet again and orchestrated a massacre of several thousand Taliban near Mazar-e Sharif. <P><br /><br />It appears that Malik and his militia backed the US-led invasion of Afghanistan following the 9/11 attacks, but what role the group played in defeating the Taliban is unclear.  <P><br /><br />Hezb-e Azadi-ye Afghanistan has stood for Afghan parliamentary elections but has failed to garner any success.  Information on the party's platform or ideology is scarce.<br />