S. naval, usa. Terrorist Group Profiles: Index of Groups
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Chukaku-Ha (Nucleus or Middle Core Faction)From: Patterns of Global Terrorism. United States Department of State Publication 10321 Comments on the content of the material should be sent to the U.S. Department of State 
DescriptionAn ultraleftist/radical group with origins in the fragmentation of the Japanese Communist Party in 1957. Largest domestic militant group; has political arm plus small, covert action wing called Kansai Revolutionary Army. Funding derived from membership dues, sales of its newspapers, and fundraising campaigns. ActivitiesParticipates in mass street demonstrations and commits sporadic attacks using crude rockets and incendiary devices usually designed to cause property damage rather than casualties. Protests Japan's imperial system, Western "imperialism," and events like the Gulf war and the expansion of Tokyo's Narita airport. Launched at least four rockets at the US army base at Zama, near Tokyo, at the start of the G-7 Summit in July 1993. Strength3,500. Location/Area of OperationJapan. External AidNone known. 47. Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA)From: Patterns of Global Terrorism, 2000. United States Department of State, April 2001. Comments on the content of the material should be sent to the U.S. Department of State
Other NamesContinuity Army Council Description Radical terrorist splinter group formed in 1994 as the clandestine armed wing of Republican Sinn Fein (RSF), a political organization dedicated to the reunification of Ireland. RSF formed after the Irish Republican Army announced a cease-fire in September 1994. Activities Bombings, assassinations, kidnappings, extortion, and robberies. Targets include British military and Northern Irish security targets and Northern Irish Loyalist paramilitary groups. Also has launched bomb attacks against predominantly Protestant towns in Northern Ireland. Does not have an established presence or capability to launch attacks on the UK mainland. Strength Fewer than 50 hardcore activists. Location/Area of Operation Northern Ireland, Irish Republic. External Aid Suspected of receiving funds and arms from sympathizers in the United States. May have acquired arms and materiel from the Balkans in cooperation with the Real IRA. 48. Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP)From: Patterns of Global Terrorism, 1998. United States Department of State, April 1999. Comments on the content of the material should be sent to the U.S. Department of State
DescriptionMarxist-Leninist organization founded in 1969 when it split from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Believes Palestinian national goals can be achieved only through revolution of the masses. In early 1980s, occupied political stance midway between Arafat and the rejectionists. Split into two factions in 1991; Nayif Hawatmah leads the majority and more hardline faction, which continues to dominate the group. Joined with other rejectionist groups to form the Alliance of Palestinian Forces (APF) to oppose the Declaration of Principals signed in 1993. Broke from the APF - along with the PFLP - over ideological differences. Has made limited moves toward merging with the PFLP since the mid-1990s. ActivitiesIn the 1970s, conducted numerous small bombings and minor assaults and some more spectacular operations in Israel and the occupied territories, concentrating on Israeli targets. Involved only in border raids since 1988, but continues to oppose the Israel-PLO peace agreement. StrengthEstimated at 500 (total for both factions). Location/Area of OperationSyria, Lebanon, and the Israeli-occupied territories; terrorist attacks have taken place entirely in Israel and the occupied territories. Conducts occasional guerilla operations in Southern Lebanon. External AidReceives limited financial and military aid from Syria. 49. First of October Antifascist Resistance Group (GRAPO)From: Patterns of Global Terrorism, 2000. United States Department of State, April 2001. Comments on the content of the material should be sent to the U.S. Department of State
Description Formed in 1975 as the armed wing of the illegal Communist Party of Spain of the Franco era. Advocating the overthrow of the Spanish Government and replacement with a Marxist-Leninist regime, GRAPO is vehemently anti-US, calls for the removal of all US military forces from Spanish territory, and has conducted and attempted several attacks against US targets since 1977. Activities GRAPO has killed more than 80 persons and injured more than 200. The group's operations customarily have been designed to cause material damage and gain publicity rather than inflict casualties, but the terrorists have conducted lethal bombings and close-range assassinations. In November 2000, GRAPO operatives shot to death a Spanish policeman in reprisal for the arrest that month in France of several group leaders, while in May, GRAPO operatives murdered two guards during a botched robbery against an armored security van. Strength Unknown but likely fewer than a dozen hard-core activists. Numerous GRAPO members also currently are in Spanish prisons. Location/Area of Operation Spain. External Aid None. 50.
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