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This is a list of active rebel groups that control territory around the world whose domains may be subnational, transnational, or international. A "rebel group" is defined here as a polity that uses armed conflict in opposition to established government (or governments) for reasons such as to seek political change or to establish, maintain, or to gain independence.
Insurgency in the Maghreb; Northern Mali conflict; Insurgency in Balochistan; War in North-West Pakistan; Somali Civil War; Insurgency in Egypt; Libyan Crisis (2011–present) 1988 Saif al-Adel [2] [3] [4] Multinational: Afghanistan Algeria Bangladesh Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo Egypt India Iraq Iran Ivory Coast ...
Multiple rebellions and closely related events have occurred in the United States, beginning from the colonial era up to present day. Events that are not commonly named strictly a rebellion (or using synonymous terms such as "revolt" or "uprising"), but have been noted by some as equivalent or very similar to a rebellion (such as an insurrection), or at least as having a few important elements ...
Counterterrorism experts say the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol looked like the birthing of a violent American insurgency.
An insurgency is a violent, armed rebellion by small, lightly armed bands who practice guerrilla warfare against a larger authority. [1] [2] [3] The key descriptive feature of insurgency is its asymmetric nature: small irregular forces face a large, well-equipped, regular military force state adversary. [4]
North American Militia Michigan [40] Ohio Defense Force: Ohio [41] North American Militia Michigan [42] [43] Pennsylvania Military Reserve Pennsylvania [44] [45] San Joaquin County Militia California [46] Southern California High Desert Militia California [47] Southern Indiana Regional Militia Indiana [48] Texas Emergency Reserve: Texas [49]
Revolutionary People's Vanguard (Vanguarda Popular Revolucionária - VPR) (1966-1971) National Liberation Command (Comando de Libertação Nacional - COLINA) (1967–1969) Araguaia guerrilla (Guerrilha do Araguaia) (1966–1975) Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (Brazil) (Movimento Nacionalista Revolucionário - MNR) (1966–1967)
Different kinds of insurgency differ in where they place clandestine or covert cells. Also, when certain types of insurgency grow in power, they deemphasize the cell system. They may still use cells for leadership security, but if overt violence by organized units becomes significant, cells become less important.