List of inactive rebel groups
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This is a list of Inactive and defunct rebel groups around the world. 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.
Rebel groups by state[edit]
Rebel groups are listed by the states within which they operated in:
| Within State | Rebel Group | Subgroups / Affiliates | Conflict | Year Established | Leader | Year Disestablished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Hezb-i Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) | - | Afghan Civil War | 1977 | Gulbuddin Hekmatyar | 2016 (as a Paramilitary organization) |
| Algeria | Armed Islamic Group (GIA) | - | Algerian Civil War | 1992 | Various Leaders | 2004 |
| Algeria | National Liberation Army (NLA) | - | Algerian Civil War | 1992 | Various Leaders | 2011 |
| Argentina | Montoneros | - | Dirty War (Argentina) | 1970 | Mario Firmenich | 1981 |
| Bolivia | National Liberation Army (ELN) | - | Bolivian Insurgency | 1967 | Various Leaders | - |
| Cambodia | Khmer Rouge | - | Cambodian Civil War | 1968 | Pol Pot | 1999 |
| Colombia | National Liberation Army (ELN) | - | Colombian Conflict | 1964 | Various Leaders | - |
| Colombia | Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) | - | Colombian Conflict | 1964 | Various Leaders | 2017 |
| Cuba | 26 July Movement | - | Cuban Revolution | 1953 | Fidel Castro | 1959 |
| Eritrea | Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) | - | Eritrean War of Independence | 1958 | Ibrahim Sultan | 1981 |
| Ethiopia | Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) | - | Ogaden conflict | 1984 | Admiral Mohamed Omar Osman | - |
| Greece | Revolutionary Organization 17 November | - | Greek Terrorism | 1975 | Unknown | 2002 |
| Greece | Revolutionary Struggle | - | Greek Terrorism | 2003 | Unknown | 2018 |
| India | Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) | - | Insurgency in Northeast India | 1995 | Jewel Gorlosa | 2012 |
| India | Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) | - | Insurgency in Northeast India | 1992 | Julius Dorphang | - |
| India | Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) | - | Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir | 1977 | Amanullah Khan | - |
| India | Kamtapur Liberation Organization (KLO) | - | Insurgency in Northeast India | 1995 | Jiban Singh Koch | - |
| India | Karbi Longri N.C. Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) | - | Insurgency in Northeast India | 2004 | Horsing Bey | 2018 |
| India | Karbi People's Liberation Tigers (KPLT) | - | Insurgency in Northeast India | 2011 | Hira Saraniya | - |
| India | National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) | - | Insurgency in Northeast India | 1986 | Ranjan Daimary | - |
| India | National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) | - | Insurgency in Northeast India | 1989 | Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl | 2015 |
| India | People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) | - | Insurgency in Northeast India | 1977 | R. K. Tulachandra | - |
| India | Tamil Tigers (LTTE) | - | Sri Lankan Civil War | 1976 | Velupillai Prabhakaran | 2009 |
| India | United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) | - | Insurgency in Northeast India | 1979 | Arabinda Rajkhowa | 2011 |
| Indonesia | Free Aceh Movement (GAM) | - | Insurgency in Aceh | 1976 | Hasan di Tiro | 2005 |
| Indonesia | West Papua Liberation Army (WPLA) | - | Papua conflict | 1965 | Kelly Kwalik | - |
| Iran | People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) | - | Iranian Revolution | 1965 | Massoud Rajavi | - |
| Iran | Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) | - | Iran–PJAK Conflict | 2004 | Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi | - |
| Iraq | Iraqi National Congress (INC) | - | Iraq War | 1992 | Ahmad Chalabi | 2003 |
| Iraq | Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) | - | Iraq War | 2003 | Muqtada al-Sadr | - |
| Ireland | Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) | - | The Troubles | 1974 | Seamus Costello | 2009 |
| Ireland | Irish People's Liberation Organization (IPLO) | - | The Troubles | 1986 | Unknown | 1992 |
| Italy | Armed Revolutionary Nuclei (NAR) | - | Years of Lead (Italy) | 1977 | Unknown | 1988 |
| Italy | Red Brigades (BR) | - | Years of Lead (Italy) | 1970 | Various Leaders | 1988 |
| Japan | Japanese Red Army (JRA) | - | Japanese Red Army Campaigns | 1971 | Fusako Shigenobu | 1988 |
| Kosovo | Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) | - | Kosovo War | 1991 | Adem Jashari | 1999 |
| Lebanon | Amal Movement | - | Lebanese Civil War | 1974 | Nabih Berri | - |
| Lebanon | Lebanese Forces | - | Lebanese Civil War | 1976 | Bachir Gemayel | - |
| Libya | National Front for the Salvation of Libya (NFSL) | - | Libyan Civil War (2011) | 1981 | Muhammad Yusuf Magariaf | - |
| Macedonia | National Liberation Army (NLA) | - | 2001 Insurgency in Macedonia | 2001 | Ali Ahmeti | - |
| Mali | National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) | - | Northern Mali conflict | 2011 | Bilal Ag Acherif | - |
| Mozambique | Mozambique National Resistance (RENAMO) | - | Mozambican Civil War | 1975 | Afonso Dhlakama | 2019 |
| Myanmar | Chin National Front (CNF) | - | Internal conflict in Myanmar | 1988 | Thang Lian | - |
| Myanmar | Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) | - | Internal conflict in Myanmar | 1994 | Saw Kyaw Thet | - |
| Myanmar | United Wa State Army (UWSA) | - | Internal Conflict in Myanmar | 1989 | Bao Youxiang | - |
| Nepal | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) | - | Nepalese Civil War | 1994 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) | 2006 |
| Nepal | Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) | - | Nepalese Civil War | 2004 | Jwala Singh | - |
| Nepal | People's Liberation Army (PLA) | - | Nepalese Civil War | 1996 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) | 2006 |
| Nepal | Terai Janatantrik Mukti Morcha (TJMM) | - | Nepalese Civil War | 2006 | Jaya Krishna Goit | - |
| Within State | Rebel Group | Subgroups / Affiliates | Conflict | Year Established | Leader | Year Disestablished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | Contras | - | Contra War | 1981 | Various Leaders | 1990 |
| Nicaragua | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) | - | Contra War | 1980 | Various Leaders | 1992 |
| Nigeria | Boko Haram | - | Insurgency in Northeast Nigeria | 2002 | Abubakar Shekau | - |
| Nigeria | Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) | - | Conflict in the Niger Delta | 2005 | Henry Okah | - |
| Pakistan | Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) | - | Insurgency in Balochistan | 2000 | Khair Bux Marri | - |
| Pakistan | Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) | - | Sectarian violence in Pakistan | 1996 | Akram Lahori | - |
| Pakistan | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) | - | War in North-West Pakistan | 2007 | Various Leaders | - |
| Peru | Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) | - | Peruvian Internal Conflict | 1980 | Abimael Guzmán | 1999 |
| Peru | Túpac Katari Guerrilla Army | - | Internal conflict in Peru | 1980 | Unknown | - |
| Philippines | Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) | - | Moro conflict | 1991 | Various Leaders | - |
| Philippines | Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) | - | Moro Conflict | 1981 | Murad Ebrahim | - |
| Philippines | Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) | - | Moro Conflict | 1971 | Nur Misuari | - |
| Philippines | New People's Army (NPA) | - | Communist insurgency in the Philippines | 1969 | Various Leaders | - |
| Philippines | Rajah Sulaiman Movement (RSM) | - | Moro conflict | 1995 | Ahmad Santos | - |
| Puerto Rico | Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN) | - | Puerto Rican Independence Movement | 1974 | Oscar López Rivera | - |
| Sudan | Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) | - | Darfur conflict | - | Various Leaders | - |
| Sudan | Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) | - | Second Sudanese Civil War | 1983 | John Garang | 2005 |
| Syria | Free Syrian Army (FSA) | - | Syrian Civil War | 2011 | Various Leaders | - |
| Turkey | Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) | - | Kurdish–Turkish Conflict | 2004 | Unknown | - |
| Yemen | Houthis (Ansar Allah) | - | Yemeni Crisis (2014–present) | 2004 | Abdul-Malik al-Houthi | - |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) | - | Rhodesian Bush War | 1963 | Robert Mugabe | 1980 |
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