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This is a list of active rebel groups around the world whose domains may be subnational, transnational or international. A "rebel group" is defined here as a political group that uses armed conflict in opposition to established government or governments for reasons such as to seek political change or to establish or maintain independence.

Groups which control territory

The following rebel groups control a certain amount of land or territory. Such control may be contested and might be temporary or fluctuating especially within situations of conflict.

It does not include the governments of stable breakaway states or other states with limited recognition.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (September 2013)
Rebel Group Country Conflict Territory Controlled Notes
Al-Shabaab  Somalia War in Somalia (2009–present) Parts of southern Somalia (see Somalia control map)
Boko Haram  Nigeria Islamist insurgency in Nigeria Towns in northeast Nigeria
Forces Nouvelles  Côte d'Ivoire Ivorian Civil War Northern, Western, and Central Côte D'Ivoire.
General National Congress  Libya 2014 Libyan civil war Tripoli and surrounding areas
Houthis  Yemen Shia insurgency in Yemen Sa'adah governorate and surrounding areas of northwestern Yemen (See Houthis article)
Islamic State Wilayat Barqah (ISIL) Libya
 2014 Libyan civil war it controls Derna in Libya and carry out multiple bombings along with attacks across the Libya.
Kachin Independence Army  Myanmar Kachin conflict Northern Myanmar; parts of Kachin State. Military wing of Kachin Independence Organisation
 Novorossiya  Ukraine War in Donbass Parts of Donetsk and Lugansk oblasts in country's east. Recognized as sovereign states by South Ossetia. (See international recognition)
SPLM-IO  South Sudan South Sudanese Civil War Territories west of Bentiu, Unity.
Sudan Revolutionary Front  Sudan Sudan–SRF conflict Parts of South Kordofan and Blue Nile state.
 Syrian Kurdistan  Syria Syrian Civil War Parts of northern and northeastern Syria (See Syrian Kurdistan, Syrian Kurdistan campaign (2012–present)). Ambiguous relationship with Syrian government
Syrian opposition  Syria Syrian Civil War See Cities and towns during the Syrian Civil War. Various groups not necessarily allied, but difficult to say which group controls which areas.
Wa State  Myanmar Internal conflict in Burma Northeastern Myanmar; Wa Self-Administered Division. Military wing of the United Wa State Party
Zapatistas  Mexico Chiapas conflict The Councils of Good Government; parts of Chiapas. Established various de facto autonomous anarchist regions.
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2009)

Other groups

Other rebel groups are listed by the states within which they operate. Because the above list of rebel groups controlling territory may be incomplete, this list may still contain some groups which do control territory.

International

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Afghanistan

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Algeria

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Angola

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Burma

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Burundi

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Central African Republic

Further information: Central African Republic conflict (2012–present) and Lord's Resistance Army insurgency

Central African Republic Séléka

Lord's Resistance Army

Chad

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China

Further information: Xinjiang conflict
Group Strength
East Turkestan Islamic Movement 1,000

Colombia

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Egypt

Further information: Islamist unrest in Egypt (2013–present) and Sinai insurgency
Group Strength
Muslim Brotherhood
Anti-Coup Alliance
al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya
Province of Sinai, large rebranded section as split from Ansar Bait al-Maqdis 1,000

Ethiopia

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France

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Greece

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Haiti

India

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Indonesia

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Iran

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Iraq

Further information: Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal) and Combatants of the Iraq War
Group Strength
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 80,000-100,000
Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation 100,000
Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order 5,000
File:IAILogo.png Islamic Army of Iraq 10,000
Free Iraqi Army 2,500-3,000
Special Groups 7,000
File:Badr Organisation Military flag.svg Badr Brigades
Soldiers of Heaven
Mukhtar Army
General Military Council for Iraqi Revolutionaries

Ireland

See United Kingdom

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Italy

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Laos

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Lebanon

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Libya

Further information: Libyan Civil War of 2014
Group Strength
Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries 6,000
Libya New General National Congress
Libya Zintan Brigade
Brigade 93 300
Toubou Front for the Salvation of Libya

Mali

Further information: Northern Mali conflict
Group Strength
Azawad National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad 10,000
Ansar Dine 2,000
Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa
al-Qaeda 800
Boko Haram
Ansar al-Sharia (Mali)

Mexico

Morocco

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Mozambique

Namibia

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Nigeria

Further information: Islamist insurgency in Nigeria and Conflict in the Niger Delta
Group Strength
Boko Haram
Ansaru
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta 15,000
Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force
Niger Delta Liberation Front 2,500
Niger Delta Vigilante 4,000

Pakistan

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Palestine

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Paraguay

Further information: Paraguayan People's Army insurgency
Group Strength
Paraguayan People's Army

Peru

Further information: Internal conflict in Peru
Group Strength
Shining Path 4,200

Philippines

Further information: Civil conflict in the Philippines
Group Strength
Communist Party of the Philippines

Revolutionary Workers' Party

Revolutionary Workers Party – Mindanao

Moro National Liberation Front
Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Sultanate of Sulu
Abu Sayyaf 300
Rajah Sulaiman movement
Jemaah Islamiyah
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters

Russia

Further information: Insurgency in the North Caucasus
Group Strength
Caucasus Emirate

Rwanda

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Senegal

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Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance

South Sudan

Further information: South Sudanese Civil War, Ethnic violence in South Sudan (2011–present), and Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
Group Strength
Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement-in-Opposition
South Sudan Liberation Movement
Nuer White Army
South Sudan South Sudan Democratic Movement
Lord's Resistance Army 200

Sudan

Further information: War in Darfur and Sudan–SRF conflict
Group Strength
Sudan Revolutionary Front 60,000
Sudan Liberation and Justice Movement

Syria

Main article: List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War

Main coalitions

Group Strength
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 50,000
Islamic Front 50,000
People's Protection Units 47,000
Syria Free Syrian Army 40,000
al-Qaeda 15,000
Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union 15,000
Authenticity and Development Front 13,000
Army of Mujahedeen 8,000
Jabhat al-Akrad 7,000
Muhajirin wa-Ansar Alliance 6,000
Muslim Brotherhood of Syria 6,000
Supporters of the Religion Front 3,000
Syrian Revolutionary Command Council
Euphrates Volcano
Mujahideen Shura Council
Ahl al-Sham
Jaysh al-Sham
Kurdistan Workers' Party
Alwiya al-Furqan
Ghuraba al-Sham of Turkey
Jund al-Sham
Abdullah Azzam Brigade
Fatah al-Islam
Ansar al-Islam
Iraq Free Iraqi Army
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
East Turkestan Islamic Movement
Ahrar al-Jazeera
Sutoro
Syriac Military Council
Shammar
Asayish
Kurdistan Democratic Party
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Template:Country data Flag of Jihad.svg Group of the One and Only 300

Thailand

Further information: South Thailand insurgency
Group Strength
Pattani United Liberation Organization
National Revolution Front
National Front for the Liberation of Pattani
Jemaah Islamiyah

Turkey

Further information: Turkey–PKK conflict and List of illegal political parties in Turkey

Uganda

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Ukraine

Further information: War in Donbass
Group Strength
Novorossiya (confederation) Federal State of Novorossiya 10,000–20,000
Donbass People's Militia

United Kingdom

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Uzbekistan

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Yemen

Further information: Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen, Shia insurgency in Yemen, and South Yemen insurgency
Group Strength
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Houthis 100,000
South Yemen South Yemen Movement

See also

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