Rebel groups that actively control territory

Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group

Al-Qaeda is a pan-Islamist militant organization led by Sunni Islamist jihadists who self-identify as a vanguard spearheading a global Islamist revolution to unite the Muslim world under a supra-national Islamic caliphate. Its membership is mostly composed of Arabs but also includes people from other ethnic groups. Al-Qaeda has mounted attacks on civilian and military targets of the U.S. and its allies; such as the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings, the USS Cole bombing, and the September 11 attacks. It has been designated a terrorist organization by the United Nations and over two dozen countries ar

The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, is a Zaydi revivalist and Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s. It is predominantly made up of Zaydis, whose namesake leadership is drawn largely from the al-Houthi family. The group has been a central player in Yemen's civil war, drawing widespread international condemnation for its human rights abuses, including targeting civilians and using child soldiers. The movement is designated as a terrorist organization by some countries. The Houthis are backed by Iran, and they are widely considered part

de facto autonomous region in Syria

The Sinaloa Cartel is a large and powerful drug trafficking transnational organized crime syndicate based in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico, that specializes in illegal drug trafficking and money laundering.

Ethiopian political party

criminal syndicate in México

criminal group based in Tamaulipas

Yemeni southern separatist movement and organization

thumb|Mai-Mai fighters surrendering their weapons to United Nations personnel in Northern Katanga, 2006. The term Mai-Mai or Mayi-Mayi refers to any kind of community-based militia group active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that is formed to defend local communities and territory against other armed groups. Most were formed to resist the invasion of Rwandan forces and Rwanda. Groups that fall under the umbrella term "Mai-Mai" include armed forces led by warlords, traditional tribal elders, village heads and politically motivated resistance fighters. Because Mai Mai have only th

palestinian anti-Hamas militia

Burmese insurgent group

ethnic insurgent group in Myanmar

insurgent group in Sudan

de-facto autonomous territories in Chiapas created on the basis of the principle of democratic confederalism

Armed wing of the United Wa State Party

Ugandan Islamist rebel group based in western Uganda and eastern DR Congo

Islamist militant group active in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique

former quasi-state based mainly in Syria, Africa and southeast Asia

Parallel government in Sudan

militant group in Northern Mali (2024–present)

rebel groups in the Central African Republic

Syrian Druze military coalition founded in 2025

areas of Yemen under Houthi control

Burmese political party

territory controlled by al-Shabaab in Somalia

Rebel group in the northwestern part of Central African Republic

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