Argentina: List of all known guerilla or paramilitary organizations that are currently active in Argentina (2003)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 5 May 2003 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ARG41134.E |
| Reference | 4 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Argentina: List of all known guerilla or paramilitary organizations that are currently active in Argentina (2003), 5 May 2003, ARG41134.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4d541c.html [accessed 17 May 2023] |
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A list of guerrilla or paramilitary organizations that are currently active in Argentina could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
However, Patterns of Global Terrorism 2002 reports that the "Triborder area (TBA)–where Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay converge–has long been characterized as a regional hub for Hizballah and Hamas fundraising activites" (30 Apr. 2003). Furthermore, this report states that "[a]lthough there were numerous media reports in 2002 of an al-Qaida presence in the TBA, these reports remained uncorroborated by intelligence and law-enforcement officials" (Patterns of Global Terrorism 2002 30 Apr. 2003). According to the Asia Times, Argentinian officials reported that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Columbia, FARC) were present in some provinces of the country (Asia Times 31 Jan. 2002). No other recent references to terrorist, guerrilla or paramilitary groups reportedly active in Argentina could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Asia Times. 31 January 2002. Pepe Escobar. "The Roving Eye: Argentine Heavy Metal Rocks the Globe." Patterns of Global Terrorism 2002. 30 April 2003. United States Department of State. Washington, DC. Additional Sources Consulted
Extremist Groups: An International Compilation of Terrorist Organisations, Violent Political Groups and Issue-Oriented Militant Movement. 2002
IRB Databases
Mondes rebelles : guérillas, milices, groupes terroristes. 2001
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CIA World Factbook
Country Reports 2002
Danish Immigration Service
Dudley Knox Library
Human Rights Watch
Immigration and Nationality Directorate
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
International Crisis Group
Latin America Studies Program
Medias News
Separatist, Para-Military, Intelligence and Political Organisations
Terrorism and Political Violence: An International Bibliography
Terrorist Group Profile
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