Iraultza

Iraultza (Basque for Revolution) was a small Basque militant armed group of leftist tendency, active between 1982[1][2] and 1996[2] as a response to the suppression of the Basque resistance movement.[3] It was thought to be a group of less than 50 people based in Bilbao, largely focused on the destruction of property, particularly those of American multinational corporations[1][3][4] and against other smaller Spanish companies involved in labor disputes,[5] in support of Workers' self-management and mobilization, although one of its attacks was responsible for the death of one individual and several for minor injuries of others.[3] According to newspaper El País it was thought to be responsible for over 210 attacks during its existence.[2]

The group was described by the United States government as "probably [having] committed more bombings against American business interests than any other European terrorist group".[6]

  1. ^ a b "Terrorist Attacks on US Businesses Abroad" (PDF). United States Department Of Justice, Institute of Justice. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Mayor Oreja afirma que el proceso de paz 'no ha comenzado', pese a la tregua". El País (in Spanish). 14 August 1999. ISSN 1134-6582. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Un herido grave en un atentado reivindicado por el grupo Iraultza". El País (in Spanish). 28 June 1986. ISSN 1134-6582. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Central Intelligence Agency Reading Room – TERRORISM Review" (PDF). CIA Reading Room. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2017.
  5. ^ "El mosaico de las organizaciones terroristas vascas". El País (in Spanish). 15 October 1983. ISSN 1134-6582. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  6. ^ Schmid, Alex Peter; Crelinsten, Ronald D. (1 January 1993). Western Responses to Terrorism. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780714640907.