| Operation Backfire | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of The Green Scare | |||||
| |||||
| Belligerents | |||||
 United States*  FBI*  ATF*  Oregon State Police (OSP) |
Animal Liberation Front Earth Liberation Front Other environmental cells and individuals | ||||
| Strength | |||||
| Unknown |
~20 militants (The Family) A large number of cells | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| None | |||||
Operation Backfire is a multi-agency criminal investigation, led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), into destructive acts in the name of animal rights and environmental causes in the United States described as eco-terrorism by the FBI.[1] The operation resulted in convictions and imprisonment of a number of people, many of whom were members of the Animal Liberation Front and Earth Liberation Front.[2]
- ^ Federal Bureau of Investigation - Major Executive Speeches - January 20, 2006 Archived April 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Terrorism 2002/2005". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 22 October 2021.