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visit the site to know more about the EDSA revolution Created: 04/02/95 Last Updated: 05/11/2000 Page Maintained by the DKL Web Committee. In tne memory of Edsa revolution TERRORIST GROUP PROFILES DUDLEY KNOX LIBRARY Naval Postgraduate School new People's Army (NPA) From: Patterns of Global Terrorism, 1999. United States Department of State, April 2000. Description: The military wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the NPA is a Maoist group formed in December 1969 with the aim of overthrowing the government through protracted guerrilla warfare. Although primarily a rural-based guerrilla group, the NPA has an active urban infrastructure to conduct terrorism and uses city-based assassination squads called sparrow units. Derives most of its funding from contributions of supporters and so-called revolutionary taxes extorted from local businesses. Activities: The NPA primarily targets Philippine security forces, corrupt politicians, and drug traffickers. Opposes any U.S. military presence in the Philippines and attacked U.S. military interests before the U.S. base closures in 1992. Press reports in 1999 indicated that the NPA would target U.S. troops participating in joint military exercises under the Visiting Forces Agreement and US Embassy personnel. Strength: Estimated between 6,000 and 8,000. Location/Area of Operations Operates in rural Luzon, Visayas, and parts of Mindanao. Has cells in Manila and other metropolitan centers. External Aid Unknown. Visit MY RASTAFARIAN fAItH THEY USE GANJA AS A SORTH OF SPIRITUAL AID NOT A DRUGS b a c k t o m y m e n u


	In tne memory of Edsa revolution

TERRORIST GROUP PROFILES DUDLEY KNOX LIBRARY

Naval Postgraduate School new People's Army (NPA) From: Patterns of Global Terrorism, 1999. United States Department of State, April 2000. Description: The military wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the NPA is a Maoist group formed in December 1969 with the aim of overthrowing the government through protracted guerrilla warfare. Although primarily a rural-based guerrilla group, the NPA has an active urban infrastructure to conduct terrorism and uses city-based assassination squads called sparrow units. Derives most of its funding from contributions of supporters and so-called revolutionary taxes extorted from local businesses. Activities: The NPA primarily targets Philippine security forces, corrupt politicians, and drug traffickers. Opposes any U.S. military presence in the Philippines and attacked U.S. military interests before the U.S. base closures in 1992. Press reports in 1999 indicated that the NPA would target U.S. troops participating in joint military exercises under the Visiting Forces Agreement and US Embassy personnel. Strength: Estimated between 6,000 and 8,000. Location/Area of Operations Operates in rural Luzon, Visayas, and parts of Mindanao. Has cells in Manila and other metropolitan centers. External Aid Unknown.