Operation Backfire (FBI)

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. 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.

Operation Backfire
Part of The Green Scare
DateAround 2004-2006
Location
United States (especially in Oregon)
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
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