Operation Backfire (FBI)
| Operation Backfire | |||||
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| Part of The Green Scare | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
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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. 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.