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The Red Brigades (Italian: Brigate Rosse [briˈɡaːte ˈrosse], often abbreviated BR) was an Italian Marxist–Leninist armed terrorist guerilla group. [1] [2] It was responsible for numerous violent incidents during Italy's Years of Lead, including the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro in 1978. [3]
Sep 1, 2024 · Red Brigades, militant left-wing organization in Italy that gained notoriety in the 1970s for kidnappings, murders, and sabotage. Its self-proclaimed aim was to undermine the Italian state and pave the way for a Marxist upheaval led by a “revolutionary proletariat.”
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Apr 28, 2021 · France has detained seven former members of far-left Italian militant groups, including the Red Brigades. The seven, and three other Italians still being sought, had been convicted of...
Italy's violent Red Brigades guerrilla group kidnapped and killed dozens of state officials in the 1970s and '80s. As a French court weighs whether to extradite ex members, victims'...
Apr 28, 2021 · Several former members of the Red Brigades — a violent, radical-left Italian terrorist group that was active in the 1970s and 1980s — were arrested Wednesday in France after years of living under...
The Red Brigades (BR) organization was one of Italy's most active extremist groups between the years of 1969 and 1984. Their agenda to destabilize the country and separate Italy from the Western Alliance included robberies, kidnappings, assassinations, and arson.
Learn about the history and activities of the Red Brigades, a leftist terrorist group that operated in Italy from 1970 to 1990. Read interviews with former U.S. diplomats who witnessed and responded to the "Years of Lead" crisis.
