RAF

The RAF was Germany's most prominent World War II left-wing militant group. The began after a group of young protesters were attacked by the forces of the Shah of Iran and the German police attacked the group, which resulted in the death of one young protester. The RAF consisted of three 'waves' or generations. The first generation consisted of the Baader and his original associates. The second generation occurred during the mid 1970's after several former members of the Socialist Patients' Collective joined. The third and final generation existed in the early 1980's until the late 1990's. On 20 April 1998, an eight-page typewritten letter in German was faxed to the Reuters news agency, signed "RAF" with the submachine-gun red star, declaring that the group had dissolved. This ended the RAF. Today's current terrorist attacks are commonly by the use of surprise bombings. The RAF used a more hands on method of attacks, which was depicted by use of media. The RAF was not afraid to reveal themselves as the attacks were ongoing. The two seperate groups may have used different tactics, but they both always seem to be rebelling against something. The RAF rebels against their government, while terrorist groups also rebel against their government. Terrorist groups today also do what they do to strike fear into their enemies on a larger scale.