Kale borroka

Urban riots in the Spanish Basque Country

Kale borroka (Basque pronunciation: [kale boroka], "Street Fighting") refers to urban guerrilla actions carried out by Basque nationalist youth who are integrated into the abertzale left. Along with ETA, the kale borroka was the only remaining armed faction of Basque nationalists in the Basque Conflict.

Their most common actions included: attacking offices of political parties, especially the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and People's Party, but also other parties such as Basque Nationalist Party and Navarrese People's Union; attacking the property of people linked to these groups (burning cars, attacking housing); attacking and destroying ATMs, bank offices, public transport; and rioting using molotov cocktails, burning trash containers and even private vehicles in demonstrations, etc.

During ETA's ceasefire from March 2006 to 2007, the kale borroka did not cease to act, but its activities have been decreasing since it peaked in the mid-1990s.

External links

Guardia Civil (Spanish language)
M.L.G.F. filed story (Spanish language)

Basque Conflict

31 July 1959 (1959-07-31) – 21 October 2011 (2011-10-21)

Participants

State security forces

Spain	Ertzaintza National Police Corps Spanish Army Civil Guard
France	National Gendarmerie National Police

Basque National Liberation Movement

Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA Militarra
ETA Politiko-Militarra)
Iparretarrak
Iraultza
Autonomous Anti-Capitalist Commandos
Irrintzi
Kale borroka
Hordago
Euskal Zuzentasuna

Neo-fascist paramilitaries

Batallón Vasco Español
Grupos Antiterroristas de Liberación
Alianza Apostólica Anticomunista
Guerrilleros de Cristo Rey
Grupos Armados Españoles
Acción Nacional Española
Antiterrorismo ETA

Chronology

Burgos trials (1970)
Assassination of Luis Carrero Blanco (1973) (ETA)
Cafetería Rolando bombing (1974) (ETA)
Assassination of Juan María de Araluce Villar (1976) (ETA)
Assassination of Augusto Unceta Barrenechea (1977) (ETA)
1978 Getxo attack (1978) (ETA)
Assassination of Argala (1978) (BVE)
July 1979 Madrid bombings (1979) (ETA)
Alonsotegi bombing (1980) (GAE)
Ispaster attack (1980) (ETA)
1980 Orio ambush (1980) (ETA)
Markina attack (1980) (ETA)
Zarautz attack (1980) (ETA)
Rentería ambush (1982) (ETA)
Killing of Lasa and Zabala (1983) (GAL)
Assassination of Santiago Brouard (1984) (GAL)
Monbar Hotel attack (1985) (GAL)
Plaza República Dominicana bombing (1986) (ETA)
Hipercor bombing (1987) (ETA)
Dissolution of GAL (1987)
Zaragoza barracks bombing (1987) (ETA)
ETA Netherlands attacks (1989–1990) (ETA)
Sabadell bombing (1990) (ETA)
Vic bombing (1991) (ETA)
Mutxamel bombing (1991) (ETA)
1992 Madrid bombing (1992) (ETA)
1993 Madrid bombings (1993) (ETA)
Vallecas bombing (1995) (ETA)
Assassination of Miguel Ángel Blanco (1997) (ETA)
2000 Madrid bombing (2000) (ETA)
2001 Madrid bombing (2001) (ETA)
Madrid–Barajas Airport bombing (2006) (ETA)
2008 Getxo bombing (2008) (ETA)
Burgos bombing (2009) (ETA)
Palma Nova bombing (2009) (ETA)
2010 ETA ceasefire (2010)
ETA ends armed activity (2011)

Political parties

Basque nationalist parties	Batasuna Herri Batasuna Basque Nationalist Party Eusko Alkartasuna Basque Nationalist Action Batzarre Aralar Euskadiko Ezkerra Communist Party of the Basque Homelands Askatasuna Navarrese Left Union Euskal Herritarrok People's Socialist Revolutionary Party Zutik Herritarren Zerrenda Euskal Herriko Alderdi Sozialista Eusko Sozialistak Euskal Iraultzarako Alderdia Basque Socialist Party Herriko Alderdi Sozialista Auzolan Party of the Revolutionary Patriotic Workers Demokrazia Hiru Milioi
Spanish unionist parties	Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las JONS Spanish Socialist Workers' Party People's Party Union of the Democratic Centre Communist Party of Spain Alianza Popular Democratic and Social Centre People's Democratic Party Union, Progress and Democracy Navarrese People's Union People's Socialist Party Fuerza Nueva National Front Carlist Party (1970) Spanish Alternative

Basque nationalist parties