The Interahamwe is a Hutu paramilitary organization. The militia enjoyed the backing of the Hutu-led government leading up to and during the Rwandan Genocide. Since the genocide, they have been driven out of Rwanda, mainly to Zaire (present day Democratic Republic of the Congo). They are predominantly considered a terrorist organization by most western governments, as well as several countries in Africa (including Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and several others).