These policies caused political instability arising from nationalist and separatist movements. Smaller numbers are involved in nationalist or separatist political organisations. This, however, led to the rise of strong nationalist and separatist movements. The nation has faced religious violence, casteism, naxalism, terrorism and regional separatist insurgencies. Turkish security forces were increasingly involved in clashes with Kurdish separatist fighters. Since independence, the country has struggled to maintain unity against local insurgencies and separatist movements. Others have resisted joining the Moro and Communist separatist movements. Secondly, opposition to political negotiations with the Basque separatist organization ETA. This marked the start of a very violent confrontation between Government forces and armed separatist. Several leaders from the separatist movement were also detained. Other feminists criticize separatist feminism as sexist. The areas controlled by separatist groups grew larger and the country became increasingly lawless. Count Dooku is the active Sith Lord and leader of the Separatist Alliance. Also see list of autonomous areas by country and lists of active separatist movements. Georgians took control of most of Tskhinvali, a separatist stronghold, in hours.