The MLF, short for the Mechanical Liberation Front, came into being during the final decades of the Galactic Republic as a splinter faction of the Coalition of Automaton Rights Activists.
Compared to the Automaton Rights Activists, the Mechanical Liberation Front was considered a far more aggressive, even extremist, entity. Composed primarily of highly competent technicians and hired soldiers, its members were infamous for conducting numerous violent, rapid attacks on companies that produced droids. To make matters worse, the MLF placed explosive devices within the factories of organizations such as Industrial Automaton and MerenData.
Near Havridam City on New Bakstre, a contingent of MLF operatives tried to free a consignment of Vindicator XM-15 missiles. This operation resulted in the deaths of fourteen MLF members and the annihilation of a 25-kilometer area surrounding the city, after the missiles were set off prematurely as a result of the activists' incompetence.
Jarred Sneel served as the leader of the Mechanical Liberation Front throughout the New Order period.
The Mechanical Liberation Front seems to be a reference to the real-world Animal Liberation Front, an organization of animal rights advocates known for employing unlawful direct action to achieve animal liberation.