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Terrorism
Introduction
• Terrorism- A Global Issue
• Terrorist Groups
• Religion and Terrorism
• Suicide Terrorism
• Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)
Definition
• The pursuit of power, obtaining of power, the
use of power to achieve political change.
• It is the threat of violence, used and directed
in pursuit of a political aim.
Terrorist Group: Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda Cont…
• Established around 1988 by Bin Laden
• Helped finance, recruit, transport and train
thousands of fighters from many countries to be
part of an Afghan resistance to defeat the Soviet
Union.
• Plan the attack 9/11 attack on the US.
• Three main goals are: to establish the caliphate,
have no state, get rid of a democratic
government and no uniform, get rid of the US
influence in Iraq, spread jihad in nearby
countries, and wipeout Israel.
Osama Bin Laden
Activities
• Assassination, bombings, hijacking,
kidnapping, suicide attacks.
• Strong desire to get and utilize biological,
chemical and nuclear weapons.
• Targets sentimental buildings such as public
buildings, embassy and military personnel,
etc.) of the United States, and anti-islamists
countries.
Al qaeda Attacks
• Arden, Yemen
• Al-Qaeda nearly sank the USS Cole with an
explosives-stuffed motorboat, killing 17
sailors.
• Led by Jamal al-Badawi, a Yemeni who
helped organize the plot to bomb the Cole on
Oct. 12, 2000.
USS Cole Bomb Attack
Jamal al-Badawi
Aids of Al Qaeda
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Armed Islamic Group
Salafist Group for Call and Combat and the Armed Islamic Group
Egyptian Islamic Jihad (Egypt)
Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya
Jamaat Islamiyya
The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
Bayt al-Imam (Jordan)
Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad (Kashmir)
Asbat al Ansar
Hezbollah (Lebanon)
Al-Badar
Harakat ul Ansar/Mujahadeen
Al-Hadith
Harakat ul Jihad
Jaish Mohammed - JEM
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
Jamiat-ul-Ulema-e-Pakistan
Laskar e-Toiba - LET
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (the Philippines)
Abu Sayyaf Group (Malaysia, Philippines)
Al-Ittihad Al Islamiya - AIAI (Somalia)
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
Islamic Army of Aden (Yemen
Al qaeda Cont…
• After 9/11 Al qaeda decentralized to lessen their
financial burdens of keeping together a large
physical base and need less money to operate.
• Harder to locate because they separate all over
the world.
• Continues to inspire radical Jihadist movement
• Still view the US as “the enemy” or those who are
anti-Islamist and against the global jihadist
movement.
The Abu Nidal Organization (ANO)
• Founded and led by Palestinian terrorist Sabri alBanna aka Abu Nidal.
• Syria, Iraq, Libya state sponsors of terrorism for
this group
• Profited from his mercenary role to
revolutionary/political activities to make money.
• Made a fortune through terrorist activities,
exploit real estate investments and multinational
arms trading company.
• Net worth: 400 million
Areas of Terrorist Attacks in 2009
Religion and Terrorism
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Religion and Terrorism is not new.
Core Concepts
Motivation
Religion and Terrorism Today
Current Threats
Religion and Terrorism
Core Concepts
• One man’s God is another man’s Devil
• One man’s Terrorist is another man’s Freedom
Fighter
• Described as Religious Terrorism.
• Religious Terrorists.
Religious Terrorism
Motivation
• Recruiting
• Funding
Religious Terrorism Today
Religious Terrorism
Current Threats
Suicide Terrorism
Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)
• GWOT: means Global war on terrorism. The global war on
terrorism began since the 9/11 terrorist attack on the US. The
global war on terror is expensive.
• GWOT is now called overseas contingency operation: to better the
situation in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
• In Pakistan, the US want to challenge the north and south
Waziristan, and increase in predator drone strikes.
• In Iraq, they are trying to get a stable democracy.
• Afghanistan Obamas war had a special military operation to go in
Afghanistan to take out the Taliban’s. The mission is economic
development, build capacity, attack terrorists develop partnerships
and educate and train.
• War on terror also gives the justification to violate human rights by
detaining suspected terrorists, interrogation methods with use of
torture and accessing personal computers.