Freedom Fighters?

Freedom Fighters?

Domestic & International Terrorism

Defining Terrorism

• “An act intended to cause death or serious bodily harm to civilians or non-combatants with the purpose of intimidation a population or compelling a government or international organization to do or abstain from doing any act.”

• UN Panel on Terrorism

Classifying Terrorism

Domestic Terrorism

Acts of violence by NON-STATE actors against domestic political opponents

Usually Ideological or Ethnic

State Terrorism

Acts of Violence and intimidation by the state against its own population

State-Sponsored Terrorism

Acts of Violence supported by and/or funded by external state actors

International Terrorism

Acts of violence by nationals of one country against the citizens/state of another country.

Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah

Why?

Why?

Long Term Goals• Control of State• Secession• Global

Revolution

Intermediate Goals• Mobilization• Propaganda• Intimidation• Provocation

Top 5 ThreatsOne Man’s Terrorist is Another Man’s Freedom Fighter

5. Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam

Separatist militant organization based in Northern Sri Lanka

Led to Sri Lankan Civil War: 1983-2009

Defeated by Military

4. Hezbollah

Shi’a military & political group based in Lebanon

Receives financial support from Iran & Syria….paramilitary

Conceived by Israeli invasion of Lebanon

3. Taliban

Islamic fundamentalist group in Afghanistan

Diplomatic recognition from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates

Condemned for strict interpretation of Sharia Law

2. Hamas

Palestinian Sunni Islamic Organization

Since 2007 Hamas governed the Gaza Strip

Iran, Russia, Turkey & Arab Nations = No terrorists

1. Al-Qaeda

Founded by Osama bin Laden between 1988/1989

Origins Soviet War in Afghanistan

Sunni Movement calling for glob al Jihad & strict Sharia Law

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