Econ: Terrorism 1

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Islamic State of Iraq & Syria

Jihadist militant group in Iraq and Syria. Their goal is to create their own nation in the middle east.

Fatwa

Legal opinion of a particular school of Islam or a leader, may start a group of Muslims on a track to terrorism

Domestic Terrorism

violent acts perpetuated by American citizens

Al Qaeda

9-11 terrorist group located in Middle East, live in mountains, hard to find on when spying. Leader was Bin Laden, now its Al-Zawahiri

Homegrown violent Extremist

American residents that adopt the jihadist philosphy

Al Jazeera

Arabic news and current affairs satellite TV channel, covers Muslims worldwide. It is not a source for terrorism.

International Terrorism

Terrorism that is carried out by people in a country other than their own; also known as cross-border terrorism.

Terrorism

The calculated use of violence or threat of violence to ingrain fear; intended to intimidate governments in the pursuit of political or religious goals.

Eco-terrorism

Violence carried out to further environmentalist ends.attack people or things that threaten the environment or the wildlife it supports.

Hezbollah

a militant Shi'ite organization and political party based in modern Lebanon.

Sub-National Group

characteristic of terrorism: not carried out by the army of a country: for example Hamas & Hezbollah

Hamas

is a Palestinian Islamic organization, who do terrorizing things with an military training.


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