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  List of terrorist organisations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A terrorist organisation is an organisation that engages in terrorist tactics, they are also (perhaps more neutrally) referred to as militant organisations.
The cliché, "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" has some relevance as, while Terrorism can technically be defined as politically motivated violence against non-combatants, use of the term is uneven and dependent on the observer's political perspective and moral judgement.
Tripura Resurrection Army (1993-1997) A splinter group of the NLFT that surrendered to the Indian Army in 1997.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_terrorist_groups   (1245 words)

  
 List of militant organizations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Militant groups themselves rarely claim to be committing terrorism and often justify their acts as defence against state oppression or terrorism by opposing groups.
This list does not include government actions that could be labelled terrorism; instead, see state terrorism.
The U.S. State Department maintains a list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations, groups that the U.S. government considers terrorist, but these designations are far from universally accepted.
www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/List_of_terrorist_groups   (1686 words)

  
 Learn more about List of terrorist groups in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Learn more about List of terrorist groups in the online encyclopedia.
Groups considered by many to be terrorist and the countries where they are/were active:
Irgun - British mandate of Palestine (some dispute the definition of the Irgun as a terrorist group due to its avoidance of civilian casualties) - disbanded
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_terrorist_groups.html   (358 words)

  
 (K) Appendix B: Background Information on Terrorist Groups
Terrorist groups whose activities were limited in scope in 2000 are not included.
Terrorist group formed in 1969 as clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein, a legal political movement dedicated to removing British forces from Northern Ireland and unifying Ireland.
Terrorist group formed in 1996 as a faction of the mainstream loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) but did not emerge publicly until February 1997.
www.state.gov /s/ct/rls/pgtrpt/2000/2450.htm   (9179 words)

  
 LinkVoyager: Terrorist Groups   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Terrorist Groups – The Counter-Terrorism Page was conceived as a resource for those interested in, working in, or studying the areas of Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism, and Violent Nationalist Movements.
Terrorist groups whose activities were limited in scope in 1998 are not included.
The first section lists the 29 groups that currently are designated by the Secretary of State as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.
www.linkvoyager.com /cgi-bin/serve.fcgi/terrorism/terrorist_groups   (516 words)

  
 List of terrorist incidents - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Massacres more generally are listed chronologically at List of massacres; assassinations are listed by location at List of assassinated people.
June 21: ETA Basque terrorist group bombs a military truck in Madrid, kills 7, 36 injured.
A paramilitary group associated with ex-president Salinas is held responsible.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Terrorist_incidents   (5586 words)

  
 Terrorist Groups Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The information for the Profiles of groups listed in Patterns of Global Terrorism, 1998 is taken directly from "Appendix B: Background Information on Terrorist Groups." According to a note in that appendix, the "list of terrorist groups is not exhaustive.
It focuses on the groups that were designated foreign terrorist organizations on 8 October 1997 pursuant to the Antiterrorism and effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, but also includes other major groups that were active in 1998.
Furthermore, terrorist acts are part of a larger phenomenon of politically inspired violence, and at times the line between the two can become difficult to draw.
library.nps.navy.mil /home/tgp/tgpmain.htm   (773 words)

  
 List of terrorist groups   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Its founder, Sabri al-Banna (Abu Nidal), died in 2002; the group is largly chaotic and ineffective.
Formed as an umbrella group of eight Palestinian nationalist organizations devoted to terrorism, headquartered in Damascus, Syria and Beirut, Lebanon.
Was involved in July 17, 2004 kidnappings in the Gaza Strip.
www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_terrorist_groups.html   (1181 words)

  
 Search Tuna Report for Terrorist Groups   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Because religious terrorists are concerned not with rallying a constituency of fellow nationalists or ideologues but with pursuing their own vision of the divine will, they lack one of the major constraints that historically has limited the scope of terror attacks, experts say.
Terrorist Groups Kach and Kahane Chai Description Stated goal is to restore the biblical state of Israel....
Terrorism - Terrorist Groups Abu Nidal Organisation ANO: The principal aim of ANO is the destruction of the state of Israel....
searchtuna.com /ftlive/3515.html   (4596 words)

  
 European Union Expands Its List of Terrorist Groups
Nor is Hezbollah of Lebanon, though one of its leaders is on a list of individuals whose assets are to be frozen.
The Turkish Islamic fundamentalist group Hizbullah, which is believed to be unrelated to Hezbollah of Lebanon, is on the list, but Turkey, a candidate for membership in the European Union, wanted other names included that were not.
New lists of groups proposed by other countries who are candidates for membership in the union are apparently being considered.
www.refuseandresist.org /newrepression/122901eulist.html   (619 words)

  
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"Kurdish group says inclusion on EU terrorism list means "war"", the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has warned that its inclusion on an enlarged list of terrorist organisations drawn up by the European Union means "war" and said that it would use its right to self-defence.
The PKK, which fought for self-rule in southeastern Turkey for 15 years, was put on a new list of terrorist groups by permanent representatives of the EU nations Monday, diplomatic sources said.
In September 1999, the group said that it was ending its armed campaign and withdrawing from Turkey to seek a peaceful resolution to the conflict.
www.flash-bulletin.de /2002/eMai2.htm   (2479 words)

  
 Text: U.S. Places 39 Groups On Terrorist Exclusion List
The U.S. Department of State has issued a terrorist exclusion list that designates 39 groups, charities, and companies as "supporters of terrorism" that are now subject to specific visa restrictions, State spokesman Philip Reeker said December 6.
Reeker said the groups were placed on the newly-created list under sections of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which was recently amended by the new USA PATRIOT Act.
To further protect the safety of the United States and its citizens, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, in consultation with the Attorney General, on December 5 designated 39 groups as Terrorist Exclusion List (TEL) organizations under section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the new USA PATRIOT Act.
www.usembassyjakarta.org /terrorism/39groups.html   (479 words)

  
 India, US differ on terrorist groups list- The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
the latest among these is the bush administration’s reluctance to identify and name several terrorist groups operating out of pakistan in kashmir while ostensibly launching a worldwide campaign against terrorism.
us officials are saying it is difficult to make the connection between a well-known terrorist organisation like al-qaeda and the raft of outfits operating in kashmir, "some of them indigenous." the indian side has responded that "they all come from the same swamp" and have the same ideological orientation.
a terrorist who works for al qaeda one day can be with al-badr the next day and lashkar-e-taiba the third.
www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/articleshow?art_id=1214771463   (678 words)

  
 Online NewsHour Update: U.S. State Dept. Adds Three Chechen Groups to Terrorist List -- February 28, 2003
The three groups, which have a number of aliases, were named as the Riyadus-Salikhin Reconnaissance and Sabotage Battalion of Chechen Martyrs, the Special Purpose Islamic Regiment and the Islamic International Brigade according to the Federal Register, a U.S. government publication.
Placement on the joint State and Treasury Department terrorist financing list requires banks to freeze any assets the groups may have in the U.S. and makes it illegal for U.S. citizens to make financial or material contributions to the organizations.
Because of the groups' suspected links to al-Qaida, the U.S., with support from Russia, Britain, China and Spain, is asking the United Nations to put the organizations on its own list of sanctioned groups.
www.pbs.org /newshour/updates/chechengroups_02-28-03.html   (654 words)

  
 List of terrorist groups   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Groups considered by many to be terrorist and the countries where they are/were
founder Sabri al-Banna (Abu Nidal) died in 2002; the group is chaotic and ineffective.
Formed as an umbrella group of Palestinian nationalist organizations devoted to terrorism headquartered Damascus Syria and Beirut Lebanon.
www.freeglossary.com /Terrorist_groups   (1350 words)

  
 Australian Government - National Security - Listing of Terrorist Organisations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Either an organisation may be found to be such an organisation by a court as part of the prosecution for a terrorist offence, or it may be specified in Regulations (listed).
Before an organisation can be listed, the Attorney-General must be satisfied on reasonable grounds that the organisation is directly or indirectly engaged in, preparing, planning, assisting in or fostering the doing of a terrorist act.
The listing of an organisation ceases to have effect two years after its commencement, or if the Minister ceases to be satisfied that the orgainsation is directly or indirectly engaged in, preparing, planning, assisting in or fostering the doing of a terrorist act, whichever occurs first.
www.nationalsecurity.gov.au /agd/www/nationalsecurityhome.nsf/Page/Listing_of_Terrorist_Organisations   (680 words)

  
 BBC News | EUROPE | EU targets terror groups
The inclusion of Eta is a coup for Madrid
The list, which was published on Friday, includes the Basque separatist group ETA and various armed groups in Northern Ireland, such as the Real IRA.
The list is part of a package of measures adopted by the EU in response to the attacks on New York and Washington.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/world/europe/1731521.stm   (485 words)

  
 LTTE to stay on US list of terrorist groups
WASHINGTON, JUNE 27: Two dissident groups hostile to the governments of Iran and Sri Lanka have lost a legal bid to be removed from the US State Department's list of terrorist organisations.
The law governing the list does not require the government to present information that would qualify as ``evidence'' in a court, the appeals panel said, and any classified information the Secretary of State used in reaching a conclusion may continue to remain secret.
The group was formed in the 1960s and ``its history is studded with anti-Western activity,'' that has included violence and terrorism, according to a CIA intelligence research paper quoted in the opinion.
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19990628/ige28010.html   (443 words)

  
 List of Militant Organizations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The following groups are generally considered to be terrorist, though opinion is not uniform.
The groups themselves would claim to be the latter father then the former.
Importantly, the list does not include governments alleged to engage in terrorism, see state terrorism.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-Militant-Organizations.htm   (1639 words)

  
 Pravda.RU:European Union to add Palestinian organizations to list of terrorist groups
The European Union announced today that it is about to add a list of Palestinian organizations to it's list of terror groups.
The Organizations are blamed for inciting suicide terrorists on Israeli land.
This is a major blow to Arafat, who up until now had won much support throughout Europe, but now will have to watch the organizations, which he supports, take a major hit.
english.pravda.ru /main/2002/06/17/30487_.html   (191 words)

  
 State Department Adds Three Groups to Foreign Terrorist List, 3/27
The other groups added to the list are Asbat al-Ansar and the Salafist Group for Call and Combat, said State Department spokesman Richard Boucher.
"The Salafist Group for Call and Combat is an Algerian armed group dedicated to the overthrow of the Algerian government and the imposition of fundamentalist Muslim theocracy," he said during the regular State Department briefing.
Boucher said the other group, the Asbat al-Ansar, is a Sunni Muslim terrorist organization largely based in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon and has been linked to al-Qaida.
www.usembassy.it /file2002_03/alia/a2032709.htm   (479 words)

  
 US adds Hizb to list of terrorist groups
The Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen was among four militant outfits that the US has added to its list of terrorist groups.
Giving details about the groups, the report said Hizb was formed in 1989 and was the militant wing of a Pakistani outfit Jamaat-e-Islamia.
It said that the group had been linked to the mysterious disappearance of five foreigners abducted by the shadowy group Al-Faran in 1995.
www.rediff.com /us/2003/may/01us.htm?zcc=rl   (265 words)

  
 List of Foreign Terrorist Groups [Free Republic]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Most of the terrorist groups mentioned in the list are Islamic.
Bill Clinton- "Although it is difficult to unearth facts about Clinton's pro-communist activism, enough can be documented to paint a clear picture of a zealous young socialist with dreams of rapid social progress," one driven by a desire to radically change his country along Marxist lines.
That the State Department has published a list of terrorist organizations and that most of them are Islamic, and that more information about Islam is available here.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a380000197e08.htm   (1168 words)

  
 US list on terrorist groups is all bark, no bite
The one Pakistan-based terrorist group that continues in the 'designated' category is Harkat-ul-Mujahideen.
'Kashmiri militant groups continued to operate in Pakistan, raising funds and recruiting new cadre.' Several of these groups, it is pointed out, have been responsible for attacks against civilians in Kashmir.
However, the US's failure to formally include the Lashkar in its category of 'designated foreign terrorist organisations' is bound to disappoint the Indian Government, considering that its diplomatic establishment has sought to move heaven and earth to bring that about.
www.jammu-kashmir.com /archives/archives2001/kashmir20010430d.html   (268 words)

  
 Terrorism
The purpose of the DP Program is to prepare the United States for the possibility of a terrorist attack involving nuclear, biological or chemical weapons.
Police Officers listing of groups - Hate Groups, Terrorists, and Radicals This page has two sections, the first links web sites of the watch dog organizations that monitor hate groups and such, and the second is links to the actual web sites of the hate groups themselves.
Group Profiles - List of terrorist group profiles compiled by the Dudley Knox Library of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.
killeenroos.com /link/terror.htm   (1191 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - U.S. adds 3 Mideast groups to terrorist list   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The other groups are Asbat al-Ansar, a Sunni Muslim group based in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, and the Salafist Group for Call and Combat, an Algerian group dedicated to the overthrow of the Algerian government.
He made that announcement on the same day that the group claimed responsibility for a terrorist act in a Jerusalem shopping area in which a Palestinian suicide bomber killed himself and two bystanders.
Wednesday's designations bring to 33 the number of groups the State Department identifies as foreign terrorist organizations.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/2002/03/27/terrorist-list.htm   (318 words)

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