Part 2 Flashcards
any act intended to cause death or serious bodily injury to a civilian, or to any other person not taking an active part in the hostilities in a situation of armed conflict, when the purpose of such act, by its nature or context, is to intimidate a population, or to compel a government or an international organization to do or to abstain from doing any act.
Terrorism
any group practicing or has significant subgroups that practice terrorism.
Terrorist group
•The 1960s and 1970s also saw the emergence of a new type of nationalism called separatism. This describes indigenous ethnic groups who have long lived in a province, but want to separate from their host nation and start their own country.
•In the 1980s, the War on Drugs was launched by the United States, and the word “narco-terrorism” came into the vocabulary (Ehrenfeld 1990).
Historical Overview on Terrorism
Typology of Terrorism
Terrorism Classified by Place
Terrorism Classified by Issue
Terrorism classified by place
•Domestic
•International
•Non-state
•State-sponsored
•Internecine
by residents of a country within that country;
Domestic
by representatives of a country against another country;
International
extremism and revolution for its own sake ;
Non-state
by a government against its own people or in support of international terrorism against another government;
State-sponsored
conflict that spills over into another country or fought on foreign soil
Internecine
Terrorism Classified by Issue
•Revolutionary
•Political
•Nationalist
aims to replace the existing government by drawing out repressive responses which can be exposed as inhumane (Red Army Faction, PLO, Hezbollah)
Revolutionary
heavily armed groups tending to be focused around supremacy, government intrusion, or religious revisionism (Aryan Nation, Posse Comitatus, Freemen)
Political
promotes the interests of a minority or religious group that has been persecuted under majority rule (Sikh radicals, Muslim fundamentalism)
Nationalist
Modes of Attack and Tactics
The basic tactics
The modes of attack, or weapon systems
The basic tactics are
•rolling
•ambush
•standoff
•boutique
in which the terrorists drive a vehicle by in what amounts to a hit-and-run maneuver;
Rolling
which is a standard platoon-level military maneuver drawing the enemy into a line of fire;
Ambush
which is a back-against-the-wall maneuver, usually with an escape plan; and the advanced tactics are
Standoff
which usually involve a combination of modes of attack, but are intended primarily to have a large impact
Boutique
The modes of attack, or weapon systems,
- Traditional
- Technological
- Cyber
- Narco
when makeshift or ordinary weapons are used;
Traditional
when weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear, chemical, or biological, are used;
Technological
when viruses, computer attacks, or destruction of information infrastructure occur;
Cyber