Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables
- Acknowledgments
- List of acronyms
- Map: A political map of the Middle East and South Asia
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Why do states support terrorism?
- 3 The nature and impact of state support
- 4 Iran and the Lebanese Hizballah
- 5 Syria and Palestinian radical groups
- 6 Pakistan and Kashmir
- 7 Afghanistan under the Taliban
- 8 Passive sponsors of terrorism
- 9 The difficulties of stopping state sponsorship
- 10 Halting support for terrorism
- Appendix: Major terrorist groups
- Bibliography
- Index
Appendix: Major terrorist groups
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables
- Acknowledgments
- List of acronyms
- Map: A political map of the Middle East and South Asia
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Why do states support terrorism?
- 3 The nature and impact of state support
- 4 Iran and the Lebanese Hizballah
- 5 Syria and Palestinian radical groups
- 6 Pakistan and Kashmir
- 7 Afghanistan under the Taliban
- 8 Passive sponsors of terrorism
- 9 The difficulties of stopping state sponsorship
- 10 Halting support for terrorism
- Appendix: Major terrorist groups
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This appendix briefly describes several of the major groups that are treated at greater length in the main portion of this book. It draws heavily on the US State Department's Patterns of Global Terrorism reports and the MIPT Knowledge Base, among other sources. The appendix is not meant to present original research or to offer more than the barest description of the groups in question. As the point of the Appendix is to offer concise overviews of the various groups, I have refrained from discussing some of the more contentious issues with regard to particular dates, activities, and so on that would be of concern to specialists but not to a general audience.
Abu Nidal Organization (ANO)
DESCRIPTION
Palestinian nationalist group split from the PLO in 1974. Led by Sabri al-Banna until 2002, the group operates internationally.
The Iraqi government claimed that Abu Nidal committed suicide in August 2002. Some believe that Saddam Hussein ordered Abu Nidal assassinated. The ANO has stated that the group is still in operation and will appoint a new leader.
GOALS
Historical goal of the total liberation of Palestine through armed struggle.
MAIN ACTIVITIES
The group has conducted attacks in twenty countries since 1974 and targeted the US, England, France, Israel, the PLO, and various Arab countries.
As of October 2004, the group is reportedly responsible for 77 attacks which inflicted 565 casualties and killed 188 persons.
GROUP SIZE
A few hundred individuals.
STATE SPONSORSHIP
Historical aid from Iraq, Syria, and Libya.
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- Information
- Deadly ConnectionsStates that Sponsor Terrorism, pp. 313 - 334Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2005