ISIS and International Terrorism / International organised crime

Question 1

How many fighters does ISIS have in Syria and Iraq?

Answer 1

10,000 - 20,000

Question 2

Who is the best funded terrorist group?

Answer 2

ISIS

Question 3

How many fighters does Al-Qaeda (core) have?

Answer 3

200 to 1000 but can call on thousands more.

Question 4

Where was Al-Qaeda formed?

Answer 4

Afganistan

Question 5

Where does Al-Qaeda want to control mainly?

Answer 5

Religious sites in Saudi Arabia

Question 6

Where did Al-Qaeda funding come from?

Answer 6

Bin Laden’s personal fortune then through donations and ransoms

Question 7

Who is Al-Qaeda’s main enemy?

Answer 7

America

Question 8

Where has Al-Qaeda attacked?

Answer 8

Bombing US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (1998)

Attacks on world trade center and pentagon (2001)

Question 9

Where is terrorist group Nusra Front located?

Answer 9

Syria

Question 10

How many people are in Nusra Front?

Answer 10

5000

Question 11

Who is the leader of Boko Haram?

Answer 11

Abubakar Shekau

Question 12

What is Boko Haram’s targets?

Answer 12

Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Sudan (mainly Nigeria)

Question 13

What have Boko Haram done?

Answer 13

Abducted 276 girls from their school in Nigeria

Overruns city of Bama

Question 14

How many people are affiliated with Boko Haram?

Answer 14

In the thousands

Question 15

Which terrorist group pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda in 2006?

Answer 15

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)

Question 16

How many are in AQIM?

Answer 16

Several Hundred

Question 17

What have AQIM done?

Answer 17

Attacked uranium mine in Niger, abducting 5 french nationals.

Question 18

Who led Al-Shabaab?

Answer 18

Sharif Sheikh Ahmed

Question 19

When was Al-Shabaab formed?

Answer 19

2004

Question 20

Where is Al-Shabaab based?

Answer 20

Somalia

Question 21

How many people are affiliated with Al-Shabaab?

Answer 21

7000-9000

Question 22

Who bombed a Ugandan pub and Ethipoian restaurant and attacked a shopping mall, killing 60?

Answer 22

Al-Shabaab

Question 23

Who is Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula formed of?

Answer 23

Al-Qaeda offshoots in Saudi Arabia and Yemen

Question 24

Which terrorist group killed journalists Frank Gardener and Simon Cumbers?

Answer 24

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

Question 25

Who led the Taliban?

Answer 25

Mullah Omar

Question 26

How many fighters are in the Taliban?

Answer 26

36,000

Question 27

What is the goal of the Pakistani Taliban?

Answer 27

Wants Sharia in Pakistan

Question 28

Who does Pakastani Taliban have ties with?

Answer 28

Al-Qaeda

Question 29

Which Terrorist group shot Malala Yousufzai?

Answer 29

Pakistani Taliban

Question 30

How many are involved with Pakistani Taliban?

Answer 30

12,000-20,000

Question 31

What is Afganistans most sophisticated insurgent group

Answer 31

Haqqani Network

Question 32

Who are Boko Haram now affiliated with?

Answer 32

ISIS

Question 33

What did Al-Shaabab do?

Answer 33

Attacked a shopping mall 67 dead and attacked Garissa University College (147 dead)