Terrorism Flashcards

1
Q

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.

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Terrorism

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2
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any group practicing or has significant subgroups that practice
terrorism.

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Terrorist group

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3
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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.

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Separatism

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4
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In the 1980s, the War on Drugs was launched by the United States

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Narco-terrorism

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5
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by residents of a country within that country

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Domestic

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6
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by representatives of a country against another country

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International

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7
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extremism and revolution for its own sake

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Non state

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8
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by a government against its own people or in support of international terrorism against another government

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State-sponsored

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9
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conflict that spills over into another country or fought on foreign soil

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Internecine

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10
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Terrorism classified by PLACE:

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  1. Domestic
  2. International
  3. Non-state
  4. state-sponsored
  5. Internecine
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11
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aims to replace the existing government by drawing out repressive responses which can be exposed as inhumane

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Revolutionary

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12
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heavily armed groups tending to be focused around supremacy,
government intrusion, or religious revisionism

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Political

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13
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promotes the interests of a minority or religious group that has been persecuted under majority rule

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Nationalist

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14
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Terrorism Classified by ISSUE

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Revolutionary
Political
Nationalist

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15
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the terrorists drive a vehicle by in what amounts to a hit-and-run maneuver;

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Rolling

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16
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a standard platoon-level military maneuver drawing the enemy into a line of fire

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Ambush

17
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a back-against-the-wall maneuver, usually with an escape plan;

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Standoff

18
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An advance tactic which usually involve a combination of modes of attack, but are intended primarily to have a large impact.

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Boutique

19
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The 4 basic tactics:

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  1. Rolling
  2. Ambush
  3. Standoff
  4. Boutique
20
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The 4 modes of attack, or weapon systems:

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  1. Traditional
  2. Technological
  3. Cyber
  4. Narco
21
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when makeshift or ordinary weapons are used

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Traditional

22
Q

when weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear, chemical, or biological, are used;

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Technological

23
Q

when viruses, computer attacks, or
destruction of information infrastructure occur

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Cyber

24
Q

when flooding a market with drugs is used.

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Narco

25
Q

Middle class to upper class backgrounds, some extremely wealthy.

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Socioeconomics status

26
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they have higher than average education; often average or higher intelligence; and usually have a secular education.

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Education and intellect

27
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a person or thing that is relatively unprotected or vulnerable; hard to defend against attack i.e. highly accessible and generally great in number.

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Soft target

28
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Examples of soft target

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  1. hotels
  2. schools
  3. hospitals
  4. places of worship
  5. Apartment
  6. buildings
  7. public transportation
  8. Banks
29
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a structure that has been fortified against attack i.e. limited accessible and generally few in numbers.

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Hard targets

30
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Examples of hard target

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  1. military bases
  2. government buildings
  3. military convoys
  4. hardened motorcades
31
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An area of relative security exploited by terrorists to indoctrinate, recruit, train, and regroup, as well as prepare and support their operations.

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Terrorist safe haven

32
Q

Arabic for “the base”

reportedly headquartered in Afghanistan and Peshawar,
Pakistan.

A

Al Qaeda

33
Q

Founder of Al Qaeda

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Osama bin laden

34
Q

Prominent Terrorist Groups in other countries?

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 Al Qaeda
 Osama Bin Laden
 Dr. Al- Zawahiri
 Hamas
 Hezbollah
 Jemaah Islamiya

35
Q

Who are the Terrorist Group in the Philippines?

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 Rajah Solaiman Movement
 Abu Sayyaf Group
 NPA/CPP
 MNLF
 MILF
 BIFF