There are and always have been dissatisfied people in the world. Dissatisfaction with the current government, regime, social inequality. Most people accept injustice as a fact of life in our world. There are those who do not find the strength to obey. Often, such people who disagree with the current state of affairs form groups. Terrorist groups. Most of them probably became famous brand, some are known only in their own countries.
During times cold war terrorist organizations peace were used to confront the USSR and the USA. Some organizations actually ceased to exist with the end of the Cold War, while others are still active today.
1. Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (Palestine). Exists since 2000. According to Israeli intelligence services, this organization has several leaders, including international terrorists Nasser Badawi and Maslama Thabet. “Brigades” organize explosions using suicide bombers, including women. The organization is financed from the budget of the Fatah party. Yasser Arafat denies his involvement in the activities of the Brigades, however, according to intelligence services, it is from his foreign accounts that money is transferred to finance the movement. Thus, in June 2002, Israel provided comprehensive evidence of a direct transfer of 20 thousand US dollars from Arafat’s account to the account of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.
2. "Armed Islamic Group" (GIA, Algeria). In 1992, a bloody civil war began in Algeria, during which the GIA tried to defend its interests and fight for power in the country. The main goal of the organization is a military coup in Algeria and the establishment of an Islamic state. Antar Zuabri has been considered the leader of the GIA since 2002. GIA is responsible for terrorist attacks both in Algeria and in France. So, in 1994, members of the group hijacked a plane airlines Air France, in 1995 - they organized several explosions on French territory. In December 1999, on the US-Canadian border, police managed to detain GIA member Ahmed Ressam, who, according to some sources, was also involved in al-Qaeda activities. According to American intelligence officers, GIA is one of the cells of the al-Qaeda global network and supplies its militants to achieve its goals. The group is financed mainly by robberies of the Algerian population, as well as monetary donations from Algerians living in the countries Western Europe.
3. "Aum Shinrikyo" (Japan). The religious sect professes the cult of its leader Shoko Asahara and the ideas of the apocalypse. The sect was designated a terrorist organization only after it carried out a sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995. The largest terrorist attack in Japanese history was organized in order to “bring the end of the world closer.” After the terrorist attack, many members of Aum Shinrikyo went to prison. Among them was Shoko Asahara, whom Tokyo police charged with 17 crimes, including terrorism, drug trafficking, murder and kidnapping. After 1995, the organization changed its name to Aleph. Currently it consists of two thousand sectarians, whose donations are the main source of funding.
4. ETA (Spain). The terrorist organization "Basque Fatherland and Freedom" is a left-wing radical movement of ethnic Basques. the main objective The goal pursued by terrorists is to create an independent Basque state in northern Spain and southwestern France. ETA was formed in 1959 by a group of young activists in response to General Franco's dictatorial measures against the Basque population. ETA members chose the teachings of Marx as their official ideology. The Basque separatists are targeting Spanish government officials and institutions. The “corporate style” of ETA became explosive devices with a clock mechanism or remote control, about which terrorists warn the police in advance. The latest high-profile terrorist attack in Spain, in which ETA was suspected of involvement, was the train bombings in Madrid. However, after al-Qaeda leaders officially took responsibility for organizing these attacks, suspicions against ETA were lifted. There is no single leader among the Basque separatists. The main sources of financing for the organization are funds received as ransom for kidnapped people, drug trafficking, as well as interest on banking transactions carried out in the Basque Country.
5. Hamas (Palestine). As a movement of Palestinian Islamic fundamentalists, Hamas acts as the main opponent of peace and the achievement of agreements between Palestine and Israel. Hamas represents a powerful opposition to the Arafat government. Professing fundamentalist ideas and adhering to a policy of harsh nationalism, Hamas members are among the most implacable enemies of Israel. Hamas was formed in the wake of the Palestinian uprising against Israeli authorities in late 1987. The group's activists immediately launched terrorist activities in the Gaza Strip. In total, they are responsible for more than 200 killed and thousands wounded as a result of explosions carried out by suicide bombers. Until recently, Hamas was led by the ideological leader and inspirer of all Islamic fundamentalists, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. After Yassin was eliminated as a result of an operation by Israeli intelligence services, Hamas was led by a new leader, Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi. He previously served as the terrorist group's press secretary.
The annual cash flow to Hamas is estimated at an average of $30 million. This money mainly comes from supporters of the organization in Saudi Arabia and in other oil exporting countries in the Persian Gulf.
6. Hezbollah (Lebanon). A group of Lebanese Shiites fighting to create a fundamentalist Islamic state modeled on Iran. The name of the group is translated as “Party of Allah.” Unlike other terrorist organizations, Hezbollah even has its own political representation (its members occupy 128 seats in the Lebanese parliament) and from time to time reaches agreements with its opponents. In particular, in January of this year, by mutual agreement, Hezbollah and the Israeli government exchanged prisoners. A period of particularly active terrorist activities The organization dates back to the 90s, when members of the group managed to organize a number of explosions in Lebanon and Argentina, as well as regularly kidnap American citizens. The leader of the organization is Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, and the US State Department names Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah as its spiritual leader. The main sponsors of the movement are the governments of Syria and Iran.
7. “Al-Gamaa al-Islamiyya” (Egypt). The “Islamist Group” has existed since the 70s of the last century and is the largest radical Islamic organization in Egypt. She is responsible for attacks on American citizens, the Egyptian government and Christians in the country. Thus, in 1993, Al-Gamaa al-Islamiyya carried out several house bombings in Cairo, and in 1997, militants of this organization killed 71 foreign tourists in Luxor. The spiritual leader of the group is Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, who is held in an American prison. The organization’s sources of funding are unknown, however, according to the US State Department, “it is covered by the Sudanese and Iranian governments.”
8. Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK, Türkiye). Operating since 1973. Using Marxist slogans, the party aims to form a unified communist Kurdish state. Since 1980, the PKK has actively collaborated with the Syrian government, which has provided the Kurdish separatists with ideological and material support. In the mid-1980s, the Kurdish uprising against the Turkish government turned into bloody battles. PKK militants and guerrillas carried out suicide bombings, kidnappings of tourists and terrorist attacks against Turkish embassies in Europe. The wave of violence that swept Turkey at that time resulted in the death of more than 30 thousand civilians. Throughout the 90s, PKK activists used all possible forms and methods to fight the Turkish government. Explosions at resorts, attacks on Turkish embassies and representative offices in six Western European countries, and acts of vandalism against Turkish state symbols continued until the capture of Kurdish terrorist leader Abdullah Ocalan in 1999. After the latter fell into the hands of Turkish intelligence services, the party officially abandoned terrorist activities.
9. "Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam" (Sri Lanka). The organization arose in 1976 on the island of Sri Lanka, its activists are seeking the creation of an independent Tamil state. Since 1983, the Tigers have waged a bloody civil war with the government using guerrilla and terrorist methods. During this time, guerrillas and suicide bombers killed 60 thousand people. In their early years, the Tigers trained in Palestine Liberation Organization camps. Now the number of supporters of this organization is 10 thousand people. The organization receives money from the drug trade and from the numerous Tamil diasporas scattered around the world.
10. Irish Republican Army (IRA, Northern Ireland). The organization has been fighting for 85 years against the “illegal British occupation” and the Unionists (or Loyalists - Irish Protestants loyal to british crown) Northern Ireland and advocates its unification with the Irish Republic. The IRA began its activities on January 21, 1919 with the murder of two Irish royal constables, accused of agreeing to serve the British. On the same day Political Party Irish nationalists Sinn Fein general meeting adopted the Declaration of Irish Independence. One of the main milestones in the history of the IRA is considered to be July 21, 1972, when 21 explosions occurred in Belfast alone, killing 9 people and injuring several hundred more. In 1984, the IRA organized an assassination attempt on British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Terrorists blew up the Grand Hotel in Brighton, where the Iron Lady was staying, but Thatcher was not injured. Currently, the IRA numbers up to a thousand fighters. Terrorists receive financial and political assistance from the Irish diaspora in the United States; weapons and explosives were supplied to Ireland by Libya and the PLO. According to the world's intelligence services, the IRA is part of the so-called "red belt", a community of international separatist organizations, which also includes ETA (Basque Country), FARC (Colombia) and some others.
In 1998, Sinn Fein and the Unionists signed a peace treaty (the so-called Good Friday Agreement) on joint governance Northern Ireland. In 2002, four members of Sinn Fein even became members of the British Parliament.
11. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army (ELN). FARC, the largest Marxist terrorist organization, has 18 thousand militants who control almost half of Colombia's territory: the jungles of the south and the foothills of the Andes. The ANO forces are much smaller; its ranks consist of 8 thousand fighters, whose bases are located in the north. Militants from these two organizations kidnap more than three thousand people every year. Of all the kidnappings that occur in the world, 60% occur in Colombia. In particular, the revolutionaries kidnapped and killed the former Minister of Culture of Colombia Consuela Araujo Noguera, Senator Marta Catalina Daniels, presidential candidate from the Green Party Ingrid Betancourt, the governor of the province of Antioquia Guillermo Gaviria, and the former Minister of Defense Gilberto Echeverría. The rebels need hostages to exchange them for comrades in government prisons; they are also a constant source of income for terrorists. In addition, according to the Economist magazine, Colombian guerrilla groups make money from drug trafficking and racketeering, receiving up to $250-300 million a year from the latter. In 1998, the US Congress adopted Plan Colombia, which allocated $1.7 billion to Bogota to eliminate drug trafficking.
12. Al-Qaeda. An international terrorist organization with autonomous underground cells in 50 countries, including the USA, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, and France. Even if its founder Osama bin Laden is captured or destroyed, it is unlikely to cease to exist, since “it is perfectly designed to function without a head” (opinion of Michel Flournoy, an expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. - NEWSPAPER). A native of Saudi Arabia, the son of a millionaire and a millionaire himself, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, bin Laden created his organization in 1988. To do this, he used all the experience and connections gained in Maktab al-Kidamat, a network created with the direct participation of the CIA to recruit volunteers around the world who wanted to take part in jihad against the USSR. During the years of the war in Afghanistan, a large group of professional warriors capable of waging effective guerrilla warfare was formed. Afghan veterans became the backbone new organization bin Laden. Since 1994, Sudan has become al-Qaeda's main base, where Osama bin Laden creates a developed infrastructure and training bases for his brainchild. His companies are engaged in road construction, banking, export-import operations, and satellite communications. These enterprises generate tens of millions of dollars in revenue, allowing them to maintain and train a small army. In May 1996, under US pressure, the Sudanese government forced bin Laden to leave the country, and he had to move to Afghanistan. The Taliban provided al-Qaeda with refuge, and the terrorist organization, in turn, provided financial support to the young regime.
Al-Qaeda's main goal is to establish an Islamic order based on Sharia throughout the world. According to the leaders of the organization, the enemies of Muslims include not only the United States and the entire western world, but also moderate Islamic regimes. In 1998, bin Laden announced the formation of a united organization, the Islamic World Front for the Fight against Jews and Crusaders. It included terrorist groups: Islamic Jihad, Gamaat al-Islamiya, the Yemeni Islamic Army of Aden, the Kashmiri Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the Abu Sayyaf Group and others. However, each of these organizations acts absolutely independently, and common goals The front is defined by the "shura", headed by bin Laden himself. Terrorist attacks planned and carried out by al-Qaeda include: August 7, 1998 - bombing of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania; October 2000 - explosion of the US Navy destroyer Cole; September 11, 2001 - destruction of the World War II shopping center in New York and the west wing of the Pentagon in Washington.
13. National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN). Rebel group of pro-Cuban orientation. It has 3-5 thousand armed fighters and several thousand active supporters. Operates in Colombia and border areas of Venezuela. Has no external support.
14. "Revolutionary organization of November 17". Greek radical left group. Created in 1975. Named in memory of the student anti-war protest in November 1973. According to experts, it is relatively small in number. There is no data on external support.
15. "Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front" (also known as "Del Sol"). Formed in 1978 after the split of the Turkish People's Liberation Party/Front. The number is unknown. There is no data on external support.
16. "Revolutionary" folk struggle" . Radical left group. Valid in Greece. Created in 1971 to counter the military junta of the “black colonels”. The number is unknown. Sources of external support have not been identified.
17. "Sendero Luminoso" ("Shining Path", also known as the "People's Guerrilla Army"). Founded in Peru in the late 60s by university professor A. Guzman. It has 1.5 - 2.5 thousand militants, has a large number of supporters (mainly in rural areas countries). There is no outside support.
18. "Revolutionary movement Tupac Amaru". Founded in 1983. Adheres to left-wing views close to Maoism. Valid in Peru. In recent years, it has suffered significant losses during clashes with government troops and police. As a result, the number was reduced to 100 people. Has no external support.
19. "Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan" (IMU). The organization's activities are directed against the regime of President Islam Karimov, the strategic goal is the creation of an Islamic caliphate on the territory of the Central Asian republics. Actively cooperates with the Islamic opposition in Tajikistan, international terrorist organizations, and intelligence services of a number of states. The leaders are Tahir Yuldashev (Namangani) and Dzhumabai Khojaev (Tadzhibay). Namangani is considered a political leader, has lived in Afghanistan since 1992, and is one of Osama bin Laden's closest aides. Tajibay has been the “commander of the IMU armed forces” since 1997. Its formations have repeatedly carried out armed attacks on their opponents (including in neighboring CIS republics) and are involved in the smuggling of weapons and drugs. The number of militants reaches 6 thousand people.
20. "Mujahideen-e-Khalq". Iranian dissident group founded in 1965. Initially she adhered to the principles of Marxism and Islamic teachings. It has up to 2 thousand militants and has extensive support structures abroad. In the 1980s, the leaders emigrated to France; in 1987, the majority moved to Iraq. Enjoys the support of Iraq and the Iranian diaspora.
21. Harakat-ul-Mujahideen" (formerly "Harakat-ul-Ansar", also known as "Al-Hadid", "Al-Faran"). The organization's headquarters is located in Pakistan and has training camps in eastern Afghanistan. Operates mainly in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (India). Several thousand armed militants are in camps in Pakistan, Kashmir and adjacent areas of India. Enjoys the support of Pakistan, as well as part of the population of Kashmir. One of the sources of funding is donations collected in Saudi Arabia and a number of other Muslim states.
22. "Abu Nidal Group". (Also known as “Black September”, “Arab Revolutionary Council”, “Fatah - Revolutionary Council”). In 1974, it split from the Palestine Liberation Organization. It has several hundred militants and has “militia” units in Lebanon. The bases are located in Palestinian refugee camps in the Bekaa Valley (Lebanon). Presence noted in Iraq, Sudan and Algeria. Enjoys support from Libya (until 1987 - Syria, until 2003 - Iraq). The organizer, ideologist and leader of the group is the legendary terrorist Abu Nidal, who died under unclear circumstances in Baghdad on August 15, 2002. The biography of Abu Nidal (real name Sabri Khalil el-Banna) can be found in the Abu Nidal dossier - Sabri Khalil el-Banna.
The leadership of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (activities are prohibited in Russia) published a statement in which they confirmed the death of the group's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. About the circumstances under which the most dangerous terrorists in Russia and the world were destroyed - in the RBC photo gallery
Dzhokhar Dudayev, first president of Ichkeria
Photo: Andrey Babushkin and Gennady Khamelyanin / TASS
On April 21, 1996, near the village of Gekhi-Chu in Chechnya, Russian special services picked up a signal from the satellite phone of the leader of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic Ichkeria by Dzhokhar Dudayev. Planes with homing missiles tuned to the frequency were lifted into the air mobile phone Dudaeva.
The leader of Ichkeria was destroyed on the night of April 21-22. All details of the operation to eliminate Dudayev are still classified. It is believed that it was destroyed during telephone conversation with State Duma deputy Konstantin Borov.
Aslan Maskhadov, President of Ichkeria in 1997 - 2005
Photo: Alexander Polyakov / RIA Novosti
On March 8, 2005, during a special operation by the Russian FSB in the village of Tolstoy-Yurt in the Chechen Republic, militant leader and President of Ichkeria Aslan Maskhadov.
Two years earlier, the Chechen authorities announced their intention to pay a reward for information about Maskhadov’s whereabouts. In 2004, after the May 9 explosion at the Dynamo stadium in Grozny, the Russian FSB made a similar statement. After the liquidation of the leader of Ichkeria, the center public relations The FSB reported that “the citizens who provided the intelligence services with information about the whereabouts of Aslan Maskhadov received the promised reward in full” of $10 million.
Ramzan Kadyrov, who in 2005 held the position of first deputy chairman of the government of Chechnya, that “they wanted to take Maskhadov alive, but he died as a result of careless handling of the weapon of the bodyguard who was next to him.”
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization in Iraq
In June 2006, as a result of an airstrike carried out by American planes, the leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. During the special operation, which took place 50 km northeast of Baghdad, seven of his assistants were also killed.
The leader of Iraqi al-Qaeda was known for the brutal murders of CIA employees and representatives of American companies working in the Middle East. Al-Zarqawi was considered one of the most notorious terrorists in the world.
Shamil Basayev, one of the leaders of Ichkeria
Shamil Basayev, who was elected commander of the military formations of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria after the death of Dudayev, was killed on the night of July 10, 2006 as a result of a special operation by the FSB on the territory of Ingushetia. Together with him, 12 more terrorists who were near the exploded KamAZ truck were eliminated.
Basayev is the organizer of the largest terrorist attacks in Russia, including the seizure of school No. 1 in Beslan in September 2004.
Abu Ayyub al-Masri and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, leaders of the Iraqi al-Qaeda network
In April 2010, during a joint Iraqi-American operation, the leader of Iraqi al-Qaeda, Abu Ayyub al-Masri (pictured left), and the commander of the al-Qaeda affiliated group, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, were killed. The Iraqi Prime Minister and representatives of the US administration announced the liquidation of two high-ranking commanders, and al-Qaeda later confirmed the information.
The militants were killed during a special operation in the province of Salaheddin, located west of Baghdad.
Osama bin Laden, founder of al-Qaeda
The founder of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda and one of the most famous terrorists in the world, Osama bin Laden, was killed on May 2, 2011 in Pakistan as a result of an operation by the US military. US President Barack Obama announced the elimination of Bin Laden, calling this event “the most significant achievement” among those that were accomplished during the US fight against al-Qaeda.
Bin Laden's body was buried at sea within 24 hours of his death.
Akhtar Mansour, leader of the Islamist Taliban movement
In May 2016, American authorities killed Taliban leader Akhtar Mansoor with a drone attack in Pakistan. The strike was carried out with the consent of US President Barack Obama.
Mansour was elected leader of the Taliban in July 2015, after the death of the organization's founder, Mullah Omar. He was on the international wanted list. According to the UN, in the 2000s he was imprisoned in Pakistan, and in 2006 he returned to Afghanistan, where he took the post of governor of Kandahar province and at the same time organized drug trafficking in three Afghan provinces.
Abu Umar al-Shishani, one of the leaders of " Islamic State»
In mid-July 2016, about the death of the Chechen leader of the Islamic State group Abu Umar al-Shishani. The IS defense minister was killed in fighting near the town of Shirkat, south of Mosul. The United States offered a reward of up to $5 million for information about his whereabouts.
Before this, the media had repeatedly reported the death of one of the leaders of the terrorist organization, but this information was not confirmed. This happened in 2014, when the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced the death of al-Shishani on his Instagram.
Qari Yassin, one of the leaders of al-Qaeda
On March 19, 2017, as a result of American airstrikes in the Afghan province of Paktika, one of the leaders of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization, Qari Yassin.
A post on the Pentagon website called him "a known terrorist leader responsible for the deaths of dozens of innocent victims, including two American military personnel."
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State
Photo: Social Media Website / Reuters
On June 16, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced an airstrike Russian army at a facility of extremist formations near Syrian Raqqa. According to him, the strike killed more than a hundred terrorists, including members of the IS leadership, including al-Baghdadi.
On June 30, the commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Ali Shirazi, announced the death of al-Baghdadi as a result of a Russian airstrike.
On July 11, the leadership of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (activities are prohibited in Russia) published a statement in which al-Baghdadi had died and announced that a successor would soon be appointed in his place.
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This terrorist attack was a series of coordinated attacks that resulted in the hijacking of four passenger planes. Two of the planes were sent to the World Trade Center towers, the third - to the US Pentagon building, the fourth fell in one of the fields in Pennsylvania.
The tragedy claimed the lives of 2,977 people; the bodies of some victims have still not been found. According to the BBC, about 10 thousand bones and human tissue were discovered. The remains of victims were found even in 2006, when the Deutsche Bank building in New York was being prepared for demolition.
Responsibility for the attacks lies with the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda. But we know that this big radical international organization is far from the only one in the whole world. Therefore, MPORT has compiled a list of the ten most dangerous and wanted terrorists. Look at the photos, maybe you can recognize your neighbor in them.
Osama bin Laden
US President George W. Bush offered a reward of $50 million for bin Laden's head. Therefore, the al-Qaeda leader was searched for by all and sundry. Result - main terrorist planet was killed on May 2, 2011 in a villa near the capital of Pakistan. True, the massacre of Osama was carried out by Navy SEALs from the SEAL BMC unit, and not civilians.
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Ayman al-Zawahiri
Ayman al-Zawahiri was right hand bin Laden. After the death of the head of al-Qaeda, leadership automatically passed to Ayman. Therefore, the US government values Zawahiri's head at $25 million.
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Adam Gadan
Although Adam Gadahn was born in California, this did not stop the guy from taking third place on our list of the most dangerous inhabitants of the planet. The terrorist is considered one of the most ardent preachers of al-Qaeda. Therefore, the US government promised one million dollars for Adam's capture. In response to America, Pakistani authorities arrested the preacher on March 8, 2010. Apparently, the reward for the residents of the Islamic Republic turned out to be more expensive than ideas compatriot.
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Daniel Andreas San Diego
California - main center terrorist acts. In addition to Gadahn, Daniel Andreas San Diego also made his mark in the state, blowing up two office buildings in San Francisco (2003). Therefore, American officials are ready to pay 250 thousand dollars for information about the location of the terrorist.
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Fahd Mohammed Ahmed al-Kuso
On October 12, 2000, the American destroyer Cole moored in the waters of the Aden naval base. The goal is to replenish fuel, food and water supplies. While the sailors were having lunch, an unknown motor boat with two suicide bombers and 300 kilograms of TNT crashed directly into the side of the destroyer. The result was the death of 17 sailors. Fahd Mohammed is believed to be involved in the attack. The price for information about the location of the criminal is $5 million.
Source: alislove.over-blog.de
Jamel Ahmed Mohammed Ali Al-Badawi
Jamel Mohammed is another of those involved in the terrorist attack in the port of Aden. Badawi differs from the rest in that he knows how to penetrate walls: the Aden authorities detained the terrorist, but in April 2003 he escaped from prison. He was detained again in 2004, and escaped again (February 3, 2006). The price for information about the fugitive is $5 million.
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Abdulah Ahmed Abdulah
August 1998 turned out to be a hot month: the US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya were bombed. The American government accuses Abdul Ahmed of being behind the acts. Therefore, we are ready to pay five million dollars for any information about the location of the terrorist.
What is a terrorist attack? In other words, this is the commission of an explosion, shooting, arson or other similar actions that frighten the population and necessarily create a danger of human death.
This article will talk about the terrible world tragedies that were a consequence of the actions of bandit groups and led to numerous losses among the population. The article provides a list of the largest terrorist attacks in the world.
Responsibility for such disasters, as a rule, is taken by groups hiding behind Islam.
Top 10 loudest of the 21st century
Here is a list of the world's largest tragedies by number of victims.
1. September 2004 terrorist attack in Beslan North Ossetia. As a result, 335 people were killed (including 186 children), 2000 were injured.
2. March 2004 - the largest terrorist attack in Europe since the 2nd World War, committed in 4 Madrid trains (Spain). A total of 192 people were killed and 2,000 were injured.
4. One of the most bloody terrorist attacks in Pakistan occurred in October 2007. The result was 140 dead and 500 wounded.
5. In October 2002, on Dubrovka in Moscow, during a performance of a musical called “Nord-Ost,” a group of armed militants killed 130 people. More than 900 people became hostages.
6. The world's largest terrorist attack occurred in the United States of America in 2001 on September 11th. The militants' actions (4 passenger planes were hijacked) resulted in 2,973 casualties.
7. In September 1999, an explosion occurred on the street. Guryanov in a 9-story building in Moscow. As a result, 92 people were killed and 264 were injured.
Another explosion 3 days later, also in a residential building, claimed 124 lives and injured 9 people.
8. As a result of the militant attack in June 1995 on the city of Budenovsk, 129 people were killed and 415 were injured. More than 1,600 hostages were taken to hospitals.
9. The explosion of a Boeing 747 flight from London to New York over Scotland in December 1988 killed 270 passengers and crew members.
10. Russian plane crash passenger plane over the Sinai Peninsula in 2015 killed 224 people.
Below are more detailed description some of the most tragic terrorist attacks.
Twin Towers
Let's look at the largest terrorist attacks abroad using the example of 2 events that brought a huge number of victims, especially among American citizens.
The day of September 11th became a mourning day for all residents of this country and people around the world. Terrorists numbering 11 (the international territorial organization Al-Qaeda), divided into 4 groups, hijacked four passenger airliners in the United States and sent 2 of them to the New York Twin Towers of a large shopping center.
Both towers were collapsed along with adjacent buildings. The 3rd plane was directed towards the Pentagon building (not far from Washington). The crew of the 4th plane, together with the passengers of the flight, tried to escape by seizing control of the airliner from the terrorists. However, it crashed in Pennsylvania (Shanksville).
The worst terrorist attack in history killed a total of 2,973 human lives(including 60 police officers and 343 firefighters). The exact amount of damage caused is unknown (about $500 billion).
"Boeing 747"
As a result of the Boeing 747 crash over Scotland in 1988, 259 passengers and crew members and 11 residents of the town were killed.
It was an American PanAmerican plane flying from London to New York. This terrible disaster It turned out to be tragic for some residents of Lockerbie, due to the destruction of the liner on the ground. Among the dead were mainly citizens of Great Britain and the United States.
Charges were brought against 2 Libyans, although the state itself did not officially admit guilt. However, it paid compensation to the families of the victims of this tragedy (Lockerbie).
In connection with the events that took place, in 1992 the UN Security Council imposed international sanctions against the regime of M. Gaddafi, which were subsequently lifted.
During all this time, many assumptions have been made about the involvement senior representatives leadership of Libya to organize that disaster, but none of them (except the guilt former employee intelligence services of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi) was not proven by the court.
These two cases represent the largest terrorist attacks in the world.
Tragedy in Beslan
Russia has suffered a huge number of terrorist attacks, which resulted in many casualties among innocent people. civilians, including children.
The terrible tragedy in Beslan (North Ossetia) is the world’s largest terrorist attack that claimed lives huge amount children.
On September 1, a detachment of terrorists (30 people) under the leadership of R. Khachbarov seized the building of school No. 1, where he held 1,128 people hostage (mostly children). The next day (September 2), the ex-president of the Republic of Ingushetia, Ruslan Aushev, whom the bandits allowed into the school building, managed to persuade the invaders to release about 25 women with small children and release with him.
Everything happened spontaneously. When in the middle of the day a car drove into the school site with the aim of picking up the corpses of people killed by bandits, several explosions were suddenly heard in the building itself, after which shooting began from all sides. Women and children began to jump out of the opening in the wall and out of the windows. At that time, all the men in the school had already been killed by terrorists.
The surviving children and women were released.
"Nord-Ost"
Many major terrorist attacks in the world occurred with the capture huge number hostages. This happened in Moscow on October 23, 2002 (21:15).
Militants led by M. Baraev broke into the Theater Center, located on Dubrovka (Melnikova Street), during the performance of “Nord-Ost”. There were only 916 people in the building at that time (including approximately 100 children).
The room was completely mined by the militants. Attempts to establish contact with them were successful, and after a certain time, State Duma deputy I. Kobzon, journalist M. Franchetti and 2 doctors from the Red Cross were able to enter the seized building. Thanks to their actions, 1 woman and three children were taken out of the building.
On the evening of October 24, the Al-Jazeera TV channel showed Barayev. This video was recorded before the theater center was captured. In it, the terrorists presented themselves as suicide bombers, and their demand was to withdraw Russian troops from Chechnya.
On October 26, special forces carried out an assault using nerve gas, after which they captured the building, and the terrorists, along with the leader, were completely destroyed (50 people). Among them were women (18). Three bandits were detained.
A total of 130 people died.
Statistics on victims of terrorist attacks over the past 10 years
Over the past 10 years, more than 6 thousand terrorist attacks have occurred worldwide. More than 25 thousand people became their victims.
Currently, according to various expert estimates, there are approximately 500 extremist groups and terrorist organizations. The worrying fact is that in Lately More and more often, the targets of these gangster formations are places of mass gathering of citizens (remember the largest terrorist attack in the world).
Also, so-called “technological terrorism” is increasingly taking place, where latest developments and technology. In addition, recently there has been an increase in extremism among young people. The targets of attacks are increasingly Foreign citizens, differing in their ethnicity.
2015 terrorist attack
The world's largest terrorist attack in the air occurred recently - in 2015 in the skies over Egypt.
The terrible accident with the Airbus-A321 aircraft (Russian airline Kogalymavia) was a shock for the entire society.
During the flight, a homemade explosive device with a power of up to 1 kg was detonated on board the airliner. into TNT. equivalent. This happened on October 31st. A total of 224 people died. After this tragedy, the Federal Air Transport Agency suspended regular, transit and charter passenger flights to Egypt from November 6.
A group from the Sinai wilayat (province) of the banned “Islamic State” (IS) in Russia took responsibility for the crime.
What happened on the peninsula is one of the bloodiest in the world.
Conclusion
In the 21st century, terrorism has become quite active and more sophisticated. Numerous news about tragedies fill the press and television channels. Almost every month (or even more often) terrible attacks are carried out all over the planet, claiming lives peaceful people. This kind of action is a disease of the earth. Attempts by some authorities to protect the population from such disasters have so far been unsuccessful.
The most famous terrorist of the 20th century, Ilyich the Jackal, received another term April 8th, 2017
Do you think there is now an explosion of terrorism in the world. However, it is not. there was a period from 1973 to 1991. Somehow, with the collapse of the USSR, the number of terrorist attacks began to decline, and even after 2001 the level remained quite low compared to that intense period. In addition to the Palestinians, militants from Moscow/Berlin/Sofia/Prague were engaged in terror different countries peace. They came to all sorts of universities like Lumumba, and returned as certified terror specialists. One of these was Ilyich Ramirez Sanchez, better known by his pseudonym Carlos the Jackal.
International terrorist Carlos the Jackal born in Venezuela, name " Ilyich"was given to him by his Marxist father in honor Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. He received his education in Moscow at the Peoples' Friendship University (now RUDN University). In 1970, he underwent training at a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine camp.
Nickname " Jackal " Ilyich Ramirez Sanchez received from journalists: during a search in his room they found a book by the writer Frederick Forsyth “The Day of the Jackal” - it described an attempt to kill the President of France Charles de Gaulle the hands of a hired killer, and the customer was an underground right-wing radical group.
About Me Carlos the Jackal said that " killed more than anyone in Popular Front liberation of Palestine" and took responsibility for the deaths of 80 people.
In 1994, Sudanese authorities arrested and extradited Carlos France. Where he received a life sentence.
And the other day another trial took place on one of the episodes of his activities. Sanchez was accused of throwing a grenade into a cafe on September 15, 1974, killing two people and injuring 34.
Carlos the Jackal sentenced to life imprisonment for the third time.
At the beginning of the hearing, the defendant stated " the absurdity of the process, which takes place 43 years after the actual events".
During the trial, when asked what his profession was, Carlos the Jackal replied that he - " professional revolutionary". He said that after 20 years in prison he has " Everything is fine".
For two decades Carlos the Jackal took direct part in or was the organizer of terrorist attacks, including the hijacking of an Israeli airline plane and the taking of hostages at OPEC headquarters in Vienna. He allegedly planned an attack on the Radio Liberty office in Munich in 1981.
"Yes, I'm sorry - because I'm kind, I didn't kill the people I should have killed“, he answered the judge’s question about remorse for his crime.
He was involved not only in terrorist cells associated with Palestine, but also assisted other terrorist organizations. The verdict handed down by the Paris court is related to one of these episodes.
In September 1974, the group " Japanese Red Army "seized the French embassy in The Hague. The terrorists demanded the release of one of the group members, a million dollars and a plane, but negotiations stalled.
To convince the French side to accept the terrorists' demands, Carlos the Jackal went into the popular Drugstore cafe, climbed onto the balcony and threw a grenade into the hall. Two people were killed and 34 more were injured. The demands of the embassy invaders were partially satisfied - they were given $300 thousand and provided with a plane, which eventually landed in Syria. One of the participants in the seizure of the embassy is still officially listed on the international wanted list.
First life sentence Carlos the Jackal received in 1997, the second - in 2011. He was found guilty of killing three policemen in 1975, masterminding four bombings in Paris and Marseille, and attacks on trains that killed 11 people and injured about 150.
Carlos the Jackal suspected of receiving money from both the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, and from the dictator of Libya Muammar Gaddafi. These connections have never been proven.
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