Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Third EditionInfobase Holdings, Inc, 2021 M08 1 - 432 páginas The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and the bombings overseas have shown that—despite the "War on Terror"—terrorism is still very much a part of daily life for many individuals. Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Third Edition provides students, researchers, journalists, and policymakers with a complete survey of what seems to be an intractable problem. More than 330 entries organized in an easily accessible, A-to-Z format offer comprehensive treatments of the events, people, organizations, and places that have played a major role in international terrorism. Each entry is placed within its appropriate historical context to help readers understand the wide-ranging motivations behind terrorist actions. New and updated entries include:
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... established ties with several former communist nations as well as with some Arab states, between which he traveled with impunity. In addition to the Rome and Vienna airport attacks, he directed assaults on a group of British invalids in ...
... established. With the creation of the Department of Homeland Security in 2003, the TSA was transferred into the Directorate for Border and Transportation Security in November 2001. On November 25, 2003, DHS secretary Tom Ridge announced ...
... establish an Islamic regime in Somalia and to force the secession of the Ogaden region of Ethiopia, have been essentially abandoned, although some elements of the AIAI have maintained ties to al-qaeda. The AIAI is believed to be ...
... established by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980s, bringing together Arabs who fought together in Afghanistan against ... establish a government that follows the rule of the caliphs. Bin Laden has stated that the only way to establish the ...
... establish an independent Islamic state in Iraq. Formed in December 2001 and closely allied with Al-Qaeda, some of its members trained in al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan. The group provided, according to American reports, safe haven for al ...