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What are the famous terrorist organizations today?
Top ten terrorist organizations in the world

1, "eta" Spanish terrorist organization

Founded in 1958, ETA was originally an underground resistance organization in the Basque country in northern Spain during Franco's dictatorship, and gradually developed into an organization that endangered the whole Spanish society and engaged in ethnic separatist activities by violent means. ETA's political goal is to split the Basque country from Spain through violent struggle and establish an independent country including some Basque-speaking areas in southern France. ETA has hundreds of members, who often flee to France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Uruguay, Dominica and other Latin American countries to commit crimes. Since 1968, this terrorist organization has created countless terrorist activities, causing nearly a thousand deaths and injuring thousands of innocent civilians.

2. Al Qaeda

From 65438 to 0988, bin Laden established Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. At the beginning of its establishment, its purpose was to train and command Afghan volunteers who fought against Soviet troops invading Afghanistan. However, around 199 1 year after withdrawing from the Soviet army, the organization turned its goal to overthrow the "corrupt regime" in the United States and the Islamic world.

Al Qaeda has more than 10 training bases in Afghanistan to train its members from various countries to engage in terrorist activities. The training includes learning fundamentalism, learning to use light weapons, launching mortars and rocket launchers, and using computers and the Internet. They are called "Arabs in Afghanistan". It is reported that the core members of Al Qaeda are about 4,000-5,000 people, mainly composed of "Arabs in Afghanistan". Bin Laden sent instructions to his supporters around the world by fax, mobile phone, Internet or messenger. Al Qaeda has links with several other terrorist organizations, including southern Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Syria, the Philippines, Ethiopia, Chechnya, which is about to leave Russia, and domestic organizations.

3. Taliban

The Taliban is one of the armed factions in Afghanistan and is committed to establishing "the purest Islamic country in the world". 1In August 1994, the Taliban was born against the background of civil war and factional division in Afghanistan. 1On September 27th, 1996, Taliban forces captured the capital Kabul and set up an interim government to take over the political power. The following year1October 27th, 10, the country was renamed as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. 200 1 year ago, the Taliban controlled more than 90% of the territory of Afghanistan.

The Taliban regime is highly centralized and well organized. In the areas under its control, the Taliban has fully implemented Islamic law and extreme religious rule, claiming to build Afghanistan into the purest Islamic country in the world. The Taliban issued a decree banning movies and television and strictly controlling entertainment activities; Men must grow beards and women must cover their faces. Women are not allowed to receive education and employment, and offenders will be severely punished.

4. Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Founded in 1976, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is the largest and most troublesome anti-government armed force in Sri Lanka. Tamils are the largest minority in Sri Lanka, and LTTE aims to establish an independent Tamil country.

The armed conflict between LTTE and Sri Lankan government began at 1983. For more than 20 years, LTTE has been fighting against government forces in northern and eastern Sri Lanka, and has often used terrorist attacks. It is reported that LTTE has a Hei Hu team that carries out suicide bombing attacks on important targets, and all members of Hei Hu team committed suicide with cyanide capsules when they were arrested.

LTTE is a strict organization with its own intelligence agency and naval department, and its members receive strict military training. They don't smoke or drink, and they are not allowed to get married without permission. The organization has about 1 000 fighters, and generally confronts government forces directly by means of shelling, surface-to-air missiles and rockets. LTTE also has child soldiers.

5. Irish Peace Corps

The Irish Peace Army was founded in 19 19, and was adapted from the Irish Volunteers, a nationalist military organization aiming at establishing an independent peaceful country in Ireland.

1922, the Irish Peace Army was suppressed for opposing the Anglo-Irish Treaty that divided Ireland into north and south. 1937 After Ireland became independent, Northern Ireland was still under British rule. The Irish Peace Army announced that it would continue to fight for the reunification of the North and the South and engage in violent activities. 1939 began to make explosions in Britain, which was banned by the Irish government and the British government. 10, 1954, 10 announced the cessation of military activities in southern Ireland, aiming at unifying Ireland by force.

1993, Britain and Ireland jointly launched the Northern Ireland peace process, but it was repeatedly stranded because of disarmament issues. In order to save the Northern Ireland peace process which is on the verge of collapse, Sinn Fein, the political organization of the Irish Peace Corps, called on the Irish Peace Corps to lay down their arms on 2001kloc-0/0. The Irish Peace Corps announced the beginning of disarmament the next day and put some weapons in a "non-use state", but the disarmament operation was quickly suspended.

From 1968 to July 2002, violent conflicts in Northern Ireland and Ireland caused 3600 deaths, and the Irish Peace Corps and other organizations caused at least 2000 deaths.

6. Japanese Red Army

After the student movement gradually turned into a low tide in the 1960s, the Japanese Red Army began to enter the historical stage in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Accurately speaking, the Japanese Red Army can be divided into three schools: the Red Army School, the United Red Army School and the Japanese Red Army School, which were established from 1969 to 197 1 year respectively. On February 29th, 1972, the United Red Army was annihilated by the Japanese police in the tragic siege, and the survivors joined the Japanese Red Army. The Red Army was wiped out in an earlier police raid.

The Japanese Red Army, also known as the Arab Red Army, has been active in the Middle East for a long time. It is also the one with the greatest international influence among the three Red Army. 1972 On May 30th, three members of them went to the climbing section of Rhodes Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, and every locust was still alive. 00 casualties, including 24 deaths. The attack immediately shocked the whole world, and the Red Army became an international terrorist organization as famous as the Italian Red Brigade and the Irish Peace Army in Northern Ireland.

7. Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade

The history of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade can be traced back to 1987 Palestinian uprising. The backbone of this organization is Fatah members imprisoned by Israeli occupying forces. These people were released after the Palestinian National Authority entered the West Bank and Gaza on 1994, and then secretly established the "Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade". However, the official announcement of the establishment of this mysterious organization was on 20011. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade is a loose and flexible paramilitary organization. It has no unified command head, but there are two parallel departments: the military department and the security department. The military department is directly responsible for attacking Israeli targets, and its members are divided into several action groups according to their living areas. Action teams are independent of each other and have the right to make decisions on actions. The Ministry of Security is responsible for planning the attack and the internal security of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade. For example, once "traitors" or "spies" are found, they are not secretly killed, but handed over to the Palestinian National Authority for disposal.

The goal of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade can be described as "indiscriminate". As long as Israelis are among them, Israeli soldiers, military targets, civilians and Jewish settlements in Jude, Zamalia and Jerusalem are the key targets of their attacks.

8.PKK

PKK was founded in 1978, and its main members are Turkish Kurds. Its purpose is to establish an independent "Kurdistan Republic" in the Kurdish settlement located at the junction of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria.

As an anti-government party representing a nation, PKK is also a guerrilla organization. 1980, the Turkish government banned the party on the grounds that it tried to split the country. Since then, the conflict between PKK and Turkish government forces has been constant. 1In the early 1990s, the PKK armed forces were relatively strong, with about 65,438+00,000 armed men. The scope of guerrilla warfare has gradually expanded from rural areas to cities. 1February, 1999 16, PKK leaders were arrested in Kenya and brought back to Turkey for trial. In June of the same year, he was sentenced to death with a suspended execution. In June 2002, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. After his arrest, Ocalan asked PKK to give up the armed struggle. From the second half of 1999, PKK retreated into northern Iraq and was basically in a state of ceasefire. In 2000, PKK announced that it would adopt peaceful means to achieve the goal of independence. In 2002, it was renamed the Kurdish Liberal Democratic Congress. Under the frequent attacks of Turkish government forces, PKK's armed personnel have been reduced to less than 5000.

9. Italian "Red Brigade"

The "Red Brigade" was founded in 1969, mainly by Lei Natuo? Coursio The first members of the "Red Brigade" are basically young people in their twenties. They come from families with various social backgrounds: workers, peasants and the middle class. Most of them went to college, where they became political extremists. The emblem of the "Red Brigade" is a five-pointed star and a machine gun, which symbolizes the armed seizure of power. The "Red Brigade" is extremely well organized. All its personnel are divided into Milan column, Turin column, Rome column, Venice column and Naples column. They used attacks, assassinations, kidnappings and other means in an attempt to shock their opponents and expand their influence. They call this terrorist activity "armed propaganda". The most famous action of the "Red Brigade" was the kidnapping and killing of Italian Prime Minister Moro, and Anna, who was "amazingly beautiful", executed the death penalty. Anna shot 1 1 at Moro's chest, but deliberately missed his heart. Thanks to the arrest and persuasion of the police, the activity ability of the "Red Brigade" went from bad to worse, but the organization killed two legal advisers of the Minister of Labor in 1999 and in 2002. On February 20, 2003, at 65438, Italian police raided a hiding place of the Red Brigade and found a large number of explosives. The "Red Brigade" has also become the strongest remnant of the older generation of terrorist organizations in Western Europe.

10, Peru: The Road to Glory

This ultra-left organization has developed tens of thousands of members. In the early 1990s, the "shining path" once made the Peruvian government yield. However, in 1993, when the leader guzman was arrested, the organization almost collapsed. At present, Shining Path has only a few hundred members and continues to fight in remote plateau areas. Recently, Shining Road has shown signs of becoming active. The top ten most wanted men in the world are the leaders of all branches of Al Qaeda. Their supreme leader is Ben? Bin Laden, their ideology is the same, that is, the Wahhabi Sect that appeared in the middle of the18th century and was founded by Muhammad. Abdul? Wahab. He is a wealthy Arab businessman. He believes that Islam has been corrupted by the West. Wahhabism has been preserved to this day. Is it Ben? Bin Laden moved it to Afghanistan. The top ten most wanted terrorists in the world are: Ben? Bin Laden. Dr Zawahri. With Ben? Bin Laden was with him all the time. Is he Ben? Bin Laden's consultant and personal doctor. Muhammad? Saudi Arabian Nasser 1980 followed Ben when he was fighting in Afghanistan. Bin laden's. He is believed to be the perpetrator of the Hubail Tower explosion in Saudi Arabia, which killed nearly 200 people. Ali? Atwah is the military leader of Lebanese terrorist organizations. 1985 participated in hijacking TWA flight and killed an American passenger. He is responsible for providing logistical and weapons support to his followers in Iraq. Say? Adel, Egyptian. He used to be an officer in Egypt, and now he is the military leader of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Abdullah? Ahmed, an Egyptian, is now in charge of Al Qaeda's finances. He used to be with Ben? One of 480 people in exile in Sudan. It is said that he is an expert in gems. He invested almost all of Al Qaeda's money in the gem business. Chamil? Basaev, Chechen. 199 1 years ago, he worked in the computer industry. That year he hijacked a plane to Ankara, and later he became the leader of Chechen extremists. He is the main planner of many suicide attacks. He was the mastermind of the hostage incident in the Du Brovka Theater in 2002 and the recent Beslan hostage incident. End of the day? Issameddine (Hambari), an Indonesian, is the liaison between Al Qaeda and all Asian terrorist organizations, and is said to be the mastermind behind the attack on the Western Embassy in Asia. Taufik? Ben. Agtas, a Yemeni, lost a leg in the war in Afghanistan. He was the chief culprit in the attack on American warships in Yemen. Abu? Zarqawi is one of the leaders of Al Qaeda in Iraq. It is said that it is the mastermind behind all car bomb attacks in Iraq, including the bombing of the United Nations office in Iraq. The Jordanian tried to blow up the Intercontinental Hotel in Amman on February 3rd, 2000. He is also an expert in poisons and drugs.