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Fatah Revolutionary Council, Revolutionary Council, Revolutionary Council of Fatah, Al-Fatah Revolutionary Council, Fatah-the Revolutionary Council, Black June, Arab Revolutionary Brigades, Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims, Black September, Egyptian Revolution, Arab Fedayeen Cells, Palestine Revolutionary Council and Organization of Jund al Haq Description
The Abu Nidal Organization (ANO) is an international terrorist organization founded by Sabri al-Banna (a.k.a. Abu Nidal) that has a demonstrated ability to carry out terrorist attacks throughout the Middle East, Asia, South America and Europe. The main goal of the ANO is the destruction of Israel and the creation of an independent Palestinian state. The ANO has utilized many methods to further its cause including bombings, hijackings, assassinations and armed attacks against civilians. In total, it has carried out over 90 terrorist attacks in 20 countries, killing approximately 300 people. Its philosophy is purely rejectionist in that it refuses to countenance any type of compromise with Israel. The ANO is known for the brutality and indiscriminate nature of its attacks, as well as their careful planning and execution. Date listed
Feb. 12, 2003 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) Also known as
Al Harakat Al Islamiyya (AHAI), Al Harakat-ul Al Islamiyya, Al-Harakatul-Islamia, Al Harakat Al Aslamiya, Abou Sayaf Armed Band (ASAB), Abu Sayaff Group, Abu Sayyef Group and Mujahideen Commando Freedom Fighters (MCFF Description
The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is the smallest and most radical of the Islamist separatist groups fighting to establish an Iranian-style Islamic state in Mindanao, an island in the southern Philippines. ASG activities include bombings, assassinations, kidnappings, and extortion from companies and wealthy businessmen in order to attain their aims. Its targets are primarily security forces, foreign priests and religious figures, and Christian populations. The ASG has gained international notoriety for kidnapping foreigners. Abu Sayyaf declared it would continue kidnapping American nationals if the government refused to grant the ASG a separate homeland and the USA did not withdraw support for Israel. ASG ideology is not predicated simply on demands for regional autonomy or independence for Mindanao; instead, it espouses Al Qaida's line on the need for relentless struggle to achieve the global domination of radical Islam. Date listed
Feb. 12, 2003 Date reviewed
November 9, 2006 Al Jihad (AJ) Also known as
Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) Description
The AJ, founded during the 1970s, claims to offer a remedy for Egypt’s social, economic and political problems by challenging the current Egyptian government. The group employs terrorism in an attempt to overthrow the current government and replace it with an Islamic state. The AJ has been actively involved in terrorism since its inception, including the assassination of then Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1981. AJ activity outside of Egypt has included involvement in the two 1998 US embassy bombings in Africa in which some AJ members were indicted by the US. The group has links with Osama bin Laden and the Al Qaida, and is also a signatory to the 1998 fatwa (religious decree) against the US and Israel. Date listed
Nov. 2002 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Al Qaida Description
Al Qaida is the central component of a network of Sunni Islamic extremist groups associated with Osama bin Laden, which functions as an umbrella organization, with branches in the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, and North America. Al Qaida is committed to overthrowing secular governments in Islamic countries and using force to eliminate all Western influences in such countries. Bin Laden, and those within his network, believe that the only way these goals can be achieved is through violence and terrorist activities up to and including martyrdom. The Bin Laden network has been directly or indirectly associated with the 1998 bombings of two US embassies; the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole; and the 2001 World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks. Date listed
Nov. 2002 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade (AAMB) Also known as
Al-Aqsa Intifada Martyrs' Group, Al-Aqsa Brigades, Martyrs of al-Aqsa group, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Battalion and Armed Militias of the Al-Aqsa Martyr Battalions Description
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade (AAMB) is an armed faction comprised of an unknown number of small cells of Fatah-affiliated "Islamic Nationalists". It emerged following the outbreak of the Palestinian-Israeli clashes in September 2000 and consists of local clusters of armed activists. The AAMB aims to drive the Israeli military and settlers from the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Jerusalem, to end the Israeli occupation, and to establish an independent and sovereign Palestinian state. During the period 30 September 2000 to 31 August 2002, the AAMB claimed responsibility for some 16 attacks, 12 of which were against civilian targets. In these 12 attacks, 38 people were killed, including 36 civilians, and the number of wounded was estimated, at a minimum, at 435. The AAMB has also claimed responsibility for at least 12 of the 38 suicide bombing attacks against Israeli civilians during the January to August 2002 period. Early in January 2003, a foreign agency concluded that the AAMB was becoming more organized, resilient and co-ordinated. Later in January 2003, the AAMB indicated that they had decided to pursue the Intifada and would continue suicide operations. Date listed
April 2, 2003 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Al-Gama’a al-Islamiyya (AGAI) Also known as
Islamic Group, (IG) Description
The AGAI strives to violently overthrow the current Egyptian government and replace it with a state governed by Islamic law. It is one of the largest and most extreme Egyptian terrorist groups. The AGAI specializes in armed attacks against government and security officials, Western tourists and any others believed to be opponents of an Islamic state in Egypt. The group has been described as having links to the network of Osama bin Laden and signed his February 23, 1998 Fatwa (religious decree) against the United States and Israel saying it was the individual duty of all Muslims to kill American citizens and their allies, civilian or military, wherever possible. Date listed
Nov. 2002 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Al-Ittihad Al-Islam (AIAI) Description
The AIAI is an internationally established Islamist organization that engages in terrorism in Somalia and Ethiopia. Guided by the goal of creating an Islamist theocracy based on Islamic law, the AIAI’s objective is the unification of all Muslims in the region under the banner of creating a ‘greater Somalia’. To achieve this goal, the AIAI is committed to using indiscriminate terror tactics, including the targeting of foreigners and political leaders of foreign states. The AIAI has ties with states that are known to support terrorism and is believed to have operational links with Al Qaida. Date listed
Nov. 2002 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Ansar al-Islam (AI) Also known as
Partisans of Islam, Helpers of Islam, Supporters of Islam, Soldiers of God, Kurdistan Taliban, Soldiers of Islam, Kurdistan Supporters of Islam, Supporters of Islam in Kurdistan, Followers of Islam in Kurdistan Description
Ansar al-Islam (AI) is a radical, Sunni Islamist, para-military terrorist group composed of Iraqi Kurds, Arabs and others. The group was established in September 2001 as a result of a merger of several Kurdish Sunni groups, and follows the same extremist interpretation of Islam as does Al Qaeda. It is closely affiliated with the Al Qaeda and forms part of the Al Qaeda network. Date listed
May 17, 2004 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Armed Islamic Group (GIA) Also known as
Groupe islamique armé Description
The GIA is a radical anti-government, anti-intellectual, anti-secularist and anti-Western Sunni Muslim group based in Algeria. The GIA is known to have targeted intellectuals, journalists and foreigners, and is known to operate outside Algeria. The group has links with terrorist organizations throughout the Middle East and Central/Southern Asia, including Al Qaida and Osama bin Laden. Date listed
Nov. 2002 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Asbat Al-Ansar ("The League of Partisans") Also known as
Osbat Al Ansar, Usbat Al Ansar, Esbat Al-Ansar, Isbat Al Ansar and Usbat-ul-Ansar Description
Asbat Al-Ansar is a Lebanon-based, Sunni extremist organization, composed primarily of Palestinians. Asbat Al-Ansar builds upon the ideology of fighting the U.S. and Israel, and seeks to establish a radical Islamic regime in Lebanon. In order to achieve its goals, Asbat Al-Ansar participated in and facilitated several terrorist attacks in Lebanon which have included targeting some Western and other embassy personnel, killing Lebanese officials, bombing public and religious places, and killing senior members from rival groups. Date listed
Nov. 27, 2002 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Aum Shinrikyo Also known as
Aum Shinri Kyo, Aum, Aum Supreme Truth, A. I. C. Comprehensive Research Institute, A. I. C. Sogo Kenkyusho and Aleph Description
Aum Shinrikyo / Aleph is a religious terrorist organization that was founded by Shoko Asahara in Japan in 1987. Apart from the teachings of Asahara, the sect's beliefs are based on an eclectic selection of Tibetan Buddhism, the apocalyptic aspects of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction, the Zen masters, Isaac Asimov's science fiction, and the Judeo-Christian concept of Armageddon. Its organizational structure mimics that of the nation state and its 2001 membership was estimated at 1,500 to 2000, most of whom were located in Japan. Despite its status as a religious organization, Aum Shinrikyo / Aleph was run like a business, and at one point, the Japanese government estimated its net worth at approximately $1 billion. Aum Shinrikyo / Aleph was responsible for 12 deaths and the hospitalization of over 5000 persons as a result of its sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system on March 20, 1995. It was also responsible for several other mysterious chemical incidents in Japan in 1994, and has been accused of detaining members against their will, extortion, kidnapping members who decided to leave, and even murdering members who either refused to turn over all their possessions or to return to the sect. Despite the arrest and convictions of many of its members, in March 2002 the Japanese Justice Minister was quoted as saying that "the cult group still maintains its essential dangerousness and we need to keep watching its moves." Date listed
Dec.11, 2002 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC) Also known as
Autodéfenses unies de Colombie and United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia Description
The Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC), is a right-wing terrorist organization which acts as an umbrella organization for like-minded paramilitary groups. Guided by its objective of countering the influence and activity of left-wing guerrilla organizations in Colombia, the AUC has come into conflict with rival terrorist groups the ELN and FARC. Growing out of the right-wing death squads assembled by drug cartels in the 1980s, the core of the AUC was founded in 1997 by Carlos Castaño. Closely linked to the drug trade, revenue from illegal narcotics smuggling is the lifeblood of the AUC. In order to achieve its goals, the AUC has employed a variety of tactics including the intimidation, torture, assassination and kidnapping of individuals, in addition to its practice of massacring communities that the paramilitaries have labelled as opposing it and its goals. Date listed
April 2, 2003 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Babbar Khalsa (BK) and Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) Description
Babbar Khalsa (BK) and Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) are entities of a Sikh terrorist organization whose aim is to establish a fundamentalist, independent Sikh state called Khalistan (Land of the Pure) in the area that is presently the Indian state of Punjab. BK and BKI continue to be one of the most vicious and powerful of the militant Sikh groups. Ideologically, members of BK and BKI follow in the path of its historical namesake Babbar Akalis, and thus vow to avenge the deaths of Sikhs killed in defense of the faith. Puritan in its conception of Sikhism, BK and BKI do not compromise on religious issues and thus spirituality is central to the groups' goal which is to establish a fundamentalist, independent Sikh state. Date listed
June 18, 2003 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) Also known as
National Liberation Army and the Army of National Liberation Description
The Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), founded in 1964, is the second-largest leftist rebel group in Colombia, after FARC. The group strongly opposes foreign involvement in Colombia's oil industry, saying it violates the country's sovereignty and that foreign companies are unfairly exploiting Colombia's natural resources. The ELN's principal aim is to 'seize power for the people' and establish a revolutionary government. For the ELN, guerrilla warfare is the indispensable means with which to solve all of Colombia's problems. It is estimated to have between 3,000 and 5,000 active members. There are close ties between the ELN and FARC. One of the more important links is common membership in the Simon Bolivar Guerrilla Coordination Board. The ELN is known for kidnapping, hijacking, bombing, extortion and guerilla warfare. The ELN hits strategic economic targets, particularly the oil pipeline owned by the Colombian Petroleum Enterprise (Ecopetrol), causing disruption and loss of revenue to the state oil company. While its activities have been limited to Colombia, it has acted against Canadian interests by kidnapping a Canadian employee of Occidental Petroleum and attempting to assassinate the Canadian manager of a Texas oil company in Bogota. Date listed
April 2, 2003 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) Also known as
Basque Homeland and Liberty, Euzkadi Ta Azkatasuna, Euzkadi Ta Askatasanu, Basque Nation and Liberty, Basque Fatherland and Liberty and Basque Homeland and Freedom Description
The Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) is the most powerful of the Basque terrorist groups and has been called the most dangerous terrorist organization in Europe. It is said to have killed over 800 people and carried out about 1,600 terrorist attacks since it was formed. It is headquartered in the Basque provinces of Spain and France, but has bombed Spanish and French interests elsewhere. Its stated goal is the creation of an independent Basque state that would contain the six Basque provinces of Spain and France, as well as the Navarra province of Spain. It has further demonstrated a muted commitment to Marxism such that its created state would likely be based on Marxist principles. The ETA has engaged in bombings, assassinations and kidnappings to further its political and ideological goals. These activities are intended to intimidate the public (or a segment of the public) and force the Spanish government to accede to its demands. Date listed
April 2, 2003 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) Also known as
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo, FARC-EP), National Finance Commission (Comisión Nacional de Finanzas) and Coordinadora Nacional Guerrillera Simon Bolivar (CNGSB) Description
Established in 1964, FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) is Colombia's oldest, largest, most capable, and best-equipped Marxist insurgency. Representing a dangerous threat to the government and integrity of Colombia, as well as to regional stability, FARC poses a significant danger to political leaders, villagers, expatriates and the military, as it operates with no regard for the law. FARC is guided by its goal of overthrowing the current government in Colombia and replacing it with a leftist, anti-American regime that would force all US interests out of Colombia and Latin America. FARC has been responsible for terrorist activities such as bombings, hijackings, assassinations and the kidnapping of Colombian officials and Westerners. Date listed
April 2, 2003 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Also known as
Gulabudin Hekmatyar; Gulbuddin Khekmatiyar; Gulbuddin Hekmatiar; Gulbuddin Hekmartyar; Gulbudin Hekmetyar; Golboddin Hikmetyar; and Gulbuddin Hekmetyar Description
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of the group Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) espouse an Islamist anti-Western ideology whose political or religious objective is the overthrow of the administration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the elimination of all Western influence in Afghanistan and the creation of an Islamist fundamentalist state. On July 23, 2002, Al Qaida became a listed entity pursuant to section 83.05 of the Criminal Code. Since late 2002, and to achieve its political and religious objectives, Hekmatyar has joined forces with Al Qaida and the Taliban to form an anti-Western, anti-US, anti-Afghan government alliance which would continue targeted jihad against the " anti-Islam and anti-Muslim elements" . Since 2002, Hekmatyar has reportedly established a base, recruited new members and initiated mobile training camps with Al Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan, with the goal of carrying out terrorist activity in Afghanistan. Date listed
May 24, 2005 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Hamas (Harakat Al-Muqawama Al-Islamiya) ("Islamic Resistance Movement") Description
Hamas, the Arabic acronym of which means "Zeal", is a radical Sunni Muslim terrorist organization which developed from the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in 1987. It uses political and violent means, including terrorism, to pursue the goal of establishing an Islamic Palestinian state in Israel. Hamas has stated that "it is in a war with the Jewish people, as well as the state of Israel. The purpose of every operation is to kill Jews; for by killing Jews, all the Zionist settlers and their allies will be driven from the area." Hamas is well-financed and organized, with its funding coming from an array of sources. In March 1996, Israeli intelligence officials estimated that roughly 95 per cent of the estimated $70-million a year that it collected went into such charities as hospitals, clinics and schools, with only a small portion siphoned off to pay for weapons and military operations. While some funds supposedly raised for charity go directly to the military wing, some of the charity funds intended for activists, families, and institutions are "leaked" to the terrorist apparatus and are used for terrorist activities. The charity associations pay fines and assist the families of the arrested activists or the activists themselves. In other words, funds need not be utilized exclusively for weapons, explosives or logistical support to facilitate terrorist activities. Since 1990, Hamas has been responsible for several hundred terrorist attacks against both civilian and military targets. Hamas has been one of the primary groups involved in suicide bombings aimed at Israelis in the course of the intifada that started in September 2000. Date listed
Nov. 27, 2002 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Harakat ul-Mudjahidin (HuM) Also known as
Al-Faran, Al-Hadid, Al-Hadith, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, Harakat ul-Mujahideen, Harakat al-Mujahideen, Harkat-ul-Ansar, Harakat ul-Ansar, Harakat al-Ansar, Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami, Harkat Mujahideen, Harakat-ul-Mujahideen al-Almi, Holy Warriors Movement, Movement of the Mujahideen, Movement of the Helpers, Movement of Islamic Fighters and Al Qanoon Description
Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HuM), is a Pakistan based radical Kashmiri Islamist organization which advocates the liberation and subsequent integration of Kashmir from Indian control into Pakistan, in addition to calling for a jihad against America and India. Within this context, the HuM advocates, is devoted to, and has called for: the creation of an Islamist theocracy in Pakistan based on Sharia'h (Islamic law), as well as a jihad to 'liberate oppressed Muslims worldwide', denounces pluralist parliamentary democracy, religious tolerance and equal rights for women as corrupting influences on Islam, and views the United Nations as an institution supporting the genocide of Kashmiris. Guided by these goals and ideology, the HuM employs various methods to achieve its goals which have included, but are not limited to, the targeting, kidnapping and execution of foreigners, hijacking, as well the targeting of Indian government officials, their representatives, and symbols of the Indian government, as well as foreigners and political representatives of other foreign states. The HuM signed the 1998 fatwa put out by Al Qaida and Osama Bin Laden and is therefore allied with, or part of, the Al Qaida coalition. Date listed
Nov. 27, 2002 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (HIG)Description
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s faction of the Hezb-e Islami, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (HIG), espouses an Islamist anti-Western ideology whose objectives are the overthrow of the administration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the elimination of all Western influence in Afghanistan and the creation of an Islamist fundamentalist state. In furtherance of its objectives, HIG has formed an alliance with Al Qaida and the Taliban. On July 23, 2002, Al Qaida became a listed entity pursuant to section 83.05 of the Criminal Code and on May 24, 2005, HIG leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar became a listed entity pursuant to section 83.05 of the Criminal Code. HIG has a history of engaging in terrorist activities inside Afghanistan in order to achieve its goals, including killings, torture, kidnappings, attacking political targets, as well as targeting civilians, journalists, foreigners, and foreign aid workers. Date listed
Oct.23, 2006 Hizballah Also known as
Hizbullah, Hizbollah, Hezbollah, Hezballah, Hizbu'llah, The Party of God, Islamic Jihad (Islamic Holy War), Islamic Jihad Organization, Islamic Resistance, Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine, Ansar al-Allah (Followers of God/Partisans of God/God's Helpers), Ansarollah (Followers of God/Partisans of God/God's Helpers), Ansar Allah (Followers of God/Partisans of God/God's Helpers), Al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah (Islamic Resistance), Organization of the Oppressed, Organization of the Oppressed on Earth, Revolutionary Justice Organization, Organization of Right Against Wrong and Followers of the Prophet Muhammed Description
Hizballah, meaning "Party of God", is an Islamist terrorist organization based in Lebanon. Hizballah seeks to restore Islam to a position of supremacy in the political, social, and economic life of the Muslim world. The objectives of Hizballah, as derived from its February 16, 1985 political manifesto, include removing all Western influences from Lebanon and from the Middle East, as well as destroying the state of Israel and liberating all Palestinian territories and Jerusalem from what it sees as Israeli occupation, with no option for any negotiated peace. Guided by these goals, Hizballah's ultimate objective is to establish a radical Shi'a Islamist theocracy in Lebanon. Hizballah has been responsible for car bombings, hijackings and kidnapping Western and Israeli/Jewish targets in Israel, Western Europe and South America. Hizballah operates principally in Lebanon, but has also been active in Europe, North and South America, and Africa. Date listed
Dec.11, 2002 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) Also known as Description
The International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) was founded in 1984 in the United Kingdom as an international branch of the All India Sikh Students' Federation (AISSF) with centers in several countries, including Canada. The ISYF is a Sikh organization whose aim is to promote Sikh philosophy and the establishment of an independent Sikh nation called Khalistan. In the pursuit of their goal, the ISYF does not hesitate to resort to violence. Since 1984, its members have been engaged in terrorist attacks, assassinations and bombings mostly against Indian political figures, but also against moderate members of the Sikh community opposed to their extremist ways. The ISYF collaborates and/or associates with a number of Sikh terrorist organizations, notably Babbar Khalsa (BK), the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) and the Khalistan Commando Force (KCF). Date listed
June 18, 2003 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Islamic Army of Aden (IAA) Also known as
Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan (IAAA), the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army (AAIA), Aden Islamic Army, Islamic Aden Army, Muhammed's Army / Army of Mohammed and the Jaish Adan Al Islami Description
The Islamic Army of Aden is a Yemen based radical Islamic organization which advocates the overthrow of the Yemeni government and the creation of an Islamist theocracy in Yemen based on Sharia'h (Islamic law). Combating Western influences not only in Yemen but also within the Islamic world, the IAA opposes the use of Yemeni ports and bases by the United States and other Western countries, in addition to its call for the expulsion of Western forces in the gulf and the lifting of international sanctions against Iraq. Guided by these goals, the IAA has used terror tactics in order to achieve their objectives, including the targeting of foreigners and political representatives of foreign states. While the IAA is based in Yemen, its ties with terrorist groups such as Al Qaida, and states that are known to support international terrorism, make it of broad significance in the region. Date listed
Nov. 27, 2002 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) Description
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is a terrorist organization that emerged in Central Asia in the late 1990s. The primary goal of the IMU is to overthrow the government of Uzbekistan. The IMU has employed kidnapping, armed attacks against government installations, cross-border incursions, coordinated efforts with other terrorist groups, such as Osama bin Laden's Al Qaida network, and other methods to achieve its goals. The IMU has attacked Westerners and declared its intention to strike at Western interests in Central Asia. Date listed
April 2, 2003 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) Also known as
Jaish-i-Mohammed (Mohammad, Muhammad, Muhammed), Jaish-e-Mohammad (Muhammed), Jaish-e-Mohammad Mujahideen E-Tanzeem, Jeish-e-Mahammed, Army of Mohammed, Mohammed's Army, Tehrik Ul-Furqaan, National Movement for the Restoration of Pakistani Sovereignty and Army of the Prophet Description
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), is a Pakistan-based radical Islamist organization which advocates the liberation and subsequent integration of Jammu and Kashmir from Indian control into Pakistan, in addition to calling for the 'destruction' of America, India, and all infidels worldwide. Seeking the creation of an Islamist theocracy in Pakistan based on Sharia'h (Islamic law), JeM has sought to unite the various militant groups fighting in Kashmir so as to be better able to establish an Islamic State of Kashmir through armed struggle, and thereby extend their jihad throughout India, South Asia, and the rest of the world to wherever they believe Muslims are oppressed. Guided by these goals and ideology, JeM is committed to using indiscriminate terror tactics in order to achieve their objectives, including targeting foreigners and political representatives of foreign states. Date listed
Nov. 27, 2002 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Jemaah Islamiyyah (JI) Also known as
Jemaa Islamiyah, Jema'a Islamiyya, Jema'a Islamiyyah, Jema'ah Islamiyah, Jema'ah Islamiyyah, Jemaa Islamiya, Jemaa Islamiyya, Jemaah Islamiyya, Jemaa Islamiyyah, Jemaah Islamiah, Jemaah Islamiyah, Jemaah Islamiyyah, Jemaah Islamiya, Jamaah Islamiyah, Jamaa Islamiya, Jemaah Islam, Jemahh Islamiyah, Jama'ah Islamiyah, Al-Jama'ah Al Islamiyyah, Islamic Group and Islamic Community Description
The Jemaah Islamiyyah (JI) is an Islamist terrorist organization that has developed economic and military assets, through the use of cells (fiahs) operating throughout Southeast Asia. Guided by its objective of creating an Islamic state ruled by sharia'h (Islamic law), the JI wishes to create an Islamist theocracy (JI's conception of Dawlah Islamiyyah or Islamic state) that would unify Muslims in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and the Southern Philippines. Sharing a common philosophy with the groups in the Al Qaida network, the JI and its leadership have been linked to Al Qaida, both before and after the attacks of September 11, 2001. The JI has emerged as the most extensive transnational radical Islamist group in Southeast Asia. Since its inception, the JI has been responsible for a series of bank robberies, hijackings and the bombing of civilian targets. Date listed
April 2, 2003 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Kahane Chai (KACH) Also known as
Repression of Traitors, the State of Yehuda, the Sword of David, Dikuy Bogdim, DOV, the Judea Police, Kahane Lives, the Kfar Tapuah Fund, State of Judea, the Judean Legion, the Judean Voice, the Qomemiyut Movement, the Way of the Torah, and the Yeshiva of the Jewish Idea. Description
1. The Kahane Chai (Kach) is a group of right-wing, politico-religious, anti-Arab, Jewish terrorists, whose overall aim is to restore the biblical state of Israel, i.e. to expand the borders of Israel to include the occupied territories and parts of Jordan. To this end, the group aims to intimidate and threaten Palestinian families and mount sustained political pressure on the Israeli government. In the past, Jewish extremist groups, like Kahane Chai (Kach), have been willing to engage in terrorism to derail the Arab-Israeli peace process. The Kahane Chai (Kach) is known to have links both to other members of the “Kahanist Movement” and to other Jewish extremist splinter groups. 2. The Kahane Chai (Kach) organizes protests against the Israeli government, and harasses, threatens and assaults Arabs and Palestinians in the West Bank. Its tactics include shouting down opponents, disturbing public speeches and engaging in physical confrontations with law enforcement officials. It has also threatened to attack Israeli government officials. Like the approach taken by the Jewish Defence League (JDL), the targets of the Kach Party (KP) and Kahane Chai (KC) have also included leading figures in Israel, as well as Jews and Jewish organizations that support policies of the Israeli government, or those who disagree with their violent tactics and philosophy. Kahanists have shot, stabbed and thrown grenades at Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank. In instances where the KP and KC have not themselves claimed responsibility for anti-Arab attacks, they have declined to condemn such violence and have often glorified it. Date listed
May 24, 2005 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) Also known as
Kurdistan Workers Party, Partya Karkeren Kurdistan, Kurdistan Labor Party, Kurdistan Freedom and Democracy Congress, KADEK, Kurdistan People's Congress, Kurdistan Halk Kongresi (KHK), People's Congress of Kurdistan, Kongra-Gel Description
Founded in 1974 by Abdullah Ocalan, the PKK / KADEK is a Kurdish political party that follows a Marxist-Leninist ideology and whose main goal is the creation of an independent Kurdish state in southeast Turkey and in northern Iraq (a region that is part of the traditional territory of the Kurdish people and called Kurdistan). To arrive at its goal, the PKK / KADEK has led a campaign of guerilla warfare and terrorism, especially in Turkey and in northern Iraq, by attacking the Turkish government's armed forces and diplomats and Turkish businesses in some western European cities and by attempting to destabilize tourism in Turkey by bombing resorts and kidnapping tourists. Date listed
Dec.11, 2002 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) Also known as<BR>Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, Lashkar-e-Jhangvie, Laskar-e-Jhangvi, Lashkare Jhangvi, Lashkar-e-Jhangwi, Lashkar-i-Jhangwi, Jhangvi Army, Lashkar-e Jhangvi, Lashkar Jhangvi, Lashkar-e-Jhanvi (LeJ), Lashkar-i-Jangvi, Lashkar e Jhangvi, Lashkar Jangvi, Laskar e Jahangvi Description
The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) or the Army of Jhang (from the name of a region in Pakistan) is a Sunni Islamic organization that commits terrorist acts, including bombings and assassinations, traditionally against individuals or groups belonging to the Shiite Islamic community in Pakistan. The LJ's goal is the creation of a Sunni Muslim state. The LJ believes that Shiites whom it considers to be heretics or infidels of Islam, are the main obstacle to the establishment of an orthodox caliphate. Since 11 September 2001 and the American coalition's attack on the Taliban in Afghanistan, members of the LJ have also been involved in attacks against Christians and foreigners in Pakistan, in whole or in part for a political, religious or ideological purpose, objective or cause. Date listed
June 18, 2003 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) Also known as
Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-i-Toiba (LiT), Lashkar-i-Taiba (Holy Regiment), Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LT) (Army of the Righteous), Lashkar-e-Taibyya, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (Army of the Pure and Righteous), Lashkar-e-Taiba (Righteous Army), Lashkar-Taiba (Army of the Good), Lashkar e Toiba, Lashkar e Taiba, Lashkar-E-Tayyaba, Lashkar e Tayyiba Description
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) (Army of the Pure), is a Pakistan-based, radical Islamist organization operating in the Indian state of Kashmir and Jammu, one of the main centres of extremist activity in South Asia. The LeT is the militant wing of the Markaz Da'wa wal-Irshad (MDI), a fundamentalist centre for religious learning and social welfare established in the late 1980s. The LeT has targeted both civilians (including prominent politicians) and the Indian security forces (including local police forces), and has become infamous for carrying out massacres of non-Muslims. Attacks on the security forces generally take the form of suicide assaults. In addition to links to Al Qaida, the LeT also has links with the Taliban and other Islamic extremist groups throughout the Middle East, Chechnya, and the Philippines. Al Qaida's close links to the LeT can be traced to their common training in Afghan camps and in the 1980s jihad against the Soviets. Osama bin Laden is reportedly one of the LeT's leading financiers Date listed
June 18, 2003 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)Also known as
The Tamil Tigers, the Eellalan Force, the Ellalan Force, the Tiger Movement, the Sangilian Force, the Air Tigers, the Black Tigers (Karum Puligal), the Sea Tigers, the Tiger Organization Security Intelligence Service (TOSIS), the Women’s Combat Force of Liberation Tigers (WCFLT) Description
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is a Sri Lankan-based organization which advocates the creation of an independent homeland in the north and northeastern part of Sri Lanka which it has called “Tamil Eelam”. Its war against the government of Sri Lanka has been fought on three fronts: a political campaign, guerrilla warfare, and a terrorist campaign. The LTTE is committed to using a variety of terror tactics in order to achieve its objectives, including attacking political, economic, religious and cultural targets, as well as targeting civilians. The LTTE’s campaign has included plans to create Tamil-only northern and eastern provinces, and to this end it has aggressively expelled non-Tamils from these regions. The LTTE also endeavours to eliminate moderate Tamils and other Tamil militant groups that compete with it for influence and power within the Sri Lankan Tamil community. Date listed
April 8, 2006 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Mujahedin e Khalq (MEK) Also known as
From its original Persian name, Sãzimãn-i Mujãhidn-i Khalq-i Irãn (Holy Warrior Organization of the Iranian People) / Sazman-i Mojahedin-i Khalq-i Iran (Organization of the Freedom Fighters of the Iranian People) / Sazeman-e Mojahedin-e Khalq-e Iran (Organization of People’s Holy Warriors of Iran) / Sazeman-e-Mujahideen-e-Khalq-e-Iran, the group’s name was shortened to Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) or Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO). Other spellings: Mujahiddin e Khahq, al-Khalq Mujahideen Organization , Mujahedeen Khalq, Modjaheddins khalg, Moudjahiddin-é Khalq. The MEK is also known as: National Liberation Army of Iran (NLA) (the military wing of the MEK) / Armée de Libération nationale iranienne (ALNI); People’s Mujahidin Organization of Iran (PMOI) / People’s Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI) / Organisation des moudjahiddin du peuple d’Iran (OMPI) / Organisation des moudjahidines du peuple Description
The Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) is an Iranian terrorist organization that was based in Iraq until recently. It subscribes to an eclectic ideology that combines its own interpretation of Shiite Islamism with Marxist principles. The group aspires to overthrow the current regime in Iran and to establish a democratic, socialist Islamic republic. This Islamic socialism can only be attained through the destruction of the existing regime and the elimination of Western influence, described as "Westoxication" . To achieve this Islamic ideology, the use of physical force, armed struggle or jihad is necessary. Besides having had an alliance with Saddam Hussein, the organization has or had ties with: Amal, the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Al Fatah, and other Palestinian factions. The MEK is even suspected of past collusion with the regime of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Date listed
May 24, 2005 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) Also known as
Abu Abbas Faction, Front for the Liberation of Palestine (FLP) Description
The Palestine Liberation Front (PLF)/PLF - Abu Abbas faction is a small, armed splinter group allied to the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). It professes an ideology that is both leftist and nationalist, and has as its objective the destruction of the state of Israel and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, with Jerusalem as its capital. First founded in 1961 by Ahmad Jibril, the group operates primarily in Europe, Israel, Lebanon and other areas in the Middle East. During its most active period, it is known to have conducted several high-profile attacks, including the operation for which it is best known, the October 1985 hijacking of the Achille Lauro. Date listed
Nov. 13, 2003 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) Also known as
Islamic Jihad Palestine (IJP), Islamic Jihad - Palestine Faction and Islamic Holy War Description
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) is a terrorist organization that operates primarily in Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and other areas of the Middle East, including Lebanon and Syria. It is committed to the destruction of Israel and the establishment of an Islamic state in Palestine. Islamic Jihad countenances no settlement to the Arab-Israeli, Muslim-Israeli, Muslim-Jewish conflict in the region other than the complete destruction of the State of Israel. It is also opposed to moderate secular Arab regimes because they see them as corrupt and contaminated by Western secular values. From 1986 to the present, the PIJ has been responsible for numerous terrorist attacks against Israeli targets within Israel, southern Lebanon and the occupied territories, has been responsible for the deaths of several dozen Israelis and Palestinians, and has carried out a number of dramatic bombings. PIJ attacks have included, but are not limited to, assaults with knives, daggers, axes, grenades, car bombs, and, particularly after 1994, the use of suicide bombers. For example, on May 5, 2002, a suicide bomber pulled his explosive-laden vehicle alongside a bus near Megiddo Junction in northern Israel and then detonated the explosives, killing at least 17 Israelis and injuring dozens of others. Several of the passengers on the bus were Israeli soldiers travelling to posts in northern Israel. The military wing of the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. Date listed
Nov. 27, 2002 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC) Also known as
Al-Jibha Sha'biya lil-Tahrir Filistin-al-Qadiya al-Ama Description
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC) (Al-Jibha Sha'biya lil-Tahrir Filistin-al-Qadiya al-Ama) is a nationalist, Marxist, Palestinian organization whose aim is the destruction of the state of Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian state. The PFLP-GC has conducted some of its most imaginative attacks inside Israeli territory using hot-air balloons and motorized hang-gliders. In 1970, PFLP-GC operatives blew up a Swissair jet flying to Tel Aviv. In the 1980s, they were responsible for injuring US Marines participating in the international peace keeping force in Beirut. In January 2003, the PFLP-GC claimed its gunmen were responsible for wounding two residents of a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, one of whom was an eight-year-old boy. The PFLP-GC said that its armed branch acted in "response to the daily massacres committed against the Palestinian people" in the occupied territories. It reaffirmed its intention of "pursuing the resistance and the intifada until all the (Palestinian) objectives are achieved." Date listed
Nov. 13, 2003 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Also known as
Al-Jibha al-Sha'biya lil-Tahrir Filistin Description
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) (Al-Jibha al-Sha'biya lil-Tahrir Filistin) is a secular Palestinian group purportedly guided by a Marxist interpretation. The PFLP's terrorist activities began on July 23, 1968 with the hijacking to Algeria of an El Al flight en route from Rome to Tel Aviv. The PFLP's armed wing—almost completely inactive in the four years preceding the start of the latest Palestinian uprising (the Al Aqsa intifada) on September 29, 2000—raised its profile in 2001. It conducted car bombings and some suicide bombings in Israel (including in the city of Jerusalem), an assassination of an Israeli Cabinet Minister, Tourism Minister Rehavam Ze'evi, and other attacks on Israelis. The first reported PFLP killing of a civilian in Israel since the start of the latest intifada was on August 27, 2001. The PFLP has claimed several other attacks, including a suicide bombing in a pizzeria in Karnei Shomron, Israel, on February 16, 2002, killing three civilians. Date listed
Nov. 13, 2003 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC) Also known as
Groupe salafiste pour la prédication et le combat Description
The GSPC is a radical Sunni Muslim group seeking to establish an Islamist government in Algeria. It is a breakaway faction of the GIA. The GSPC has adopted a policy that violence should be targeted on security or military targets, foreigners, intellectuals and administrative staff. The GSPC is believed to have been active outside Algeria. The group has been affiliated to Osama bin Laden and groups financed by him. Date listed
July 23, 2002 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Sendero Luminoso (SL) Also known as
Shining Path, Partido Comunista del Peru en el Sendero Luminoso de Jose Carlos Mariategui, Communist Party of Peru on the Shining Path of Jose Carlos Mariategui, Partido Comunista del Peru, Communist Party of Peru, The Communist Party of Peru by the Shining Path of Jose Carlos Mariategui and Marxism, Leninism, Maoism and the Thoughts of Chairman Gonzalo, Revolutionary Student Front for the Shining Path of Mariategui, Communist Party of Peru - By Way of the Shining Path of Mariategui, PCP - por el Sendero Luminoso de Mariategui, PCP and PCP-SL Description
Sendero Luminoso (SL) has been stated to be among the world's most ruthless guerrilla organizations whose goal it is to destroy existing Peruvian institutions and replace them with a communist peasant revolutionary regime which would rid the country of foreign influences. Its area of operations is limited to Peru, with most of its activities in rural areas, but some of its attacks have taken place in the capital, Lima. It is estimated that over 30,000 people have died by political violence in Peru since SL took up arms in 1980 and that their activities have caused $20 billion (US) in property damage. SL was founded by Abimael Guzman, a university professor, in the late 1960s but began its armed struggle, or "People's War", on or about May 1980. SL is known for its indiscriminate bombing campaigns, selective assassinations and its killing of innocents. While none of its activities have taken place in Canada, the group has targeted some Canadian citizens and interests such as the bombing of a Bata shoe warehouse in Lima, the bombing of the Canadian Embassy, an ambush of trucks associated with a Canadian alpaca operation that killed eight people and the murder of a Canadian aid worker. Date listed
Feb. 12, 2003 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Vanguards of Conquest (VOC) Description
The VOC is a radical armed wing of, but closely aligned with, the AJ that has actively been involved in terrorism including attempted assassinations against the Egyptian Interior Minister, Prime Minister and President. The VOC has released ‘assassination lists’ which have included civilians. Date listed
Nov. 2002 Date reviewed *
November 9, 2006 Note The two-year review of the list was completed pursuant to subsections 83.05(9) and 83.05(10) of the Criminal Code.
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