S. naval, usa. Terrorist Group Profiles: Index of Groups
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Force 17From: Patterns of Global Terrorism. United States Department of State Publication 10321 Comments on the content of the material should be sent to the U.S. Department of State 
DescriptionFormed in early 1970s as a personal security force for Arafat and other PLO leaders. ActivitiesAccording to press sources, in 1985 expanded operations to include terrorist attacks against Israeli targets. No confirmed terrorist activity outside Israel and the occupied territories since September 1985, when it claimed responsibility for killing three Israelis in Cyprus, an incident that was followed by Israeli air raids on PLO bases in Tunisia. StrengthUnknown. Location/Area of OperationBased in Beirut before 1982. Since then, dispersed in several Arab countries. Now operating in Lebanon, other Middle Eastern countries, and Europe. External AidPLO is main source of support. 51. Irish Republican Army (IRA)From: Patterns of Global Terrorism, 1999. United States Department of State, April 2000. Comments on the content of the material should be sent to the U.S. Department of State
Other NamesThe Provos Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) Description Radical terrorist group formed in 1969 as clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein, a legal political movement dedicated to removing British forces from Northern Ireland and unifying Ireland. Has a Marxist orientation. Organized into small, tightly knit cells under the leadership of the Army Council. Activities Bombings, assassinations, kidnappings, punishment beatings, extortion, and robberies. Targets have included senior British Government officials, British military and police in Northern Ireland, and Northern Irish Loyalist paramilitary groups. Bombing campaigns have been conducted against train and subway stations and shopping areas on mainland Britain, as well as against British and Royal Ulster Constabulary targets in Northern Ireland and a British military facility on the European Continent. The IRA has been observing a cease-fire since July 1997 and previously observed a cease-fire from 1 September 1994 to February 1996. Strength Largely unchanged--several hundred members, plus several thousand sympathizers--but the IRA's strength may have been affected by operatives leaving the organization to join hardline splinter groups. Local/Area of Operation Northern Ireland, Irish Republic, Great Britain, and Europe. External Aid Has received aid from a variety of groups and countries and considerable training and arms from Libya and, at one time, the PLO. Is suspected of receiving funds and arms from sympathizers in the United States. Similarities in operations suggest links to the ETA. 52. Jamaat ul-FuqraFrom: Patterns of Global Terrorism, 1999. United States Department of State, April 2000. Comments on the content of the material should be sent to the U.S. Department of State
Description Islamic sect that seeks to purify Islam through violence. Led by Pakistani cleric Shaykh Mubarik Ali Gilani, who established the organization in the early 1980s. Gilani now resides in Pakistan, but most cells are located in North America and the Caribbean. Members have purchased isolated rural compounds in North America to live communally, practice their faith, and insulate themselves from Western culture. Activities Fuqra members have attacked a variety of targets that they view as enemies of Islam, including Muslims they regard as heretics and Hindus. Attacks during the 1980s included assassinations and firebombings across the United States. Fuqra members in the United States have been convicted of crimes, including murder and fraud. Strength Unknown. Location/Area of Operation North America, Pakistan. External Aid None. 53. The Party of Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge)From: Patterns of Global Terrorism, 1999. United States Department of State, April 2000. Comments on the content of the material should be sent to the U.S. Department of State
Description The Khmer Rouge (KR) Communist insurgency ended in 1999 after a series of defections, military defeats, and the capture of group leader Ta Mok. The US State Department removed the group from the list of designated foreign terrorist organizations in 1999. The Cambodian Government has been working on a draft law for the United Nations to establish a court to try former KR for the deaths of up to 2 million persons in Cambodia during the 1975-79 period. Activities Former KR may engage in criminal-type activities, especially against Vietnamese nationals. 54. Lautaro Youth MovementFrom: Patterns of Global Terrorism. United States Department of State Publication 10321 Comments on the content of the material should be sent to the U.S. Department of State
Other NamesThe Lautaro faction of the United Popular Action Movement (MAPU/L) or Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces (FRPL) DescriptionViolent, anti-US extremist group that advocates the overthrow of the Chilean Government. Leadership largely from leftist elements but includes criminals and alienated youths. Became active in late 1980s, but has been seriously weakened by government counterterrorist successes in recent years. ActivitiesHas been linked to assassinations of policemen, bank robberies, and attacks on Mormon churches. StrengthUnknown. Location/Area of OperationChile; mainly Santiago. External AidNone. 55. |