TYPES OF TERRORISM
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There are six different
types of terrorism. They are anarchist terrorism, state-sponsored
terrorism, right wing terrorism, left wing terrorism, religious terrorism, and
nationalist terrorism.
ANARCHIST TERRORISM
Anarchist terrorism was a
major global phenomenon from the 1870s to 1920.
A young Hungarian refugee killed President William McKinley who was persuaded
to by anarchist sentiment in 1901.
STATE-SPONSORED TERRORISM
Iran accused Cuba, Iraq,
Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria of supporting terrorism. The Abu Nidal
Organization is an example of state-sponsored terrorism.
RIGHT WING TERRORISM
Right wing terrorism is one
of the least organized terrorists. They attack immigrants and refugees.
LEFT WING TERRORISM
Left wing terrorism limits
the use of violence, but destroys the democracy and take over with socialist or
communist regime. They also stay away from harming victims. Baader-Meinhof
Group, the Japanese Red Army, Weathermen, and the Red Brigades are all examples
of left wing terrorism.
RELIGIOUS TERRORISM
Religious terrorism attack
large numbers of their enemy. They use violence as their strategy. Here are
some examples of religious terrorism: Al-Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, Aum
Shinrikyo.
NATIONALIST TERRORISM
Nationalist terrorists use
violence. These terrorists are usually successful at getting people’s sympathy
because they try to fight for "national liberation”. Irish Republican
Army, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party are
examples of nationalist terrorism.
NARCOTERRORISM
Narcoterrorism is another
type of terrorism that has to do with drugs. Some terrorist groups such
as the Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Columbia, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, United Self-Defense
Forces of Columbia, National Liberation Army, Shining Path, Kurdistan Workers’
Party, Hezbollah, Al-Queda (Taliban), Real IRA, and Basque Fatherland and
Liberty, use narcoterrorism. Because nearly every terrorist group
today uses narcoterrorism, experts think that the word is nonspecific.
CYBERTERRORISM
Cyberterrorism is a type of terrorism that uses
computers and network. Usually, small terrorist groups use cyberterrorism.
Experts have only identified Aum Shinrikyo and the Tamil Tigers of using
cyberterrorism so far. These two terrorist groups usually use cyberterrorism to
fail the computer security, or to show off their technical abilities.
Cyberterrorism can allow disruptions in military communications and even
electrical power. Some ways that cyberterrorism is demonstrated can be by
controlling from a distance electrical things such as dams or power
plants. Another way cyberterrorism can
be used is by destroying the actual
machine that contains the electronic information. What can you do to lessen the vulnerability to cyberterrorism? Well, experts
recommend individual computer users to use virus protection software and also
to stay away from strange emails and computer programs.
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