Terrorism Threats the World
Terrorism Threats The World
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Introduction 3
Brief description of Al-Qaeda and the War Against Terror 3
History of establishing Al-Qaeda 3 Al-Qaeda’s Goals and Ideology 4 Starting the War Against Terror 4
Al-Qaeda’s Networks 5
Al-Qaeda’s Financial Networks 5 Al-Qaeda’s communicated Networks 6
Psychological Impacts of Al-Qaeda 6
Conclusion 7
References 8
Introduction
The end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union did not bring the peace for the world. Many global issues still affect directly our security, like ethnic conflicts, pollution, weapons propagation, overpopulation, and terrorism. Nowadays, terrorism is considered as a most dangerous issue which is treating the humanity. Politically, terrorism is defined as motivated violence and illegitimate use of fighting against civilians by groups of people for political, nationalist, and religious goals[1]. Terrorism becomes globally phenomenal because there are many sides involved in this issue. This paper will discuss two ways that make terrorism a global issue which are terrorism’s networks and psychological impacts of terrorism. Also, this paper will be examined on real life examples and takes Al-Qaeda as and example of a famous terrorism organization.
Brief description of Al-Qaeda and the War Against Terror
History of establishing Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is an Arabic word which means the base or the foundation. Al-Qaeda is an armed Sunni Islamist organization. This organization has hundreds to thousands of members; extremist groups Egyptian Islamic Jihad and parts of al-Gama 'at al-Islamiyya, the Islamic movement of Uzbekistan and the Harakat ul-Mujahidin also fall under the umbrella of Al-Qaeda. Historically, Al-Qaeda was starting with the group of Arab Mujahideen (fighters) in 1979 during the war between Russia and Afghanistan. Those groups went to Afghanistan to help the Muslims people, who are like them, from Russia occupation. Then,
Content Page
Introduction 3
Brief description of Al-Qaeda and the War Against Terror 3
History of establishing Al-Qaeda 3 Al-Qaeda’s Goals and Ideology 4 Starting the War Against Terror 4
Al-Qaeda’s Networks 5
Al-Qaeda’s Financial Networks 5 Al-Qaeda’s communicated Networks 6
Psychological Impacts of Al-Qaeda 6
Conclusion 7
References 8
Introduction
The end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union did not bring the peace for the world. Many global issues still affect directly our security, like ethnic conflicts, pollution, weapons propagation, overpopulation, and terrorism. Nowadays, terrorism is considered as a most dangerous issue which is treating the humanity. Politically, terrorism is defined as motivated violence and illegitimate use of fighting against civilians by groups of people for political, nationalist, and religious goals[1]. Terrorism becomes globally phenomenal because there are many sides involved in this issue. This paper will discuss two ways that make terrorism a global issue which are terrorism’s networks and psychological impacts of terrorism. Also, this paper will be examined on real life examples and takes Al-Qaeda as and example of a famous terrorism organization.
Brief description of Al-Qaeda and the War Against Terror
History of establishing Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is an Arabic word which means the base or the foundation. Al-Qaeda is an armed Sunni Islamist organization. This organization has hundreds to thousands of members; extremist groups Egyptian Islamic Jihad and parts of al-Gama 'at al-Islamiyya, the Islamic movement of Uzbekistan and the Harakat ul-Mujahidin also fall under the umbrella of Al-Qaeda. Historically, Al-Qaeda was starting with the group of Arab Mujahideen (fighters) in 1979 during the war between Russia and Afghanistan. Those groups went to Afghanistan to help the Muslims people, who are like them, from Russia occupation. Then,
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