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Terrorism
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| The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) |
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Profile:
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Iran’s elite military unit designated by the U.S. as one of the “proliferators of weapons of mass destruction,” has increased its threats against Israel, America and other Western countries. The IRGC allegedly provides training and financial support to various terrorist organizations, including Hezbollah, Hamas, the Taliban and Shi’i militias in Iraq. |
| Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) |
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Profile:
Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT), an international organization that seeks to establish a worldwide Islamic theocracy, is increasing its efforts to spread its message and recruit members in America. A close look at the group’s ideology and international activity reveals that HT is fundamentally opposed to capitalism and democracy and is explicitly hostile toward Israel and Jews.
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| Muslim World League (MWL) |
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Profile:
The Muslim World League (MWL) is a Saudi Arabia-based international organization that promulgates a fundamentalist interpretation of Islam around the world through a large network of charities and affiliated organizations. MWL has a long history of providing financial support to terrorist groups or having organizational links to them, including to Hamas, Abu Sayyaf group, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Jemaat al Islamiyya, and Al Qaeda.
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| Revolution Muslim (RM) |
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Profile:
Revolution Muslim (RM) is a New York City-based anti-Semitic Muslim organization that justifies terrorist attacks and other forms of violence against non-Muslims and seeks “the dismantlement of western, secular dominance across the world,” according to its Web site. RM promotes the ideas of Abdullah el-Faisal, who served four years in a British prison for urging his followers to kill non-Muslims.
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| Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET) |
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Profile:
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET), a Pakistani-based Islamic terrorist organization, seeks to drive out Indian security forces from the disputed Jammu and Kashmir regions of South Asia and establish an Islamic caliphate. Over the past few years, LET’s agenda has embraced a more global anti-Western ideology that considers the United States, Israel and India to be its primary enemies. As part of this campaign, LET has vowed that it will plant the “flag of Islam” in Washington, Tel Aviv and New Delhi.
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| Ayman al-Zawahiri |
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Profile:
Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al Qaeda's second-in-command and ideological leader, has increasingly become the public voice of Al Qaeda, issuing dozens of statements on behalf of the terrorist movement. These statements - released as videos, audio recordings and written statements - are frequently filled with threats against Israel and Jews.
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| Sami Al-Arian |
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Profile:
Sami al-Arian, a former University of South Florida professor, has been indicted by the U.S. District Court in Virginia on two counts of criminal contempt for refusing to testify in a federal grand jury investigation reportedly looking into terrorism financing in Northern Virginia.
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| Al-Manar |
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Profile:
Al-Manar broadcasts Hezbollah’s messages of hate and violence to millions of viewers worldwide. Through Al-Manar, Hezbollah incites violence, disseminates anti-Semitic and anti-American propaganda and glorifies terrorism.
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| Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah |
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Profile:
Under Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's leadership, Hezbollah has waged a guerrilla war against Israeli military forces in South Lebanon and carried out terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians.
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| Adam Gadahn: Al Qaeda’s American Voice |
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Profile:
Adam Yahiye Gadahn, an American Muslim convert who joined Al Qaeda in the late 1990s, has been featured in several videos produced by the terrorist group’s media wing, Al Sahab, since 2004. His video appearances, which are mostly in English and geared toward Western audiences, demonstrate his anti-Semitic and anti-Christian views and are marked by threats against America and its allies.
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| Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi |
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Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi, a radical Muslim Brotherhood ideologue based in Qatar, has garnered worldwide appeal through a wide network of associations and by making use of various media outlets. He has a long record of endorsing Palestinian suicide bombings against Israeli civilians.
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| Al Aqsa TV |
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Profile:
Al Aqsa TV, the Hamas-run television station which began broadcasting in the Gaza Strip in January 2006, promotes terrorist activity and incites hatred of Jews and Israelis. Much of the programming that glorifies violence is geared towards children.
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| Izzedeen al-Qassam Brigades |
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Profile: The Izzedeen al-Qassam Brigades, the well armed military wing of Hamas, has carried out terrorist attacks against Israel, including numerous suicide bombings, rocket attacks, shootings and kidnappings.
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| Hamas |
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Profile: Hamas, founded in 1987 by Palestinian members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Gaza and the West Bank, preaches that violent jihad against Israel is a religious obligation incumbent on every Muslim.
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| Zacarias Moussaoui |
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Profile: A federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, has sentenced Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person to be tried in the U.S. in connection to the September 11 terrorist attacks, to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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| Abu Hamza al-Masri |
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Profile: A London court has sentenced Abu Hamza al-Masri, one of the most radical Islamic clerics in Britain, to seven years in prison on charges of inciting followers to murder Jews and other non-Muslims and encouraging racial hatred.
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| Al Qaeda |
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Profile: Led by Osama bin Laden, the face of modern Islamic terrorism, Al Qaeda is responsible for many of the world’s deadliest terrorist attacks. In recent years, Al Qaeda has transformed itself from a well-organized group into a diffuse international terrorist network made up of regional affiliate organizations and clandestine cells around the world.
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| The Army of Ansar al-Sunna |
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Profile: Since 2003, Jaish Ansar al-Sunna (Arabic for "Army of the Followers of the Teachings") has carried out some of the most lethal terrorist attacks in Iraq, including many suicide bombings, in an effort to achieve its ultimate goal of establishing a fundamentalist Islamic government in the county.
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| Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi |
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Profile: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, one of the world's leading Islamic terrorists, was killed on June 7, 2006, in an air strike northwest of Baghdad, according to U.S. and Iraqi officials. Since the fall of Saddam Hussein, Zarqawi's influence had increased substantially among radical jihadists, and he was considered by many experts to be a terrorist of equal stature to Osama Bin Laden.
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| Musa Abu Marzuq |
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Profile: Marzuq holds the post of Deputy Political Bureau Chief of Hamas. In this capacity, he is responsible for coordinating the international aspects of Hamas’ terrorist activities, specifically the organization’s funding and the training of the group’s operatives.
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| Hezbollah |
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Profile: Hezbollah, armed and trained by Iran and allowed to operate and move openly by Syria, has been implicated in terrorist actions targeting Americans and Israelis around the world.
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| Osama Bin Laden |
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Profile: Osama bin Laden, the face of modern Islamic terrorism, is the leader of Al Qaeda, a complex international Islamist terrorist network made up of regional affiliate organizations and clandestine cells.
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| TERRORIST SYMBOLS |
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Terrorist Groups Use Distinct Symbols To Convey Their Ideology And Goals.
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