Top 10 Terrorist Groups In The World
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Alexandra Basso on
April 29, 2014
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Top 10 Terrorist Groups In The World |
Inflicting death and pain is bad, no matter if done to an animal or to thousands of people. The idea of power clouds wonderful minds and transforms them into maniacs with a God complex: they think they know it all and that they have the right to decide who gets to live and who doesn’t.
Einstein once said: “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity. And I’m not sure about the universe.” The result of human stupidity is violence in all its forms. Starting with domestic abuse and ending with wars. Right in the middle of all these abusive action is probably the most horrifying: terrorism.
Groups of men, women and children made a mission out of their lives to enforce their will to others, without thinking about freedom of thought and opinion. Most of them support suicidal camp in which young people are taught they should give their souls in order to make a statement. They join either from religious conviction or for revenge against no one knows who.
This is not a Top 10 in its true meaning, because violence, in all of its forms should cease to exist and all of the groups listed below should stop their actions. Their message is not heard, because it is not spoken. Death follows death and they should know it by now. Why start a new war, anywhere in the world?
#10 – Armed Islamic Group of Algeria (GIA)
GIA Forces (
image source)The GIA, also known as the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria was founded in July 1992, after the Military Government of Algeria decided to take a controversial decision to block the political ways of the Islamic Salvation Fron, a mainstream Islamic party. The main terrorist attack that put them on the anti-terrorism radar was their hijacking of the Air France Flight 8969. Their way of showing power to the world is by killing innocent people through bomb attacks, kidnapping tourists and raping innocent women and even children, as some speculate.Their ideology is that “political pluralism is equivalent to sedition”.
#9 – Aden-Abyan Islamic Army
Aden-Abyan Islamic Army (
image source)The Aden-Abyan Islamic Army was founded in Yemen, in July 1992. Its main motive is to contend against the secularism in Yemen and other Arab countries. The terrorist act that put them under the spotlight was kidnapping 16 foreign tourist in Abyan. The Yemen security forces tried to rescue all the prisoners, but unfortunately, 4 of them died during the rescue operation.
#8 – Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna
Forces of Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna (
image source)The Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna terrorist group was founded in Iraq, in 2003 and is a local group that takes action through guerrilla war. They are against US actions in Iraq and also against the government led by Nouri al-Maliki. IT was thought they are supported by AL-Qaeda, as well as other terrorist groups, but it was later found that Al-Qaeda is actually in conflict with this terrorist group.
#7 – FARC
Anti- FARC protest in Bogota, Colombia (
image source)Forças Armadas Revolucionárias da Colômbia – FARC, is a Marxist-Leninist group considered the main source of illegal trug trade in THE WORLD. Yes, they make it, they sell it, they destroy lives though addiction.
It has over 12,000 members and uncounted supporters, even if public manifestations are against them throughout entire Colombia.
Still, they consider themselves a modern version of Robin-Hood, by extorting money from international companies and wealthy people in order to make it better for the the poor, or so they say. Still, threats and kidnapping is not a solution, because casualties appear and they are usually innocent people.
#6 – PKK
PKK Guerrilla Forces (
image source)The Kurdistan Worker’s Party, also known as PKK was founded on November 27, 1978 in Turkey. Its main goal is to establish the independence of the Kurdistan province and its recognition as a state. The PKK is active not only in Turkey, but also in Iraq, Syria and Iran, making it a international threat and being categorized as a deadly international group.
#5 – Pakistani Taliban
Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud (
image source)The Pakistani Taliban group, less known as Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan is a terrorist group founded in December 2007 by a Pakistani militant, named Baitullah Mehsud.
For the moment the Pakistani Taliban targets elements of the Pakistan, but it is believed that major US cities are future targets. On August 23, 2009, Baitullah Mehsud died, being replaced by Hakimullah Mehsud. His death came on November 1st, 2013, in a US military drone attack, just one day after the Pakistani government had started negotiations with the Pakistani Taliban to end their acts of terrorism.
#4 – Hezbollah
Hezbollah Oath (
image source)Terrorist groups are usually founded by small groups of people sharing the same beliefs. It is true, in time they grow, but Lebanese group Hezbollah has gathered 41% of Lebanon’s population.
This is the biggest enemy of Sunni Arab countries and Israel and is backed up by Iran and Syria, making it one of the most powerful terrorist groups in the world, some even saying it will be the next Al-Qaeda.
#3 – Taliban
RPG weapons in the hands of Taliban members (
image source)Founded by Pashtun tribes and supported by Islamic groups like the Chechens, Arabs, Punjabis, Uzbeks and Tajiks, the Taliban group governed Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. Its mark are the horrific guerrilla wars lead in Afghanistan and Pakistan against NATO forces.
#2 – HAMAS
HAMAS (
image source)After the offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, a Palestinian socio-political group was founded, named HAMAS : Harakat Al-Muqawama Al-Islamia.
The HAMAS standing mark are its suicide bombers, driven to set Palestine free from Israel, while supported by the Hezbollah in killing innocent Israeli civilians and defense forces.
#1 – Al-Qaeda
He’s dead, Al-Qaeda isn’t (
image source)The most feared of terrorist groups in the world is Al-Qaeda. Founded in 1989 by Sheik Usama Rahimullah, best known as Osama bin Laden, the Al-Qaeda identifies itself with bringing the Jihad on humanity, a war that is supposed to purify all sinners who do not follow the word of Allah.
The Islam world, the true connoisseurs of the Holy Quran do not identify themselves with this group of terrorists who only spread fear and death around them.
Their most known attack was that of 9/11, when the symbol of freedom, the USA was struck by these military trained terrorists. Luckily, under the administration of U.S. president Barrack Obama, Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda’s chief, has been found and killed. Still, the organization survives and their future plans are hard to be discovered, the free world continuing to live in fear because of them.
Notice that all but two of these here are MUSLIM extremists.
The other two are Marxist/Communist. (FARC AND PKK)
There are no known Christian terrorist groups.
