1 Terrorism in the Modern World Vocabulary terms

2 Terrorism Violence by non-governmental group against civilians to achieve political goals.

3 Taliban Fundamental Muslim group, controlled Afghanistan and allowed terrorist networks safe haven

4 Patriot Act Series of laws passed after 9/11, giving additional powers to intelligence agencies for the purpose of fighting terrorism

5 Osama Bin Laden Native Saudi, who supported terrorism and founded his own terror network

6 State-Sponsored Terrorism A nation that aids and supports specific terror organizations

7 Donald Rumsfeld Former U.S. Secretary of Defense, developer of “War on Terror” strategies

8 Al-Qaeda Terrorist group established by Osama Bin Laden, means the “Base”

9 Operation Cyclone U.S. operation to aid and train Muslim fighters against the Soviet Union

10 Ramzi Yousef Native Pakistani responsible for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, serving life in U.S. prison

11 Hamas A Palestinian militant organization and current government of the Palestinian people

12 Hezbollah A shia para-military organization based in Lebanon, controlled in the most part by the Iranian government

13 Fatwa An Islamic proclamation

14 Department of Homeland Security Government organization responsible for protecting the territory of the U.S., established in 2002 (Michael Chertoff)

15 Preemptive War Action taken on a perceived threat to gain strategic advantage

16 Mujahedeen Muslim fighters organized in the 1980’s to defeat the Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan who received aid from the C.I.A.

17 Insurgency An armed uprising, or revolt against a political authority, often using guerrilla warfare

18 Guantanamo Naval Base U.S. Naval base and site of military prison for alleged military combatants

19 Ayman al-Zawahiri Egyptian radical and cofounder of Al Qaeda

20 Jihad Muslim term which means to “struggle” (inner spiritual struggle for self-control in order to do good) Small loosely knit groups have embraced the concept of Jihad as a “holy war against Western influences.” They seek to upset the established order of government and give rise to an Islamic revolution

21 Operation Enduring Freedom- Afghanistan October 7, 2001, American and British military forces began an operation responsible for the destruction of terrorist training camps and removal of the Taliban from Afghanistan

22 Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines In January 2002, 1,200 members of United States Special Operations Command, Pacific (SOCPAC) were deployed to the Philippines to assist the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in uprooting the terrorist forces of al- Qaeda, Jemaah Islamiyah and the Abu Sayyaf Group

23 Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa Unlike other operations contained in Operation Enduring Freedom, did not have a specific terrorist organization as a target. Instead it focuses its efforts to disrupt and detect terrorist activities in the region and to work with host nations to deny the reemergence of terrorist cells and activities