Exercises on terrorism

(IBMEC) Recently (July 2005) the IRA (Irish Republican Army) publicly announced, after almost one hundred years of its foundation, the end of terrorist actions. This group has always held the flag of Ireland's reunification and therefore its separation from the United Kingdom. The national and international press suggests that such a measure may be linked:

a) the possibility, later this year, of Prime Minister Tony Blair signing the definitive separation of Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and its long-awaited unification with the Republic of Ireland.

b) the perception that terrorist acts lead nowhere, since, after almost a hundred years of existence, the IRA has not been able to reach any agreement with the British government.

c) the change of high-ranking members of the IRA, less committed to the cause of Northern Ireland's liberation and more concerned with maintaining agreements with Muslim (Al-Qaeda) and Colombian (Farc) guerrillas .

d) to the Muslim attacks on London, as these would have "robbed" the IRA of its field of action, leading people to confuse the organizations and increase aversion to the terrorist practices of the Irish group.

e) to the unionist group in Northern Ireland, led by pastor Ian Paisley, increasingly strong within the country, which has been gradually dismantling the separatist group and bringing its links with the Irish mafia public.

Among the attacks attributed to the Islamic State is the one on November 13, 2015, in Paris. About this terrorist group, it is correct to say that:

a) has sexual slavery as its main source of income.

b) supports the government of Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad.

c) is loyal to Al-Qaeda, with whom it cooperates in Syria and Iraq.

d) a caliphate was proclaimed in 2014, led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

e) does not operate outside the Middle East and Europe.

(IBMEC) In 2006, the Hamas group won the elections in Palestine. About this group, it is correct to say that:

a) was created by Yasser Arafat in the first Intifada, it has always been divided between a political arm and an armed one. While the armed wing was responsible for attacks against Israel, the political wing is contesting parliamentary elections.

b) emerged in 1987, at the beginning of the first Intifada, with the aim of fighting the Israeli occupation. Throughout its history, it has committed a series of suicide bombings against Israeli targets, being considered a terrorist group.

c) was a great political guarantor of the Oslo Accords among the Palestinians. Its founder, Sheikh Yassin, was involved in talks with Israel and the United States, opposing the Fatah group.

d) emerged in the second Intifada as an Islamic resistance movement to fight the existence of the state of Israel. The suicide bombings were carried out by the group's armed wing, the Al-Aqsa brigades.

e) emerged as an armed group of resistance to the Israeli occupation, but abandoned the suicide bombings after the withdrawal of Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip, turning to political action.

In 2015, many television, print and online journalism networks reported the kidnapping of hundreds of Christian teenagers from Nigeria by heavily armed men belonging to an Islamic terrorist group called:

a) OLP

b) Boko Haram

c) Al-Qaeda

d) Al Nusra

e) Fatah

Letter B

The IRA withdrew from terrorist methods on July 28, 2005 and entered a “handover of arms” process to the British government, which took about two months. This gesture betrayed a certain understanding on the part of the group that the violent struggle for the reunification of Ireland would not succeed if it continued. Many of the IRA members opted for electoral politics, with a strong Protestant tendency.

Letter D

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed himself, in 2014, caliph, that is, the political and spiritual head of Muslims. The self-proclamation took place at a time when the Islamic State had gained prominence around the world due to the territorial advance it achieved amid the civil wars in Syria and Iraq.

Letter B

Hamaz was created in 1987 by Palestinian leaders such as Ahmed Yassin, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. The aim was to fight Israel and expand the Islamic faith. Over time, Hamaz began to adopt terrorist strategies like those of other Palestinian groups, such as the PLO and Black September. Today, the group intends to continue occupying space within the troubled Palestinian political spectrum.

Letter B

Boko Haram, founded in 2002, is an Islamic terrorist group active in Sub-Saharan Africa, more specifically in Northern Nigeria. The promotion of attacks and kidnappings is one of Boko Haram's constant actions. The purpose of the kidnappings of Nigerian Christian girls was to make them sex slaves and suicide bombers.