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Articles
Roundtable Report
Terrorist Snapshot
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This Review is published monthly by the DCI Counterterrorist
Center. Comments and aueries are welcome and may be directed to
Information available as of 31 May 2001 was used in this Review,
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The Terrorism Diary for June-July 2001
Below is a compendium of June and July dates of known or conceivable signifi-
cance to terrorists around the world. Inclusion of ardateorvent does not suggest
that we anticipate a commemorative terrorist event
Palestinians. During this month, Syria entered the civil conflict in Lebanon on the
side of the Christian Phalange and against the Palestinians and their Muslim allies.
In response, Palestinian renegade Abu Nidal renamed his terrorist group?then
based in Iraq?the Black June Organization and began attacking Syrian targets.
Israel, United Kingdom. Assassination attempt on Israeli Ambassador by Palestin-
ian gunmen. The Black June Organization claimed responsibility.
Iran. Death of Ayatollah Khomeini.
Israel, Lebanon. First Israeli bombing of Beirut.
Iran. National Day of Mourning; Revolution Day; Day of Uprising, to
commemorate the arrest of Ayatollah Khomeini by police under the Shah.
Middle East. Beginning of the Six-Day War.
Israel, Lebanon. Israeli forces invade Lebanon.
India. Army storms the Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Palestinians. Founding of Palestinian rejectionist group Sa'iqa, a.k.a.
Thunderbolt.
Greece. British Defense Attache Stephen Saunders assassinated by 17 November
motorcycle gunmen.
Peru. Launching of guerrilla action by MRTA; the takeover of a radio station in
Lima.
Lebanon, Greece. Hizballah hijacks TWA flight 847 to Beirut, later murders US
Navy diver Robert Stethem.
Egypt. Evacuation Day, which is the anniversary of the proclamation of the
republic.
Mozambique. Founding of the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique.
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26 June 1995
28 June 1988
1 July 1867 Canada. Dominion Day.
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Saudi Arabia. Truck bombing of Khubar Towers facility in Dhahran, in which 19
US servicemen were killed and hundreds of others were wounded.
Ethiopia, Egypt. Attempted assassination of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in
Addis Ababa.
Italy. Arrest of 13 members of the Egyptian al-Gama'at al-Islamiyya in Milan.
Greece. Revolutionary Organization 17 November car bomb kills US Navy Capt.
William Nordeen.
3 July 1988 Iran. USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 in Persian Gulf.
3 July 1976 Uganda. Israeli forces conduct a successful hostage rescue operation in Entebbe.
4 July 1776 United States. Independence Day.
4 July 1946 Philippines. Republic Day (date on which the Philippines became an independent
republic).
4 July 1994 Greece. Greek terrorist group 17 November assassinates Turkish DCM in Athens.
5 July 1962 Algeria. Independence Day.
9 July 1929 Morocco. Birthday of King Hassan II.
10 July 1978 Mauritania. Armed Forces Day (commemorates military coup).
12 July 1690 Northern Ireland. Orangemen's Day (Protestants march to commemorate victory
in Battle of the Boyne).
14 July 1789 France. Bastille Day.
14 July 1958 Iraq. Republic Day (Army coup d'etat that overthrew monarchy and established
republic).
15 July 1946 Brunei. Sultan's birthday.
17 July 1968 Iraq. Revolution Day (Ba'th Party coup).
18 July 1994 Argentina. Hizballah bombs AMIA cultural center in Buenos Aires.
18 July 1988 Greece. Abu Nidal organization carries out attack on the cruise ship, City of Poros,
killing nine persons and injuring 98.
20 July 1974
Cyprus. Turkish Cypriot Peace and Freedom Day (commemorates intervention by
Turkish forces).
23 July 1952 Egypt. National Day (commemorates military coup ousting King Farouk).
23 July 1970 Oman. Accession Day of Sultan Qaboos.
25 July 1957 Tunisia. Proclamation of republic.
25 July 1996 France. Bomb kills seven persons, wounds 117 on Paris commuter train. Algerian
Armed Islamic Group responsible.
26 July 1956 Egypt. Nationalization of Suez Canal.
28 July 1821 Peru. Independence Day.
28 July 1989 Lebanon. Abduction by Israel of Hizballah cleric Shaykh Ubayd.
31 July Spain, France. St. Ignatius' Day (patron saint of Basques).
31 July 1969 Spain, France. Founding of Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA).
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Chronology of International Terrorism?March-April 200
The following incidents have met the criteria for the Intelligence Community's
Incident Review Panel since publication of the previous issue of the Terrorism
Review. These incidents are the basis for the State Department's Patterns of
Global Terrorism, published annually as the US Government's official record of
international terrorism
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Burundi: In Ruyigi Province, armed rebels from Tanzania launched attacks,
burning 20 houses, looting shops, and stealing cows, according to press reports.
The Force for the Defense of Democracy is probably responsibl
Namibia: In Mayenzere, armed rebels attacked a home, abducting two young
persons and looting property. On 20 March, the hostages escaped their captors,
according to press reports. The tio, 1 nion for the Total Independence of
Angola is probably responsible
Somalia: In Mogadishu, militiamen attacked and overran the Medecins Sans
Frontieres facility, killing 11 persons, wounding 40 others, and kidnapping nine
international aid workers and two UNICEF officials. By 4 April, the foreign
national aid workers?including the UNICEF officials?had been released,
according to Dress reports. Militiamen loyal to warlord Musa
Sude Yalahow are responsible
Burundi: In Ruyigi, rebels ambushed a United Nations convoy, wounding four
persons. The convoy consisted of two World Food Program vehicles, accordina
radio reports. The Force for the Defense of Democracy is probably responsible
Burundi: Iiz Gitega Commune, armed rebels launched an attack, killing 10 per-
sons. The rebels retre anzania, according to press reports. No one
claimed responsibility
16 April Burundi: In Butaganzwa, armed gangs attacked the community, setting fire to
the health center and the house of the primary school headmaster. The
armed gangs returned to Tanzania, according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility
19 April Burundi: In Ruyigi, rebels ambushed a college vehicle, killing 18 persons,
according to press reports. The Force for the Defense of Democracy is probably
responsibl
Asia
6 April
13 April
India: In Barainula, militants threw a grenade towards a moving security vehi-
cle. The grenade missed its target and ex loded in a crowded bazaar, injuring 16
persons. No one claimed responsibilit
India: In Kashmir, armed militants killed a National Conference block president
as he was returning homnefro_i i. iig prayers, according to press reporting.
No one claimed responsibility
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Turkey: In Ankara, an Iranian male poured oil on the main entrance gate of the
Iranian Embassy, then set fire to it, causing an undetermined amount of damage
but no injuries, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibilit
Greece: In Kholargos, a group of unidentified persons set two foreign bank
branches on fire?the Netherlands-owned ABN AMRO and the US-owned
HSBC?causing major material damage but no injuries, according to
reports. The Anarchic Attack Groups organization claimed responsibilit
17 April Germany: In Duesseldorf, an unidentified person threw a handgrenade at the
entrance to the Turkish Consulate General building causing damage to the gate
and nearby buildings but no injuries, according to press reports.
Great Raiders-Front Organization (IBDA-C) claimed responsibility
17 April Greece: In Athens, militants set fire to two diplomatic vehicles?one belonging
to the Israeli Embassy and the other to the Thai Embassy?causing severe mate-
rial damage to both vehicles but no injuries, according to presreniirtThe Rev-
olutionary Violence Units claimed responsibility for the inciden
Middle East
28 March
Israel: In Kfar Saba, a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at a bus junction, kill-
ing two persons and wounding four others, including a US citizen, according to
press reports. The Izz-al-Din-al-Qassam Battalions claimed
responsibility.
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Angola
Burundi
Sierra Leone
Uganda
Asia
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The incidents listed below provide an overview of indigenous terrorism
worldwide
On 6 April in Cuito Cuanavale, rebels ambushed a vehicle, killing six persons and
wounding several others, according to press reports. The National Union for the
Total Independence of Angola is probably responsible
On 15 April in Dombe Grande Commune, armed rebels launched an attack, killing
seven persons and kidnapping an unspecified number of others, according to press
reports. The attackers looted burned homes, and destroyed vehicles. No one
claimed responsibilit
On 10 April in the Rubirizi area, armed militants attacked civilians, killing 80
persons, accordiur to Dress reports. The National Liberation Front may be
responsible
On 4 April in Kassiri, rebels attacked the town, killing 20 persons and destro in
the community, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibility
On 27 April in Gulu, rebels struck the town during a funeral, killing five persons,
wounding four others, kidnapping eight others, and burning seven houses, accord-
ing to press reports. The assailants reportedly later released one hostage. The
Lord's Resistance Army is probably responsible
On 14 April at an outdoor festival in Dhaka, two bombs exploded in close succes-
sion, killing nine persons. The first bomb killed seven persons, and the second
bomb killed three policemen trying to assist the injured in the first explosion,
according to press reporting. No one claimed responsibilit
On 7 April in Naumule, armed militants attacked a police facility, killing 32 per-
41 others, according to press reports. The Maoists are probably responsible
sons-29 police officers and two private citizens?wounding 12, and kidnapping
On 9 April in Budichaur, an underground boobytrapped device exploded, injuring
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students, according to press reports. The Maoists are probably responsible.
On 18 March in Baguio, two bombs exploded in a shopping center, idurin five
persons, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibility
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Tajikistan
Yugoslavia
Europe
On 23 April in Stavropol', explosive devices detonated at a cemetery, killing two
persons and w ur others, according to press reports. Chechens are possi-
bly responsibl
On 25 April in Turkabad, three children were killed and five were wounded when a
bomb exploded near their homes, according to press reports. Village residents
opined that the explosonwa&ained at hampering the peace process. No one
claimed responsibility
On 18 April in Pristina, Kosovo a car bomb exploded outside a building housing
the Belgrade Government Passport Office, killing the driver and woundin two
civilians, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibilit
Turkey On 10 April in Istanbul, gunmen wounded two 'olice officers, according to press
reports. No one claimed responsibility.
Latin America
Colombia
Middle East
Algeria
Israel
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On 15 April in Taraza, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia FARC attacked
a village, killing some 50 persons, according to press reports
On 25 April in San Pedro de Uraba, suspected FARC rebels attacked a town, Icillin
at least 15 persons, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
On 5 April in Djebel Bounaf, rebels attacked a group of shepherds, killing five per-
sons, accordine to uress reports. The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) is probably
responsible.
On 14 April in Ben Chicao, terrorists attacked a caf?killing three persons and
wounding eihtothersccording to press reports. The GIA is probably
responsible
On 27 April in El Ghorfa, armed militants surprised a group of shepherds, killin
three persons, according to press reports. The GIA is probably responsible
On 30 April in Blida, an armed group entered the community at night, killin
10 persons, according to media reports. The GIA is probably responsible
On 23 April in Or Yehuda, a bomb planted inside a car exploded, woundin seven
persons, according to media reports. No one claimed responsibili
On 30 April in Ram Allah, a bomb exploded in a residential neighborhood, killing
three persons and woundin three others, according to media reports. No one
claimed responsibility
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