TERRORISM REVIEW

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Chronology of International Terrorism July-August 20001 23
Summary of IndiEenous Terrorism-August-September 2000 27
Comparison With First Half 1999
Trends in Terrorism International Terrorism, First Half 2000: A Statistical 31
This Review is published monthly by the DCI Counterterrorist
Center. Comments and queries are welcome and may be directed to
Information available as of 30 September 2000 was used in this
Review, except as otherwise noted.
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 The Terrorism Diary for October-November 2000
Below is a compendium of October and November dates of known or conceivable
significance to terrorists around the world. Inclusion of a date or event does not
suggest that we anticipate a commemorative terrorist even
6 October 1981
7 October 1930
8 October I967
23 October 1998
26 October 1995
28 October
29 October 1923
29 October 1973
3I October 1984
Tunisia, Israel Palestinians. Israeli bombing of PLO headquarters in 'Innis.
Germany. German Unity Day, official date of unification of West Germany and
East Germany.
Israel; Arab World. Arab-Israeli war begins.
Egypt. Armed Forces Day (commemorates October War with Israel).
Egypt. Assassination of President Sadat by Egyptian terrorists during Armed
Forces Day parade.
Peru. Founding of the Communist Parry of Peru, from which Sendero Luminoso
evolved.
Cuba. Heroic Guerrilla Day (death of Che Guevara in Bolivia).
Israel, Jewish World. Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). Anniversary of 1973
Arab-Israeli War, according to the Jewish calendar.
Lebanon. Bombing of the US Marine barracks in Beirut.
Israel, Palestinians. The Wye River Memorandum signed between Israel and the
Palestine Authority.
Israel; Palestinians. Palestine Islamic Jihad leader Fathi al-Shigagi killed on Malta
by Israeli agents.
Cyprus. Greek National Day (observed by Greek Cypriot community).
Turkey. Independence Day (proclamation of republic).
Cyprus. Turkish Republic Day (observed by Turkish Cypriot community).
India. Assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by Sikh bodyguards, trigger-
ing anti-Sikh riots throughout northern India.
Peru. Founding of Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) and People's
Revolutionary Command (CRP).
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l3 November 1970
I3 November 1995
Iran. Seizure of US Embassy in Tehran.
Syria. Hafiz al-Asad assumes power.
Saudi Arabia. Bombing in Riyadh of the Office of Personnel Management/Saudi
Arabian National Guard (OPM/SANG).
Greece. Student uprising at Athens Polytechnic University from which terrorist
group Revolutionary Organization 17 November takes its name.
Lebanon. Independence Day.
Sri Lanka. LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) leader Velupillai Prabhaka-
ran's birthday. Marks commencement of Heroes' Week celebrations in the LTTE.
Yugoslavia. Republic Day.
Palestine. Anniversary of the adoption of the resolution for Palestine partition by
UN General Assembly.
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Chronology of International Terrorism July-August 200a
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, pub ' h d an ual as the US Government's offcial record of
international terroris
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 Sierra Leone: In Masiaka~
he West Side Boys
attacked a U~zited Nations
convoy, ?injurzng one soldie~
Sudan: On the Subat River, gunmen from the Sudan People's Liberation Army
attacked a boat belo~z in to UNICEF, wounding one Sudanese worker, accord-
ing to press report
Naznibia: In Nginga, suspected National Union for the Total Independence of
Angola (UNITA) rebels crossed into Naznibia and kid~zapped ve Namibian men,
according to press accounts. No one claimed responsibili
i~zg rigs, taking I65 persons hostage. The hostages included 145 Nigerians, seven
US citizens, five Britons, and eight Australian and Lebanese nationals. All victims
were employees of Shell Oil service contractors. No one claimed responsibility but
Prhn~outh are suspected. On 4 August all hostages were released unharmed.
Sierra Leone: Near Freetown, press accounts reported the Revolutionary U~zited
Front (RUF) ambushed a UNAMSIL patrol, killing one Nigerian soldier. No one
else was injure
4 August
Namibia: In Mwitjiku, suspected UNITA rebels shot and killed one Namibian
woman inside her residence, according to press accounts. No one claimed
responsibilit
Angola: In Lunda Norte Province, press accounts reported suspected UNITA
rebels attacked a diamond mine, killizz~ eight Sorzth African security persozznel.
No one claimed responsibility
9 August
Angola: In the north east, suspected UNITA rebels shot and killed one South
African citizen and abducted seven Aztgolan workers durizzg a raid on a diamond
mine, according to press accounts. No one claimed responsibility
25 July India: In Rajauri, two bombs planted along the roadside were defused by police
authorities, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibility
India: In Srinagar, several bombs exploded simultaneously near Mughal
Gardezzs and the Dal Lake areas, causing no injuries or dama a according to
~
press reports. Kashnuri militants are probably responsible
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3I July
I August
2 August
ZO August
I2 August
I4 August
26 July
4 August
India: In Gulmarg, militants threw a grenade into a crowded marketplace, kill-
ingone person and in'urin ve others, according to press reports. No one
claimed responsibility
India: In Gulmarg, aremote-controlled landmine exploded, killing one person,
injuring five others, and dam a vehicle, according to press reports. No one
claimed responsibility
Indonesia: In Jakarta, a bomb exploded outside the Plzilippine Ambassador's
residence as he was getting out of his car, killing his chauffeur, injuring the
Ambassador and 2I others. The Ambassador's residence and I2 cars parked
nearby were also badly damaged, according to press reports. In a telephone inter-
view with the Manila Times, the leader of a splinter group of the M r I lamic
~
Liberation Front (MII.F) claimed responsibility for the attack
India: In Rajawas, armed militants killed 30 persons and injured 47 others when
they threw a grenade and then opened fire on a community kitchen according to
press reports. The Lashkar-e-Tayyiba claimed responsibility
India: In Sringar, aremote-controlled car bomb exploded killing nine persons,
injuring 25 others, and damaging four cars parked nearby, according to press
reports. The fatalities included eight police o
cersanc} among the injured were
~
five journalists. No one claimed responsibili
India: In Srinagar, a grenade exploded near a historic mosque, injuring two
Iiungarians ans, according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility
India: In Kot Dhara, armed militants kidnapped three persons from their
residences then killed them according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibili
India: In Pulwama Town, militants threw, a grenade at a bus, injuring 14
passengers. No one claimed responsibility
Bosnia: In Zvornik, according to press accounts, unidentified individuals fired
six rocket propelled grenades at a building housing SFOR s~Lli%ersg
minor damage but no injuries. No one claimed responsibility.
Serbia: In Prizren, press accounts reported a bomb exploded outside a shop
above wliich a UN police officer resides, sIi g the officer and destroy-
ing the shop. No one claimed responsibility~V ~~~r,~
Georgia: In Pankisi, ethnic Kists kidnapped two Red Cross workers and their
driver, according to press r~n~ There were no injuries and all the hostages were
released on 13 August.
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sibility by calling a local newspape
Greece: In Athens, militants set fire to an Italian Embassy official, according to
press reports. No one was injured. ri (Black Star) claimed respon-
drezz and causing major damage. No one claimed responsibility
Germany: In Ludwigshafen,) unidentifed individuals
f rebombed a refugee shelter housing Albanian Kosovars, injuren three clzil-
~
Italy: In Mestre, press accounts reported unidentif ed individuals threw tear gas
into the Austrian Airlines off ce, causizzg major damage but no injuries. A tele-
phonecaller stated the attack was an act of protest against Carinthian Governor
claimed responsibility
Colombia: In Bogota, according to press reports, militants kidnapped a French
aid worker with Doctors Without Borders. The Guevarist Revolutionary Army, a
faction of the National Liberation Army (ELN), is suspected, although no one
~
11 August Colombia: In Antioquia, ~ the ELN was suspected of kid-
napping a ~rouv of 27 tourists. A US professor and a German student were among
the group
Colombia: In Tolima, according to press reports, the Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia kidnapped one Colombiazz and one Irish citizen, then killed
 Summary of Indigenous Terrorism-August-September 200'
Th_e its listed below provide an overview of indigenous terrorism worldwide_
Totallndependence of Angola (UNITA) rebels attacked the town, killing one
responsibility,
soldier, one policeman and a baby. Four others were injured in the attac
Angola
No one claimed responsibili
On 1S September in Bujumbura, press accounts reported unidentified
rebels attack hug six civilians and two soldiers. No one claimed
responsibilit~~ ~~ ~i~_
Nepal
On 12 September in Biratnagaz, according to press reports Maoist militants set a
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school bus on fire, causing major damage but no injuries
On 3 September in Lahore, a bomb exploded at a bus station killing three persons,
injuring 10 others, and damag waiting room, according to press reports.
No one claimed responsibility
On 7 September in Lahore, according to press reports, a bomb exploded in a
crowded marke lace killin two persons and injuring 17 others. No one claimed
responsibility
Democratic Republic of On 11 September on the Ruzizi Plains, press accounts reported unidentified rebels
the Congo attacked a bus killin 14 persons and injuring at least three others. No one claimed
~~
On 31 August in Port Quanger, press accounts reported National Union for the
On 4 September in Makamba, unidentified militants opened fire on a convoy of
buses, killing three persons and woundin five others, according to press accounts.
South Africa On 7 September in Cape Town, suspected People Against Gangsterism and Drugs
(PAGAD) militants shot and killed a local magistrate who was hearing~sev~,
PAGAD cases, press accounts reported. No one claimed responsibility
rebels attacked a disco, killing eight persons and injuring six others
Uganda On 1 September in Kitgum, press accounts reported Lord's Resistance Arm LRA)
press reports. No one claimed responsibility
Indonesia On 13 September in Jakarta, a bomb exploded in the underground pazking lot of the
stock exchange building, killing six persons, and injuring one other, according to
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On 4 September in Ryazan', press accounts reported unknown militants detonated
explosives in a crowded marketplace killin two ersons and wounding five
others. No one claimed responsibili
On 5 September in Shali, unidentified rebels detonated aremote-controlled
mine that killed two military officers and wounded two others. No one claimed
United .Kingdom On 20 September in London, press accounts reported a small missile struck the
MI-6 buildiung, Britain's Intelligence headquarters. There were no injuries and the
Spain
Algeria
dama~s minor. No one claimed responsibility, but the Real IRA is suspected.
side his residence. The ETA claimed responsibility on 22 Septembe
On 14 September in San Sebastian a Basque Father-
land and Liberty (ETA) militant shot and wounded a former politic -
councilor, press accounts stated. No one claimed responsibili
On 21 September in Barcelona, suspected ETA rebels shot and party
minors
On 23 August in Meta Department, the Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia killed a school rector for denouncing recruitment of
responsible
On 4 September in Norte de Santander Department, a rector from Pamplona
University was kidnaooed. The National Liberation Army (ELN) is probably
people. The ELN is probably responsible
On 4 September in Barrancabermeja,_ a bomb
exploded in the National Customs and Tax r~;r~ r~ Office wounding seven
the Malha Mall was safely defused. No one claimed responsibili
On 28 August in Jerusalem, a bomb planted in the area of
probably responsible
On 2 September in Blida, according to press reports, two persons wexe killed
and three others injured at a fake roadblock. The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) is
The GIA is suspected, according to press reports
On 3 September in El Aouana, armed militants billed a~ er civilian militiaman.
 International Terrorism, First Half 2000:
A Statisfical Comparison With First Half 1999
International Terrorist Attacks,
by Region
~
1999
1?
2000
Africa
Asia
Eurasia
Latin America
D4iddle East
North America
Western
Europe
32
30
30
24
20
20
154
0 50 100 150 200 250
International Terrorist Attacks,
by Facilities Struck
~ 1999
~ 2000
47
36
~$
International Terrorist Attacks,
by Type of Event
Armed Attack
Arson
Bombing
r
Firebombing
Kidnapping
Other
~10
5
36
27
24
5
i? 1999
)? 2000
153
1-t- i
0 50 100 150 200 250
International Terrorist Attacks,
by Casualties
1? 1999
l? 2000
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A Statistical Comparison With First Half 1999, continued
Total Killed in International
Terrorist Attacks, by Region
Asia
Eurasia
Middle East
Western
Europe
Total
191;
~ ;
200f
Total Wounded in International
Terrorist Attacks, by Region
? 1999
!~ 2000
1~ 1999 ~ 1999
C J 2000 ~ 2000
Africa
2 9 Armed Attack
7
2
Asia
2
2 Arson
t 5
1
Eurasia
~
63
3 Bombing
25
.a $4
Latin .America
~ 23
~
Firebombing
Middle East
4
1
1
Kid
i
it
napp
ng
North America
1
0
?
5
Western
" ~ ~ 21 Other
Europe
5
3
i198i
Total
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Totat
e: ~ 36
~ 36
 Total Facilities Struck by
Ana-US Attacks
Business
Diplomat
Government
? 1999
ff? 2000
0 20 40 60 30 100;
Total US Citizens Wounded
in Anti-US Attacks, by Region
Africa
Asia
Eurasia
Europe
Latin America
Ivfiddle East
North America
? 1999
f? 2000
~1
0 1 2 3 I
j
Total US-Citizen Casualties
Caused by Anti-US Attacks ?
1999
~
2000
Business
Diplomat
Government
1
1
1
2
C2
-3
Total US Citizens Killed
in Anti-US Attacks, by Region
Asia
Eurasia
Europe
Latin America
i
Middle East
North America
is
to is 20 l
0
3
0 I 2 3
? 1999
i 2000