TERRORISM REVIEW

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• Publication Date: December 1, 1986
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Terrorism Review
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1 Focus: Tunisia-The Threat of Terrorism
Highlights
21 Syria and the SSNP: Complexities of State-Sponsored Terrorism
25 EC: Counterterrorist Cooperation
29 The Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain: Never Say Die
33 The Kurdish Workers' Party: Changing Course?
41 The RAF Resurrected ... Once Again
47 The Libyan Role in Anti-US Attack in Sanaa
49 The Terrorism Diary for January
53 Chronology of Terrorism-1986
agencies of the US Intelligence Community will be considered for nuhlicatinn
This review is published every month by the Directorate of Intelligence.
Appropriate articles produced by other elements of the CIA as well as by other
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Terrorism Review
Tunisia's continuing domestic problems raise concerns about its potential
opposition has inhibited foreign-sponsored terrorism.
Even though the
government has been unable to deal effectively with the unprecedented political
and economic ferment, President Bourguiba's hardline stance toward internal
attractive staging ground for operations on the continent.
Should a radical regime come to power following Bourguiba's departure from the
scene, however, incentives for terrorists to establish operational bases there would
grow. Although Tunisia is geographically removed from the center of the Arab-
Israeli dispute, the country's proximity to Western Europe makes it a potentially
on the southern town of Gafsa.
State Supporters
We judge that Libya is the most likely candidate to try to exploit Tunisia as a base
for terrorist operations. Qadhafi traditionally has cast a broad net in his search for
allies and surrogates to conduct terrorism and he may see Tunisia as a desirable
location to establish an operational base and apparatus. Such an apparatus could
be used to develop and launch attacks within Tunisia or in Western Europe, and
against regional opponents-particularly Egypt:
? Libya expelled a number of Tunisian workers during the summer of 1985, and
Qadhafi may have used the occasion to infiltrate Libyan operatives into Tunisia,
giving him access to agents of influence already in place.
? Qadhafi continues to provide support to Tunisian dissidents who reside both
inside and outside Tunisia. Qadhafi has in the past used Libyan operatives, and
on at least one occasion Libyan diplomatic facilities, to launch terrorist attacks
against Tunisian nationals in Tunis.
? Libya has trained Tunisians in Libyan terrorist training camps, and in 1980
some 50 Libyan-trained Tunisian nationals launched an abortive commando raid
Iran probably maintains some contact with indigenous Islamic fundamentalist
groups in Tunisia-as it does with such groups elsewhere-and may proselytize
through these groups.
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Palestinians
Since the Palestinians were expelled from Lebanon in 1982, several hundred
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Fatah members have been located in
In October 1985, Israel bombed PLO headquarters in a Tunis suburb,
beginning a year of transfers and relocations for many Palestinian factions,
including terrorist groups:
? Abu Abbas's Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) faction was headquartered in
Tunis.
? Fatah also reportedly maintained a forged documentation facility in Tums~
Approximately 200 Palestinians remain in Tunis, including about 50 PLO officials
and their families, according to the US Embassy. The expulsions and relocations
probably affected the clandestine Fatah terrorist apparatus in Tunis and could
significantly hamper any efforts to launch terrorist operations from Tunis. Arafat
almost certainly would be unwilling at this time to risk further strains in PLO
relations with Tunisia by launching operations from that country. Nevertheless, it
is possible that some Palestinians in Tunis could constitute an infrastructure for
planning terrorist operations in the future. Tunisian authorities probably will keep
a close watch over the remaining PLO and Fatah personnel there:
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? The PLF probably has a few members remaining in Tunisia, although its leader,
Abu Abbas, and most prominent members are primarily resident in Iraq.
Prospects
Despite Tunisia's unstable political environment and the presence of potentially
subversive elements, we do not see any evidence that state sponsors of terrorism or
radical Palestinian terrorist groups will try to turn Tunisia into a base for terrorist
operations-either now or after Bourguiba's death:
? Tunisia is far removed from Israel-still the favored venue for most Palestinian
attacks-and would not be as attractive a location as Syria or Lebanon for
planning or launching terrorist operations.
? Radical Palestinians like the Abu Nidal Group maintain headquarters in
Damascus and training facilities in Syria and Lebanon.
? Libya lost its diplomatic facilities and the cover they provided for terrorist
activity when Tunisia broke relations in September 1985. Libya's official
presence in Tunis is, therefore, limited, restricting its ability to use traditional
facilities, like the Libyan People's Bureau, to develop a terrorist base.
In the unlikely event that a radical regime succeeds Bourguiba, terrorist groups
might take advantage of a favorable environment to move large numbers of
operatives to Tunisia. Tunisia's proximity to Western Europe would make it an
attractive staging ground for operations there. Most terrorist groups and sponsors,
however, probably would continue to find it easier to use Beirut and other places to
launch operations in Western Europe and could do so without having to create a
new structure or relocate operatives to North Africa.
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US Marine house in November 1983.
Terrorist Surveillance of US Personnel
Recent events indicate leftist terrorists probably are conducting surveillance of US
officials and installations in Lima. On 13 November, the US charge, escorted by
the ambassador's protective motorcade, was followed closely for several minutes by
four men in an unidentified automobile. That same evening, an unlicensed
automobile drove by the US Marine house four times. Both Sendero Luminoso
(SL) and the Revolutionary Movement Tupac Amaru (MRTA) generally use
unlicensed vehicles in their terrorist operations. Unknown terrorists attacked a US
Binational Center in Trujillo on 18 November. In addition, MRTA attacked the
Significant Developments
Three Armenians Sentenced in Ottawa
Three Armenian men who killed a Canadian security guard when they seized the
Turkish Embassy in Ottawa in March 1985, were convicted of first degree murder
by an Ottawa court and sentenced to life imprisonment on 31 October. The
Armenian Revolutionary Army (ARA) had claimed responsibility for the takeover.
A dozen young Armenians peacefully occupied the Air Canada office in Lyons,
France, while several other unarmed Armenians, claiming they represented the
ARA, briefly occupied Air Canada's Paris office in early November. The men
were protesting the life sentences given to the defendants in Ottawa. Reaction to
the sentencing has been minimal, despite considerable financial and moral support
from the Armenian community for the prisoners during the trial. We do not
anticipate violent retaliation by the ARA, because this group previously has not
attacked states holding its members prisoner.
France ASALA-RM Leader Convicted in Paris
Monte Melkonian, the American-born leader of the Armenian Secret Army for
the Liberation of Armenia-Revolutionary Movement (ASALA-RM), was
convicted on 28 November in Paris on charges of forgery and possession of
weapons and explosive devices. The prosecution reportedly has asked for a six-year
prison sentence for Melkonian and 18 months detention for a Syrian Armenian
woman charged with providing shelter to Melkonian while he lived in the Paris
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ASALA-RM, which split from ASALA after the Orly airport bombing in 1983,
says it opposes violence against non-Turkish targets. The group has not claimed
responsibility for any terrorist attacks since its formation, although Melkonian
probably was attempting to organize ASALA-RM to carry out attacks against
Turkish targets in France when French authorities arrested him in November
1985.
Abdallah Case May Generate More LARF Bombings
In late November, the French Government announced that it would try the
imprisoned leader of the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Faction (LARF) on
additional charges, an action that increases the likelihood that his group will
resume bombing attacks in an effort to free him. George Abdallah was to stand
trial in February for complicity in the murder in 1982 of US military attache
Charles Ray, but the evidence probably is insufficient for conviction. Under
pressure from lawyers representing US Government interests, French authorities
agreed to join charges from the attempted murder of Robert Homme, the US
Consul in Strasbourg in 1984. The joining of the two cases will raise the odds of a
conviction, bolstered by new evidence in the Homme case.
Handwriting on a map linked to LARF over two years ago was analyzed recently
The handwriting turned out to be Abdallah's. The map contains
marginal notations, and Homme's residence is marked.
LARF conducted a two-week bombing campaign in Paris in September 1986 to
pressure authorities to release Abdallah, an action that backfired. In the wake of
these attacks, Paris negotiated a truce with LARF that probably was contingent
on a quick trial and speedy release.
LARF is likely to respond with violence to these
developments, and could resume targeting US personnel.
Action Directe Murders Important Industrialist
On 17 November, two members of the terrorist group Action Directe (AD)
assassinated Georges Besse, president of the French auto firm Renault, as he
approached his Paris home. A man and woman fled the scene on foot and a
communique was later found at a nearby subway station claiming credit in the
name of "Commando Pierre Overney." Overney was a Marxist worker killed by a
Renault watchman during a 1972 demonstration. Several years later, AD
retaliated and killed the watchman.
Besse's prominence in the French Government and business establishments made
him an ideal target. As Renault president, he had recently presided over a
realignment of the company that laid off many workers. In addition, he was a past
official of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (a
previous AD bombing target); a former president of the uranium consortium
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official of the West German Foreign Ministry earlier this year.
Eurodif, the father of the French nuclear industry; and a close friend of the Prime
Minister and the Defense Minister. The choice of Besse and the communique's
language suggest that the killing may be tied to the West German Red Army
Faction's (RAF) campaign that led to the deaths of a Siemens executive and a top
The communique was typical of an AD document left near the scene: it was
undated and claimed credit for an unspecified attack as part of a united West
European anti-imperialist front. The group uses this format for its initial claims, so
that if a letter is intercepted before the actual attack, details are not revealed. AD
has not yet followed up the attack with a more specific communique-its usual
practice-nor has a link to the RAF in this attack been confirmed.
postponement to impanel a new jury, a two- or three-month delay.
Action Directe Trial Postponed
On 8 December, the trial of three Action Directe (AD) terrorists was postponed
after the defendants intimidated members of the jury. Regis Schleicher, on trial
with two other AD members for the murders of two policemen in 1983, threatened
members of the court with "the rigors of revolutionary justice." Five of the nine
jurors requested permission to leave the case and the government needs the
address the issue until it reconvenes in April 1987.
Two days later, the Justice Minister announced that the government would ask
Parliament to revise a recently enacted law under which a panel of judges will try
terrorist cases when jurors may be intimidated. The law must be made retroactive
to apply to the current case, an uncertain prospect. The Parliament is unlikely to
Counterterrorist Success Against ETA-M
A French police raid on 5 November on a hideout of the Basque terrorist group
Fatherland and Liberty Military Wing (ETA-M) in southern France, is likel to
cripple the group's operations there and in Spain for months to come.
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Spanish Government officials have called the raid the "single-
ETA leaders were arrested
most important development in the history of Spain's campaign against ETA-M."
The raid, coming on the eve of French Prime Minister Chirac's visit to Spain, will
be likely to improve the cooperation between the two nations in combating Basque
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Senior PLO Official Assassinated in Athens
On 21 October a car bomb explosion in Athens killed Brig. Gen. Mundhir Abu
Ghazalah, a senior PLO official and chief of the Palestinian naval forces.
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Palestine Revenge Organization Dier Yassin Unit carried out the execution. The
PLO reportedly believes the Israeli Mossad was responsible and has vowed
identification could lead to future attacks on Greek Government targets
A Change in Direction for Greek Terrorists?
Two Greek leftist terrorist groups carried out new variations on their traditional
operations in early October. Revolutionary People's Struggle (ELA) claimed
responsibility for the bombings of two district government offices and the General
Confederation of Greek Workers headquarters in Athehs on 1 October, citing
government and labor union collusion against the workers' interests. The bombs,
which were directed at property and caused no injuries, fit ELA's usual form of
attack. This is the first time since the socialist PASOK party came to power in
1981, however, that the group has included the government and the labor
movement, along with business, as enemies of the working class. Such an
authentic, but Greek police are intensifying security.
The leftist organization 17 November also launched several attacks, claiming
responsibility for bombs that exploded outside four government tax collection
offices in Athens on 5 October, causing limited property damage but no injuries.
In its statement, the group criticized the Greek tax system and threatened those
associated with it, including the Minister of Finance and the tax collection
directors. The 17 November organization has never before attacked property,
having been known instead for assassinations. The 17 November claim may not be
rented as a storage space.
Athens Safehouse Uncovered
Greek police in early December stumbled onto an apartment in an Athens suburb
that contained a cache of weapons and explosives belonging to the Greek leftist
group Anti-State Struggle. A neighbor drew police attention to the apartment
when he reported water was leaking from it. Police confiscated several pistols,
including one used to kill an Athens district attorney in April 1985, and two others
used in the shootout with police in May 1985 which Anti-State Struggle member
Christos Tsoutsouvis was killed. Guns, explosives, identity cards, license plates,
burglary tools, police and military stamps, and two lists of intended victims-none
of them Americans-reportedly were discovered in the apartment, which had been
help police in the hunt for Tsoutsouvis's accomplices, who remain at large.
Police previously had discovered another Anti-State Struggle safehouse after the
Tsoutsouvis shootout but were unable to make any arrests. The group may be
linked to the 17 November organization that was responsible for the deaths of a
CIA station chief and a US naval attache. Leads from this latest discovery may
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that resulted in the deaths of nearly 100 passengers.
Spain
Egyptair Hijacking Trial Approaches
The Maltese Government still awaits letters of evidence from three key witnesses
in the trial of a terrorist who hijacked an Egyptair jet in 1985, meaning that the
trial probably cannot take place before these documents arrive, according to the
trial's prosecuting attorney. The defendant, Omar Mohamed Ali Rezak, is the
only surviving member of the bloody Egyptair hijacking on 23 November 1985,
until after the trial's completion.
Rezak reportedly faces Malta's maximum sentence, which is only 25 years, even if
several of the charges against him are dropped. The prosecuting attorney has
stated that the Maltese Government will not consider any extradition requests
who renounce violence.
Basque Group Resumed Terror Campaign
The Basque separatist group Fatherland and Liberty Military Wing (ETA-M)
kidnaped a Spanish industrialist on 10 December in northern Spain. This was the
first major attack in nearly six weeks. The group has had a number of setbacks in
recent months including:
? On 10 September the assassination of a former ETA leader for participating in
Spain's amnesty program backfired by causing public outrage.
? On 5 November French police raided a major ETA arsenal in southern France
(see earlier Highlight).
? France has arrested and expelled at least 23 ETA members and leaders this year
while scores more have abandoned the group for Spain's amnesty program,
which pardons former terrorists who have not committed any violent crimes and
could become a viable part of the new coalition government.
As a result of setbacks and internal problems, ETA may find it more difficult to
keep up the tempo of its attacks in the near future. Some members may also forgo
attacks until the role of ETA's political arm in the newly elected Basque regional
parliament becomes clearer. The party won 17 percent of the seats and reportedly
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Iranian Dissident Leader Killed in Istanbul
Hamit Ferzani, a senior official of the Iranian National Resistance Organization
(INRO), and former senior military officer under the old regime, was shot while
waiting for a bus. He is the third Iranian exile to be killed in Istanbul since August
killings
Documents relating to the organization and membership of the INRO were
allegedly taken from Ferzani's bag. On 18 August 1985, gunmen killed a former
Iranian police major, a member of Shapur Bakhtiar's Iranian National Resistance
Front, a rival faction. According to the press, documents relating to his group also
were removed. Although intergroup rivalry may have been a motivation for one of
the killings, it is possible that Iranian state agents were behind all three killings.
Turkish officials believe the Iranian Government is responsible for two of the
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United Kingdom London Deports Six; Jails One Abu Nidal Member
On 26 September a London court sentenced Abu Nidal member Rasmi Awad to a
25-year jail term for his role in a Libyan-backed plot in September 1985 to mount
a grenade attack in the United Kingdom. The jury cleared Awad's codefendant on
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members out of Britain on 12 October.
Tripoli. The British Home Secretary also ordered six suspected Abu Nidal
charges of conspiring to cause an explosion. Members of the British Antiterrorist
Squad arrested the-two on 22 September 1985 after they received grenades in
London. The grenades had been flown in on a Libyan Arab Airlines flight from
attacks.
The Abu Nidal organization has staged attacks against British interests in the past
in an effort to force the British Government to release its members jailed for the
attack on the Israeli Ambassador to London in 1982. Although the group has not
carried out any attacks against UK targets in 1986, the recent sentencing and
deportation order increases the likelihood that the group will stage retaliatory
West Germany Revolutionary Cells Escalate Attacks
The West German terrorist group Revolutionary Cells (RZ) shot a West German
Government official-only the second such attack in the group's history-on 28
October. The previous shooting was in 1981 when a state economics minister was
murdered. Two gunmen wounded Harald Hollenberg, chief of the West Berlin
Foreigners' Registry Office, as he left his home. A letter claimed the attack was
part of the RZ's current campaign against West Germany's immigration policy
and the eighth this year.
of a Foreign Ministry official in October
The RZ also claimed responsibility for bombing a Lufthansa Airline office in
Cologne the same day. A pattern of attacks in different cities on the same day-
this was the third such double attack since August-indicates an unusual degree of
coordination among the independent cells that make up the organization. The RZ
changes its themes according to public interest, so we expect the group to develop
another campaign soon, probably in 1987. Nevertheless, these attacks are likely to
increase support for the national antiterrorist legislation proposed after the murder
relations with Turkey.
Crackdown on Armenians
The discovery of an arms and explosives cache at the home of an Armenian
Revolutionary Federation Party (Dashnag) leader in Isfahan, Iran, in late August
reportedly led to the arrest of 11 of the party's leaders and as many as 100
Armenians throughout the country. Iranian authorities later announced that they
had discovered a Dashnag plot to assassinate 10 Turkish diplomats stationed
abroad two days before Turkey's Foreign Minister visited Tehran. Iran's
crackdown on the Armenian party that opposes the Turkish Government's control
of traditional Armenian lands may have been intended to improve Tehran's
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PLO Attack in Jerusalem
On 15 October two assailants hurled grenades at Israeli soldiers and their families
near Jerusalem's Wailing Wall, killing one and injuring 69. The attack took place
shortly after the swearing-in ceremony of new members to Israel's elite Givati
Brigade. Israeli authorities subsequently arrested three suspects, all residents of
Jerusalem's Arab neighborhoods. According to a press report, the three were
members of Islamic Jihad and had been recruited into Fatah. Four groups,
including the PLO, the Abu Nidal organization, the Democratic Front for the
Liberation of Palestine, and a previously unknown group, the Islamic Front for the
Liberation of Palestine, claimed responsibility for the incident.
advantage.
The grenade attack-the bloodiest in Jerusalem since 1984 and the first in many
years against a military target-was most likely carried out by the PLO. PLO
Chairman Arafat evidently hopes to reassess his revolutionary credentials and
counter recent reverses by demonstrating renewed PLO commitment to the armed
struggle against Israel. If the three suspects are Islamic fundamentalists the attack
may represent a decision by the PLO to use Islamic fundamentalism to its own
The vulnerability and accessibility of the pipeline, along with the theft in late
November of 870 kilogram of dynamite by Colombian insurgents, indicate that
future attacks are very likely. The ELN appears determined to continue its
campaign against the pipeline, and apparently is undeterred by negative publicity
over the ecological damage resulting from its attacks:
the bulk of the pipeline-derived income belongs to Colombia.
Pipeline Attacks Intensify
The National Liberation Army (ELN) campaign against the Cano
Limon-Covenas Pipeline continues with dynamite bombings, kidnapings of
Colombian oil developers, and thefts of explosives. Major oil spills resulted, and
several Colombian rivers have been contaminated. The attacks are beginning to
cause significant financial losses for Occidental Petroleum and Ecopetrol, and also
harm the national economy through lower exports and increased repair and
cleanup costs. If such strikes continue, they may hinder much-needed new foreign
investment in Colombia. The recent series of attacks prompted President Barco to
note publicly that the ELN was hurting Colombians, not the multinationals, since
? 5 November: ELN dynamited the pipeline valve. The pipe was destroyed, leading
to a major oil spill.
? 8 November: Guerrillas dynamited three gas and oil lines leading to the
Barrancabermeja refinery.
? 11 November: Section of pipeline near Samore, Norte de Santander Department,
was dented by an ELN bombing.
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? 18 November: An explosive device planted by the ELN on the pipeline near the
Tibu River dented but did not break the line.
? 20 November: An ELN bomb severed a section of pipe located 7 kilometers (km)
from Samore, Norte de Santander Department. An undetermined quantity of oil
spilled into the Cubugon River, resulting in an oil slick 6 km long.
? 22 November: The section of pipe dented in the 11 November action ruptured,
spilling thousands of barrels of oil into the Margua River. This oil spill
reportedly constitutes a major environmental disaster, affecting three rivers in
Colombia, one of which forms a boundary with Venezuela. The oil also may seep
into and contaminate Venezuela's Orinoco River.
? 24 November: Twenty unidentified guerrillas stole 750 kg of dynamite from a
road construction crew in Putumayo Intendency.
? 25 November: Twenty ELN guerrillas stole 120 kg of dynamite from a railroad
station at Curumani in the northern Cesar Department. The Cano
Limon-Covenas Pipeline is likely to be the target.
? 28 November: The ELN dynamited a section of pipe near Banadia, Arauca
Intendency, rupturing the pipe and causing a fire. About 300 barrels of crude
burned but no oil spilled.
? 28 November: ELN raided a pipeline support camp in Norte de Santander and
kidnaped three Colombian employees, two engineers and a driver. The camp is
operated by Technicontrol, a Colombian firm under contract to
Ecopetrol/Occidental. The driver was released later with a verbal message for
Occidental that ELN held the engineers. No demands were reported.
? 29 November: An ELN dynamite attack occurred near Samore, Norte de
Santander Department, the site of several previous bombings. About 200 meters
of tubing were destroyed
Conflicts Between the M-19 and ELN for Control
of National Guerrilla Coordinating Group
A dispute for leadership is reportedly developing in Colombia's National Guerrilla
Coordinating Committee, a loose alliance of subversive groups including the
National Liberation Army (ELN), the People's Liberation Army (EPL), and the
19th of April Movement (M-19). Because of the M-19's key role in forming the
committee, most members have accorded it a leading ideological role within the
organization. ELN leaders have challenged this arrangement in recent months,
noting that although the ELN provides much of the funding for the committee, it
does not have a proportional share of influence in the group. The ELN reportedly
has acquired considerable funds-mostly through extortion and kidnaping-and
has donated funds to competing guerrilla groups. If ELN leaders succeed in
gaining control of the committee, an upsurge in guerrilla activity is probable. In
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facilities and other economic targets.
contrast to M-19's concept of a long-term "people's war," ELN advocates a rapid
confrontation with the government, and has recently accelerated its attacks on oil
last September.
People's Liberation Army Bolstering
Urban Commando Groups
The People's Liberation Army (EPL) reportedly has reactivated its urban
commando groups in an effort to gain greater influence in the major Colombian
cities. One of these new groups, the Pedro Leon Arboleda (PLA) commandos,
stormed a Bogota radio station on 3 September and left behind an audiocassette
denouncing the government. EPL urban elements also are targeting members of
the armed forces to obtain weapons and intimidate military personnel. The new
emphasis on urban activity is likely to include attempts to infiltrate organized
labor, designated an area of strategic interest in the group's national conference
implementation of this new strategy.
National Liberation Army Terrorist Objectives
The National Liberation Army (ELN) reportedly has begun a series of operations
with the objectives of damaging the Colombian economy, attacking foreign-owned
companies, and forcing other Colombian guerrilla organizations to recognize the
ELN's dominance in certain geographic areas. As of late November, the ELN
National Directorate had decided that the ELN should refrain from kidnapings
for financial reasons because the group already had plenty of money. The edict is
unlikely to reduce ELN-related kidnapings, however, because the group still
endorses "political" kidnapings and kidnapings of multinational company
employees if their companies refuse to pay protection money. The group's violent
offensive in late November in northern Colombia may have signaled the
Jarrin's death follows the death of a number of AVC terrorists in the past year,
including second in command Fausto Basantes last January, and Hamet
Vascponez, another key leader, last September. The elimination of AVC's key
leadership and the arrests of many other cadres severely impair the group's ability
to mount terrorist attacks and demonstrate the increasing effectiveness of the
government's counterterrorist forces. We expect the AVC to reevaluate its current
militant strategy and possibly consider a move into leftist political organizing while
Ricardo Arturo Jarrin, the group's chief leader, following a shootout.
Counterterrorist Successes
Ecuadorean security forces scored several counterterrorist successes during
October. In late October, the security forces captured three Alfaro Vive, Carajo
(AVC) terrorists, and, on 27 October, the government announced that it killed
Bizarre Bombs
Sendero Luminoso (SL) terrorists continue to devise strange methods of conveying
explosives. On 12 November, a bomb disguised to look like a child's doll-
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of the Maoist group.
composed of explosives frequently used by SL-was left near a Lima hotel where
visiting Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez was staying. The bomb was
detonated by police, and no injuries or damage were reported. On 13 November,
SL terrorists operating in the rural village of Chupamarca tortured and then killed
two members of the ruling American Popular Revolutionary Alliance party by
sticking dynamite charges in the victims' mouths. Press reporting indicates that
the murders occurred after the town was occupied by 30 heavily armed members
Armenians Bomb Turkish Consulate in Melbourne
A car bomb exploded at the Turkish Consulate in Melbourne, Australia, on 23
November. One man, believed to have been delivering the bomb when it exploded
prematurely, died in the blast, which also injured a woman and caused extensive
damage to the building housing the Consulate. The Greek-Bulgarian-Armenian
Front, a previously unknown group, claimed responsibility for the attack and
threatened more attacks against Turkish targets in Australia. Police arrested an
Armenian restauranteur in Sydney a few days later and charged him with
planning the attack with the man who was killed, also identified as an Armenian.
The bombing may have been the first of several planned attacks: a police search of
the suspect's restaurant disclosed fuses, detonators, and explosives. The Greek-
Bulgarian-Armenian Front may be a covername for the Justice Commandos of the
Armenian Genocide (JCAG), a rightwing Armenian terrorist group now probably
using the name Armenian Revolutionary Army. This group assassinated a Turkish
consul general in Sydney in 1980, but it has been inactive since March 1985.
There are no indications as yet that the Melbourne attack was externally directed.
legitimacy of Sikh moderates and authorities in New Delhi.
Sikh Bus Hijacking Results in 22 Dead
In one of the bloodiest incidents in the Punjab, four Sikh extremists hijacked a
state transport bus on 30 November, killing 22 and wounding nine. According to
survivors, four passengers pulled out Sten guns and forced the driver to detour onto
a deserted country road. The hijackers forced all non-Sikhs off the bus and gunned
them down, including one Sikh who looked like a Hindu. The Khalistan Liberation
Force-a recent merger of six Sikh militant groups-has claimed responsibility.
This gruesome act suggests a continuing shift by Sikh extremists toward more
spectacular terrorist attacks to draw attention to their cause and to weaken the
Unsuccessful Attempt To Assassinate Prime Minister
On On the morning of 2 October 1986, a Sikh extremist reportedly tried twice to
assassinate Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The first attempt occurred when the
Prime Minister and his party were arriving for a prayer ceremony at the grave of
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the Prime Minister's bodyguard, were slightly wounded by the pellets.
Mahatma Gandhi. A single shot was fired as the group walked toward the
memorial. It struck no one. Security officers reportedly mistook the gunshot sound
for a car backfiring, but, after the ceremony, three more shots were fired. This
time, Gandhi was whisked to safety, and security forces apprehended a lone
gunman who had been hiding nearby. The would-be assassin used a homemade
12-bore pistol and buckshot ammunition. Six persons, including two members of
the Sikh culprit probably acted alone. The man told
his interrogators he purposely had carried identification to indicate he was a
Hindu, rather than a Sikh. He said he had resolved to assassinate Rajiv after a
friend died during the storming of the Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar in June
Abu Nidal Member Identified in Karachi Hijacking
Sulayman al-Turki-the so-called fifth man with a Libyan passport arrested for
involvement in the 5 September Pan Am hijacking in Karachi-has been
facilitating his travel.
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damage.
Wave of Violence
During October and November, Manila faced a series of at least 10 incidents of
politically related violence including bombings, a kidnaping, and three murders.
The perpetrators have not been identified, but government officials have called it
an organized campaign to destabilize the Aquino government. Suspects range from
the New People's Army and the Moro National Liberation Front to Marcos
loyalists and supporters of former Defense Minister Enrile. Since late November,
politically related violence appears to have tapered off but is likely to escalate over
the next several months as the country moves toward scheduled local elections,
which traditionally have been accompaniedby violence:
? 22 November: A prominent Muslim leader, Ulbert Ulama Tugung, was killed
when three gunmen shot him from a passing car as he left a Manila hotel.
Tugung had been attending a meeting on the formation of a new progovernment
organization.
? 19 November: An explosion caused considerable damage to a downtown
department store in Manila, injuring at least 35 people. Philippine police believe
the bomb, placed on a counter near the store entrance, was detonated by a timer.
? 18 November: Gunmen dressed as women shot and killed former assemblyman
David Puzon and two companions. The New People's Army claimed
responsibility, stating Puzon was sentenced to death for "his close relationship to
former Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile."
? 15 November: Japanese businessman Nobuyuki Wakaoji was kidnaped after
armed men stopped his car as he returned to Manila from a golf tournament.
? 13 November: The mutilated body of prominent leftist labor and political leader
Rolando Olalia was found by police along a highway near Manila. He had been
shot and stabbed several times.
? 9 November: At least sixteen persons were hurt when a homemade bomb thrown
by an unidentified man exploded inside a cinema in Quezon City.
? 28 October: Gunmen in a passing jeep strafed a fast-food restaurant in Makti.
The only damage was broken windows.
? 26 October: A grenade exploded on the eighth floor of an office building that
once housed President Aquino's campaign headquarters, causing minor damage.
? 25 October: A small bomb that exploded outside a fast-food restaurant injured at
least three people.
? 20 October: A bomb that exploded at the back of a bank building caused little
terrorism campaign in Manila,
The Threat of Urban Terror
The Communist party has an embryonic network capable of conducting an urban
The Communist party in Manila is vulnerable to a government
potential supporters.
the party's Special Operations Department has built
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a supply and communications network in the city since 1983 to support specially
trained urban guerrilla units, known as sparrows.
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Nevertheless, if the
government.
counterinsurgency strategy now being developed by President Aquino and Defense
Minister Ileto focuses on Communist activities in Manila, the party may consider
urban terrorism a necessity. The party's resources in Manila would allow it to
escalate urban terrorism but not to the point of threatening the stability of the
Somali Democratic Salvation Front
Terrorism Campaign
During the week of 20 October, at least three bombs exploded in downtown
Mogadishu, causing minor damage and no serious injuries. The first explosion
occurred in the men's room of the Aruba Hotel; Somali officials believe an
explosive device was planted behind a toilet. The two additional explosions
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and to embarrass the regime.
based in Ethiopia, has claimed responsibility. These isolated incidents were
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Syria and the SSNP: Complexities
of State-Sponsored Terrorism
In 1985 the Syrian-supported Lebanese-based Syrian
Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) conducted a string of
suicide bomb attacks in southern Lebanon, killing an
estimated 85. persons and wounding 276 others. Most
of the casualties were from the pro-Israeli South
Lebanon Army. The bombings continued into 1986,
but factional feuding within the organization has
blurred somewhat the relationship between Syria and
the SSNP. For example, the failed SSNP-PFLP joint
commando raid on an Israeli resort town last July
reportedly involved SSNP faction members who,
according to some accounts, had not received approval
from Damascus. May Elias Mansur, who has ties to
the SSNP, probably planted the bomb that killed four
Americans on TWA Flight 840 last April, although
she may have been working for a Palestinian group.
SSNP operations may
increase: Syria is supporting efforts by the
organization to expand terrorist operations beyond
Israeli targets in Lebanon, and anti-Syrian faction
members probably will try to compete by conducting
sensational attacks, possibly in collaboration with
Lebanese-based Palestinian groups.
The Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP)
The SSNP was founded in 1932 by a Greek Orthodox
Lebanese, Antun Sa'da, as a Fascist youth movement
in Lebanon that advocated a "Greater Syria. " In
1949 a crackdown by the Lebanese Government led
the organization to disband and then relocate in
Syria. Six years later the SSNP was banned in Syria
after one of its members assassinated a popular
Alawite officer, and the group returned to Lebanon.
In 1961 another crackdown by the Lebanese
Government drove the SSNP underground; in 1970 it
was again legalized. Meanwhile, the SSNP converted
to a pan-Arab ideology and rallied to the Palestinian
cause in the aftermath of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.
Most members have since returned to the idea of a
"Greater Syria" which would comprise Syria,
Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, and parts of Turkey.
Today, Shtawrah is the political and military center
of the SSNP. Although the SSNP is strongest in the
Al-Khura and Duhur Ash Shuwayr regions, and
The Ties That Bind
Following the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982,
Syria turned to the SSNP and other surrogate groups
to confront Israeli occupation troops in southern
Lebanon. SSNP leaders made several trips to
Damascus in the summer of 1983, and Syria
increased its military support to the organization. As
the Israeli troops began to withdraw and the Syrians
reasserted themselves in Lebanon in the period
1983-84, the SSNP increasingly subordinated itself to
Damascus in the hope that Syria would provide them
training and weapons, protect them from the larger
Shia, Druze, and Amal militias and give the
organization new political prominence in Lebanon.
The group
weakest in southern Lebanon, the organization is
unique among Lebanese militia groups in that its
members move more freely throughout the country.
network for terrorist operations abroad.
The highest SSNP decision making making body, the
Supreme Council, is composed of 12 members. The
president of the Council exercises executive power
and commands the militia, but the SSNP depends on
local village and neighborhood councils to conduct
day-to-day operations. The SSNP militia comprises
probably 2,000 to 2,500 members, largely Greek
Orthodox Christians and a few Muslims. Offices in
other countries provide financial backing. The SSNP,
however, could use these offices as a logistic support
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demonstrated a shocking ability to recruit willing
suicide bombers, including women.
Militant lower level officials in the SSNP led by
As'ad Hardan, the SSNP commander for special
operations in southern Lebanon, made the decision to
conduct the suicide bombing campaign last year.
There are other indications of indirect Syrian
involvement in the bombings:
? Syrian television stations have broadcast
prerecorded interviews with SSNP suicide bombers
following several operations. On 10 July, for
example, interviews with two SSNP members who
had died the night before were shown. Some of the
SSNP bombers said they gave their lives for Syrian
Syrian pressure on the SSNP to side with Amal
against the Palestinians in the war of the camps last
May provoked further controversy within the
organization. According to press reports, SSNP
members sympathetic to the Palestinians-probably
meaning those in the Ra'd faction-were warned by
pro-Syrian members to get in line or be purged. Syria
is believed to be behind the assassination on 29
September 1986 of Khalil Faris, an SSNP official
with close links to Arafat. Ra'd faction members
reportedly retaliated two weeks later by blowing up
Muhayri's residence.
President Assad
Syria currently provides the SSNP with weapons,
financial support, and training. Most of the training
courses are conducted in Syrian-occupied Lebanese
territory, although the more sophisticated training
SSNP Politics
The relationship between Syria and the SSNP has
been blurred by factional infighting. There appear to
be at least two main factions within the SSNP,
? Issam Muhayri, the SSNP Secretary General since
July 1985, is pro-Syrian but wants operational
independence. Hardan, leader of the fanatical
faction responsible for the car bomb attacks in
southern Lebanon, apparently is aligned with
Muhayri, although he has personally sought closer
ties to Syria.
The complexities of the SSNP's relationship with
Syria are perhaps best illustrated by the joint PFLP-
SSNP failed commando attack last July. Syrian press
coverage the next morning suggested that Syria
approved the operation,
Prospects
The Syrian-SSNP relationship may soon show signs
of strengthening. Embarrassment about revelations of
its direct involvement in both the London El Al
bombing plot and the German-Arab Friendship
Union bombing last spring, is likely to cause Syria to
rely once again on surrogate groups. Furthermore,
since relations between Syria and its most active
surrogate, Abu Nidal, apparently are strained,
Damascus may turn elsewhere. Finally, Syrian
officials are concerned about the rise of Hizballah in
southern Lebanon and probably will pressure the
SSNP to assist other Syrian-supported groups against
? In'am Ra'd leads a faction that is sympathetic to
PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat. He is believed to be
hostile to Syrian influence in the organization
the radical Shia movement.
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The SSNP has proved its paramilitary credentials in
Lebanon, and there are indications that Damascus
may now be encouraging pro-Syrian elements in the
group to expand its operations.
We expect Syria will try to resolve some of the
factional feuding in the SSNP in order to gain more
control over the organization. In the meantime it will
continue to support the Muhayri and Hardan factions
and encourage them to pursue the active bombing
campaign the SSNP embarked on last year.
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The Islamic Front for the
Liberation of Bahrain:
Never Say Die
The Iranian-sponsored Islamic Front for the
Liberation of Bahrain (IFLB) may have to curtail its
ambitious plans for a terrorist campaign against
Bahrain's ruling family because of recent changes in
the group's operational status in Iran.
Earlier, Bahraini security officials had claimed
that the group was planning operations for 1987,
which probably were intended to assassinate a
member of the Al Khalifa family and destabilize the
government.
The group-whose most recent major operation was
an unsuccessful coup attempt in 1981-had long been
held in check by Bahrain's efficient security service,
rivalries between its leaders and its Iranian patrons,
and the lack of local Bahraini support. We believe,
however, that a growing number of Bahraini Shia,
troubled by their lack of a political role and faced
with shrinking economic opportunities, are
increasingly willing to give tacit support to Shia
extremists. They could provide the IFLB with the
kind of local support it now lacks to rebuild its base
and resume planning for terrorist operations against
Old Methods, New Challenges
The overall objective of the IFLB remains the
overthrow of the Al Khalifa family and the
establishment of a Shia Islamic republic closely tied
to Tehran. The US Embassy reports that most IFLB
recruits are young, rural, poor men moving into lower-
middle-class urban life who are frustrated with
established Shia organizations. Estimates of the size
of its following vary widely-from 200 to 5,000 local
Shias may belong to or support the front. We believe
about 1,500 of the 250,000 Bahraini Shias are
actually engaged in subversive activities; thousands
more probably are sympathetic to the cause.
Until mid-November the IFLB's military wing
provided Shia dissidents subversive training at seven
camps within 50 kilometers of Tehran as well as at
sites in Lebanon and Syria. The training reportedly
consisted of courses in weapons and explosives,
sabotage, guerrilla tactics, survival techniques,
unarmed combat, and first aid. An estimated 500
guerrillas were undergoing continuous, intensive
training. Much of this training now may be
transferred to Lebanon, where IFLB recruits could
train with other Shia factions and Iranian
Revolutionary Guard units located in the Bekaa
Valley.
Since the foiled coup attempt in 1981, the IFLB has
weathered several operational challenges. Bahrain's
security service successfully infiltrated some IFLB
groups. In August 1986 it uncovered a cell and
arrested 37 members. Overseas branches were
reduced following the expulsion of an IFLB group
from the United Kingdom in June 1985. Although
well-established front structures still exist in Syria
and India-major transit points for Bahraini trainees
traveling to and from Iran-Bahraini officials claim
activities have been curtailed.
The impact of the closure of IFLB activities in Iran
could be devastating to the organization. Tehran
reportedly has stopped all financial and political
support and closed the group's training centers in
Tehran's reasons for shutting down the IFLB are not
clear. It probably does not represent a major, new
trend in Iranian policy on terrorism. Modarasi long
has been reported at odds with his Iranian patrons,
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Abd al-Nadi Mohammad Modarasi's influence with
the Iranian regime has been on the decline since 1981,
when his attempted coup against the Bahraini
Government failed. He admits that his extremist
militant positions and independence have alienated
Ayatollah Khomeini and other government officials.
Working out of the headquarters of the Islamic Front
for the Liberation of Bahrain (IFLB) in Tehran,
Modarasi oversaw the Front's guerrilla training
camps, where he lectured on political and Islamic
subjects. He sent messages to his Bahraini supporters
via an Iranian Government radio station calling for
unspecified Iranian policy also may have cost him
support. Tehran reportedly had been cutting back
support to the group over the last several years,
including withdrawing ration cards and refusing to
provide housing for IFLB members, and reducing the
level of paramilitary and terrorist assistance provided
by the Revolutionary Guards. Iranian Foreign
Minister Velayati, who prefers diplomatic initiatives
to violent export of the revolution, apparently
threatened earlier this year to shut the group down
and expel its members. He may have supported the
action now to signal Iranian intentions to improve
relations with the Persian Gulf states. Iran also
warned the Islamic Cell Party, another Bahraini Shia
dissident faction it supports, to moderate its covert
activities, cooperate with Manama on selected issues,
the violent overthrow of the ruling family. However,
in order to broaden his support with the Iranian
Government, Modarasi recently had tempered his
strident broadcasts and had attempted unsuccessfully
to improve relations with the Islamic Cell Party of
Bahrain.
As the only Iranian among the IFLB founding
members, Modarasi became Khomeini's `personal
representative" to Bahrain in 1979. Shortly after his
arrival, he was deported for subvrsive activities
among local Shias, went to the United Arab Emirates
(where he was also later expelled), and then returned
to Iran.
Modarasi, a Hojjat ol-Eslam (midlevel cleric) comes
from a family long-involved in Shia fundamentalist
activities. He is the son of Ayatollah Mohammad
Modarasi, a Khomeini supporter who was in exile
during the Shah's reign in Iran. His brother,
Muhammad Taqi, headed the Iranian-based Islamic
Amal Organization, and his uncle, Ayatollah
Mohammad Shirazi, has been active in anti-Iraqi
Shia activities since the Iranian revolution.
Modarasi, about 39,
was born in Bahrain and has spent most of his adult
life in Lebanon, Iraq, and Kuwait.
and try to infiltrate supporters into government
positions. The group was to continue, however, to
recruit young Bahrainis for secret paramilitary
training in Iran.
Implications for the Regime
We believe the IFLB will continue to be a long-term
threat to the Al Khalifa family, with or without strong
Iranian support. The group has proved that it can
maintain recruitment and fundraising efforts.
addition, Manama's efforts to isolate the Shia
economically and remove them from management
positions in both government and industry will
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sympathy for religious extremism is growing.
exacerbate tensions between the Sunni ruling family
and the Shia community, which comprises 70 percent
of the population. Faced with the prospect of a loss in
economic status, many Shia who might have ignored
religious extremists may now be attracted to their
cause. Although Bahraini Shias, in general, have not
actively supported terrorist activities, we believe that
Outlook
The IFLB may go the way of most exiled opposition
factions-allowed to open an office in Damascus or
Lebanon but not permitted to conduct any operational
activity that would jeopardize Syria's relations with
the Persian Gulf states. Or, the IFLB may survive
these apparent setbacks. We believe the group could
relocate its offices and training facilities in Lebanon,
where elements in Tehran could continue to offer it
discreet levels of financial and paramilitary assistance
while denying any support for its activities. Financial
contributions from overseas groups could enable the
IFLB to support itself in exile. Members who have left
or been expelled from Bahrain and Iran maintain
contact with those who remain in Bahrain and will
probably continue to meet abroad to formulate new
policies and strategies.
IFLB leaders probably believe they need a successful
operation soon to regain their credibility and ensure
continued support. Indicators which would suggest the
IFLB was planning to resume operations include:
? Resumption of training in Syria or Lebanon with
the emphasis on more sophisticated terrorist
techniques.
increased financial support for recruiting
or elsewhere in the Gulf.
efforts, training, and propaganda.
? More visible activities by Modarasi, his brother, or
other IFLB leaders driven by the uncertainty of
continued Iranian support.
? Exhortations to IFLB followers by Modarasi to be
ready at short notice, accompanied by statements
that Gulf governments will change "soon."
? Propaganda and arms caches uncovered in Bahrain
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The Kurdish Workers' Party:
Changing Course?
interests in Western Europe.
The Kurdish Workers' Party (Partiya Karkeren
Kurdistan, or PKK) is the most active, dangerous, and
the least willing to compromise of all Kurdish exile
organizations. In mid-1984 the PKK in Western
Europe began a series of violent attacks on members
who had defected to other Kurdish groups. This
campaign was designed to establish the PKK as the
leader of a unified struggle for an independent
Kurdish state. By the middle of 1986, the PKK was
once again directing its attention against Turkish
the Turkish state as against Turkey itself.
PKK Origins and Goals
The PKK emerged in Turkey sometime in the late
1960s or early 1970s. PKK ideology is a curious
combination of Marxism-Leninism and
ultranationalism, with the ultimate goal of
establishing an independent Kurdish state
encompassing Turkey's southeastern provinces. Party
leaders believe the only way to reach that goal is
through armed force, including terrorism, directed as
much against perceived Kurdish collaborators with
After the military coup in Turkey in 1980 and the
resulting crackdown on antigovernment organizations,
the group moved its base to Syria. At about the same
time, the PKK also expanded its operations to West
European countries, where sizable Kurdish
populations provided targets for recruitment and
propaganda as well as a base for operations against
Turkish targets abroad. At present most of the PKK's
followers are expatriate laborers in Western Europe.'
'Other Kurdish groups, less violent than the Kurdish Workers'
Party, also operate in Western Europe. The Federation of Kurdish
Workers' Organizations in West Germany (KOMKAR) and the
Federation of Democratic Kurdish Workers' Unions (KKDK)
reportedly want the people in Turkey and in the Turkish area of
Kurdistan to live together in a federation. For the past eight years
or so, the KKDK and KOMKAR have fought the political idea of
the PKK's Kurdish state and view the PKK as an "anarchist"
organization. The PKK has responded to these two groups'
challenge with an increase in a violent activity against KKDK and
KOMKAR members through its terrorist arm, the National
The Kurdish Workers' Party reportedly characterizes
its Kurdish opponents as "traitors, agents, liquidators
and enemies of the Kurdish people," and claims that
the PKK has the right to eliminate these opponents in
the name of the Kurdish people. Several PKK
dissidents have been killed by the group. PKK former
Central Committee member Cetin Gungor published
a paper that criticized the assassination of dissenters
within the organization, as well as the authoritarian
and rigid leadership of Abdullah Ocalan, the party's
general secretary. Afterward he was considered an
enemy of the PKK leadership, and eventually died at
the hands of a PKK assassin in 1985.
Organizational Structure
PKK membership has been estimated at a few
thousand. There are members in Syria and several
West European countries:
? The PKK's Politburo and Central Committee
reportedly are based in Syria and between them
control all PKK activities. The party's general
secretary, Abdullah Ocalan, heads both these bodies
and reportedly personally makes decisions on the
most significant and crucial matters.
? The Liberation Units of Kurdistan (HRK), which
are under the Central Committee are in charge of
the organization's military operations.
The PKK announced the establishment of a subgroup,
the National Liberation Front of Kurdistan (ERNK),
on 21 March 1985, apparently to coordinate the
elimination of its opponents. This group may have
replaced the HRK: its purpose and structure closely
resemble those of the HRK. The ERNK reportedly
hopes to unite all Kurdish organizations under the
PKK and liquidate those forces that inhibit the
national and political union of all Kurdish people.
Since the founding of the ERNK there has been an
increase in PKK attacks in Western Europe against
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dissident Kurds who deserted the PKK, and against
members of less radical Kurdish associations.
year, and even large families living exclusively on
public assistance were expected to contribute funds or
The ERNK reportedly is made up of small groups
called information nets, each of which consists of
approximately three to five people, who seek out
dissident Kurds. If a dissident member refuses to
return to the PKK, ERNK operatives are instructed
to kill him. PKK attacks generally have taken the
form of knifings and beatings, though some victims
have been shot.
The PKK also has a Marxist organizational structure
in Western Europe:
? A Politburo and Central Committee head the
PKK's structure in Western Europe. Headed by Ali
Cetiner and probably based in Cologne, West
Germany, these units report to the Central
Committee in Syria. They also direct the country-
based central committees in West Germany, and
probably the Netherlands, France, and Sweden.
? The European Central Committee also directs an
"information network"-probably the ERNK-
that we believe is in charge of intimidation and
extortion, as well as finding dissident members.
Individual country organizations apparently suggest
operations to the Central Committee for Europe,
which in turn relays those suggestions to the Central
Committee in Syria. Actual approval for an
operation reportedly must come from Abdullah
Ocalan.
Sources of Support
The PKK fills its coffers largely by taxing members
and extorting money from members of the local
Kurdish community. PKK members, sympathizers,
and followers are expected to contribute a portion of
their income to the party, arrange fundraising
banquets, and establish businesses in support of PKK
activities. As of July 1986, the Kurdish Worker's
Party reportedly was demanding money from its
members in the Celle area of West Germany to
purchase clothing for "freedom fighters" in the
Kurdish region of Turkey. Every member's family
was expected to provide one fighter with clothing for a
lose face.
Through such campaigns, the PKK intends to finance
its operations in Western Europe, and more
importantly, in Kurdistan. Several front organizations
associated with the PKK provide it with additional
support:
? The Federation of the Kurdish Patriotic Workers
and Cultural Unions in Germany (FEYKA-
Kurdistan), the PKK's legal arm, aids PKK efforts
financially, ideologically and materially, and also
serves as a propaganda tool. It reportedly is in
charge of training and organizing Kurds for the
"fight at home" to be waged "until the last drop of
blood." The FEYKA-Kurdistan concentrates on
propaganda in support of the Kurdish resistance.
? As part of its duties, the ERNK often extorts
financial contributions for the PKK from Kurdish
businessmen or other Kurds who have the financial
means to help the organization.
The PKK's Campaign in Turkey
Before 1980 the PKK was active throughout Turkey,
particularly in ethnic Kurdish neighborhoods of major
western Turkish cities and in the predominantly
Kurdish provinces of southeastern Turkey. After the
military takeover on 12 September 1980, many PKK
members were captured while others fled abroad=
by 1982 exiled PKK
members in Syria and elsewhere in the region already
had begun training and planning to develop an
insurgent base in southeastern Turkey, and to
commence "armed propaganda" in the region.
In August 1984 the PKK began a new insurgent
campaign in Turkey's southeastern provinces with
attacks on Turkish security forces there. By August
1986 these attacks reportedly had resulted in over 100
deaths. In one particularly lethal attack that month,
PKK members ambushed a military convoy near the
Iraqi border-killing two officers and 10 soldiers-
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The Palme Killing: Circumstantial Evidence
There are some indications that the Kurdish
Workers' Party (PKK) may have been involved in the
killing of Swedish Prime Minister Olaf Palme last
February:
? A press report in August 1985 claimed Swedish
police had information that the PKK was planning
terrorism against Sweden and Prime Minister
Palme, because Sweden had refused to allow the
PKK leader, Abdullah Ocalan into the country.
Swedish antagonism toward the PKK reportedly
dates from the June 1984 murder in that country of
former PKK leader Enver Ata.
? Sweden also may have incurred the PKK's wrath by
detaining PKK spokesman Husayin Yildirim in
May 1985. Yildirim reportedly threatened Sweden
after he was released, saying that the PKK would
regard Sweden as the enemy because of its "lies"
about the group's terrorist nature.
? PKK overt propaganda has included statements
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? Two days before the Palme assassination, a
Swedish court sentenced a PKK member to life
imprisonment for the 1985 murder of PKK
dissident Cetin Gungor in Stockholm.
frequently. In retaliation, Turkey launched an
airstrike against the camps, with estimates of PKK
casualties ranging from 50 to 335
19 October, slightly damaging the radar but causing
no casualties. The four attackers escaped under cover
of darkness, despite an intensive search by security
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The Turkish raid failed to curb the group for long.
Violence has been on the rise since August. PKK
armed actions previously had been limited to
ambushing security patrols and assassinating
individuals. But two recent attacks show that the
PKK has escalated to more sophisticated and lethal
attacks:
? On 16 October five village guards were injured
when a landmine blew up the minibus in which they
were riding. PKK separatists allegedly planted the
mine.
? PKK militants attacked a NATO radar site, also in
Mardin, with rockets and automatic rifles on
Prospects
In cracking down on PKK activities in Turkey,
Ankara may have opened itself up to a wave of PKK
violence abroad. The group's structure in Western
Europe has been unaffected by Turkish domestic
action, and PKK leaders could decide to stage
retaliatory attacks on more vulnerable Turkish targets
in Western Europe.
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Indeed, in recent months there have been indications
that the PKK may be planning to attack Turkish
targets in Europe:
? West German police arrested a young Turkish PKK
member on 15 August as he opened a train station
locker containing explosives, weapons, and
ammunition. He apparently was planning to use the
explosives and weapons in an attack on the Turkish
Consulate General in Hamburg.
Ankara could have an increasingly difficult time
limiting PKK activities in neighboring countries. The
group allegedly has used Syria as a training point
before shifting personnel to operating bases in
northern Iraq, but the proximity to the Syrian border
of the two October attacks, indicates the PKK may
already be operating out of northern Syria. Given
Syria's support for terrorism, PKK leaders may have
decided that their camps in Syria are safer from
Turkish retaliation than they are in Iraq. Turkey may
be less likely to bomb camps inside Syria as a means
of fighting the group.
The PKK also may be initiating more international
attacks. According to the Turkish press in September,
a PKK leaflet signed by Abdullah Ocalan included
NATO and US installations among a list of targets to
be attacked and sabotaged in Turkey. The group,
however, may have attacked the NATO radar facility
in Mardin in October-its first attack on a NATO
target-because it was a perceived symbol of the
Turkish Government. Whatever the reason, the
Mardin attack indicates that the Kurdish Workers'
Party is not hesitant about attacking NATO facilities
in Turkey.
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Selected Chronology of Kurdish Violence in Western Europe
only as "looking like Arabs," remain unidentified.
Austria: Masoud Barzani escapes assassination attempt in Vienna. Barzani, son of
Kurdish Democratic Party leader Mustafa Barzani, was unharmed by the gun
attack, but two of his bodyguards were wounded. The two assailants, described
1980
8 October West Germany: PKK members occupy Turkish Consulate General in West Berlin
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for the bombing.
10 November France: Turkish consulate bombed in Strasbourg. The blast damaged the building
but caused no injuries. According to local press, a spokesman for the Armenian
Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia and the Kurdish Workers' Party called
the French news agency office in Beirut and claimed both groups were responsible
1984
29 May West Germany: PKK members kidnap and attempt to assassinate former group
member in Nieder-Olm.
20 June Sweden: Former PKK member assassinated in Uppsala.
7 August West Germany: Former PKK member killed in Ruesselheim.
PKK.
1985
18 January France: Turkish national found dead in Reims. His death was attributed to the
4 March
13 March
29 March
West Germany: PKK members in Duisberg beat member of the Kurdish Workers'
Union with sticks and stones.
Netherlands: PKK members wound two Federation of Kurdish Workers' Unions
(KOMKAR) members, assault another in The Hague.
(KKDK) in Hamburg beaten on an open street
West Germany: Head of Federation of Democratic Kurdish Workers' Unions
West Germany: Several Turkish nationals beat up a PKK member in a Hamburg
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4 April West Germany: Hamburg PKK members stab and seriously wound KOMKAR
member.
4 April attack.
West Germany: Six Turkish citizens beat a fellow countryman unconscious in a
Hamburg train station. One of the attackers reportedly had participated in the
donate money to the group.
West Germany: Former PKK sympathizer beaten and stabbed by two Kurds in
Hamburg. The victim claimed he had been told several times to join the PKK and
16 April West Germany: Former PKK member seriously wounded in PKK attack in
Cologne. The victim, who had left the PKK four years earlier, claimed the PKK
members who attacked him with a knife, chain, and wooden stick also were
responsible for the deaths of two other PKK defectors.
1 May West Germany: Former PKK member attacked with knife in Oldenburg. The
victim, Cemil Elma, had joined the KKDK. The PKK member, who lured the
victim away from a German trade union-initiated demonstration, was arrested.
25 August Switzerland: PKK and Turkish Communist Party/Marxist-Leninist Path
members engage in armed clashes in Basel. The violence came after the Turkish
group published criticism of the PKK.
2 November Sweden: PKK defector killed in Stockholm while attending a Kurdish Social
Democratic Party festival. A suspect in the killing was arrested. The victim had
written a letter maintaining that the PKK suppressed deviating opinions in the
organization and therefore had members assassinated if they criticized the PKK or
joined other leftist organizations.
Denmark: Member of Kurdish group opposing PKK discovered shot to death in
Copenhagen.
France: PKK member Mevlet Aktas killed in Paris. A member of the Turkish
leftist group Devrimci Yol was arrested for the killing.
24 December Sweden: Suspected PKK terrorist knifed in Stockholm subway station. The victim
claimed he had left the PKK earlier in the year and that his attacker was a
Kurdish Vanguard Labor Party (PPKK) member. He also speculated that the
PPKK had arranged the murder attempt so it would seem to be the work of the
PKK.
27 December France: Devrimci Yol member assassinated in Paris. The killing may have been to
avenge Aktas's death in Paris on 23 December, for which Dev Yol probably was
responsible.
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25 February West Germany: Leader of extreme left Turkish organization Devrimci Isci
assassinated in Hamburg. Eyewitnesses to the killing claimed Kursat Timuroglu's
assailant had been seen earlier talking to an active PKK member. As in the
27 December slaying, the assassination may have been carried out by the PKK in
revenge for the death of Aktas.
26 March West Germany: Member of Orthodox-Communist Federation of Kurdish
Workers' Associations (KOMKAR) stabbed and wounded by three unidentified
Kurds in Steinkirchen. The attack presumably was carried out by PKK members
and/or supporters.
18 April West Germany: Three individuals beat up PKK member in Jork. The victim
claimed two of the attackers had stabbed him in January 1986.
20 June Austria: Police investigate the possibility that an attempted rocket attack on Iraqi
Embassy in Vienna may have been carried out by Kurds.
of the Turkish consul general.
West Germany: Police arrest a Kurd as he is about to remove 1.2 kg of military
explosive from a luggage locker at a Hamburg train station. The man, who
belonged to the PKK, reportedly planned to carry out a bomb attack at the home
8 September France: About a dozen Kurds claiming to carry explosives seize Iraqi Airways
office in Paris and threaten to blow it up unless reporters listen to their protests
against the Turkish and Iraqi Governments. The Kurds, who surrendered
peacefully after 90 minutes, turned out to be unarmed. The incident probably was
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The Terrorism Diary for January
Below is a compendium of January dates of known or conceivable significance to
terrorists around the world. Our inclusion of a date or event should not by itself
be construed to suggest that we expect or anticipate a commemorative terrorist
Haiti. Independence Day.
Sudan. Independence Day. Proclamation of republic.
Cuba. Liberation Day. Batista government fell.
Cameroon. Independence Day.
Western Samoa. Independence Day.
Palestinians. Palestinian revolution; founding of Fatah.
Brunei. Independence Day.
Tunisia. Start of countrywide bread riots over removal of subsidies for bread and
pasta.
Burma. Independence Day.
Burma. Constitution of socialist republic adopted.
Luxembourg. Birthday of Grand Duke. National Day.
Pakistan. Birthday of executed former President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Laos. Founding of Lao Patriotic Front.
Colombia. Founding of National Liberation Army (ELN).
Cambodia. Vietnamese invasion overthrows Khmer Rouge regime of Pol Pot.
South Africa. Founding of African National Congress (ANC).
Panama. Martyrs' Day. Day of mourning commemorating anniversary of anti-US
riots.
Albania. Proclamation of republic.
Tanzania. Zanzibar Revolution Day. People's republic established.
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13 January 1972
15 January 1918
15 January 1922
15 January 1985
16 January 1979
20 January 1973
20 January 1981
21 January 1924
22 January 1498
22 January 1918
22 January 1945
22 January 1946
24 January 1859
25 January 1554
26 January 1918
26 January 1950
26 January 1978
28 January 1788
Togo. Liberation Day. Military coup.
Ghana. National Redemption Day. Anniversary of coup.
Egypt. Birthday of Jamal `Abd al-Nasir.
Ireland. Founding of Irish Free State.
West Germany, France. Red Army Faction and Action Directe issue joint
communique declaring anti-imperialist front.
Benin. Liberation Day; Martyrs' Day. Repulsion of invasion by mercenary troops
from Gabon.
Iran. Shah Burning Day. Departure of Shah from Iran.
Colombia. Nineteenth of April Movement (M-19) steals sword of Simon Bolivar
from Botoga Museum. Founding dates from this act.
Egypt, Israel. Disengagement Agreement signed.
Guinea-Bissau. National Heroes Day. Commemorating assassination of Amilcar
Cabral, founder of ruling party-PAIGC.
Iran. US Embassy hostages released.
Soviet Union. Death of Vladimir Ilich Lenin.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Discovery Day.
Ukraine. Independence Day.
Kurdish regions. Qazi Muhammed uprising.
Iran. Kurdish Republic Day.
Romania. Union Day.
Brazil. Foundation Day.
Romania. Birthday of President Nicolae Ceausescu.
India. Republic Day. National Day.
Tunisia. Black Thursday. Anniversary of labor riots.
Australia. Australia Day.
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28 January 1948
28 January 1961
28 January 1982
30 January
30 January 1933
30 January 1972
Cuba. Birthday of Jose Marti.
India. Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi by Hindu extremist.
Rwanda. Proclamation of republic.
Italy. Freeing of Red Brigades' captive US Army Brigadier General Dozier.
Chinese-speaking world. Lunar new year. Beginning of Chinese year 4685.
East and West Germany. Accession to power by National Socialist (Nazi) Party.
Northern Ireland. Bloody Monday; 13 killed, 16 wounded during demonstration in
Derry.
Nauru. Independence Day.
Guatemala. The People's Front of 31 January (FP-31), a front organization of the
Guerrilla Army of the Poor (EGP), takes its name from this date, on which some of
its members occupied the Spanish Embassy.
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Below are described noteworthy foreign and international events involving
terrorists, or the use of terrorist tactics, which have occurred or come to light
since our last issue. In some cases, the perpetrators and their motivations may not
be known. Events and developments that have already been described elsewhere in
this publication are not included.
31 May Malta: Arms cache discovered. Examination of explosive material from the cache
confirmed sample as being Semtex, a plastic explosive produced in the Soviet Bloc.
25 June Turkey: Izmir court gives nine Dev Yol (Revolutionary Way) members death
penalty; eight receive life imprisonment.
Turkey: Court hands down death penalty to five PK~C1Kurdis~ Workers Party)
defendants, bringing their six-year trial to an end.
31 August West Germany: Revolutionary Cells claim responsibility for attempted bombing
of Higher Court Building in Luenberg. Court actions on immigration issues were
cited as the reason for the attack.
1 September South Africa: Limpet mine-disguised as package-explodes at supermarket in
Durban, injuring 18 persons. The African National Congress is believed to be
responsible.
5 September West Germany: Revolutionary Cells claim arson attack against property of West
Berlin Red Cross official. The official was accused of being associated with West
German police on political asylum.
8 and 11 September Turkey: Fake banner bombs discovered in Istanbul and Izmir. No one claimed
responsibility, but police suspect the Turkish Communist Party (TKP).
11 September Western Sahara: Spanish seaman dies in machinegun and mortar fire attack on
ship off coast of Western Sahara. The attack was carried out by unidentified
gunmen in rubber dinghies. Polisario Front guerrillas probably were responsible.
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17 September Greece: Police arrest Palestinian woman traveling on Lebanese passport at Athens
airport. She was about to board a Cyprus Airways plane en route to Larnaca and
Damascus. She carried more than 200 rounds of ammunition in a secret
compartment in her luggage.
17 September South Africa: Bomb-planted in or underneath parked car-explodes behind
hotel in Durban, causing severe damage to three other cars in vicinity. No group
has claimed responsibility for the explosion.
19 September Pakistan: Police seize four high-explosive bombs during raid in Peshawar. An
Afghan national, apparently a member of Khad, was apprehended.
20 September Angola: UNITA rebels kidnap a Brazilian priest and two Angolan nuns in
Angola, after ambushing car in central Bie Province. There has been no word on
their release.
South Africa: Bomb explodes in Johannesburg train station, causing slight
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22 September Turkey: Police confiscate three Austrian-made handgrenades from Iraqi
diplomat's luggage at Ankara airport. The man, an undersecretary at the Iraqi
Embassy, told police he was going to use the weapons for "personal protection."
24 September - Cyprus: Larnaca court jails Lebanese man for arms possession, after he pleads
guilty to possessing 18 grenades, a loaded pistol, and a silencer. The man
allegedly smuggled arms on two flights to Cyprus.
South Africa: Bomb explodes at Johannesburg home of white female official,
causing extensive damage but no casualties. The official had been criticized by
blacks for trying to evict residents of the black township of Soweto. No group has
claimed responsibility.
25 September West Germany: Nearly simultaneous bomb explosions damage Foreigner's
Registration Office in Hamm and the Resident's Registration Office in Hagen.
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West Germany: Arson attack on police station in Weil causes minor damage and
no injuries. There was no claim for the incident.
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25-30 September West Germany: Unidentified persons attempt breaking and entering of explosives
storage bunker at railroad construction site near Munden. The perpetrators have
not been identified, but it is possible that Red Army Faction supporters were
26 September Corsica: Six small bombs explode in Ajaccio, damaging banks, customs offices,
and a holiday camp. There was no claim of responsibility, although the National
Front for the Liberation of Corsica probably was responsible.
7.65 mm automatic pistols and 150 rounds of ammunition.
Colombia: National Liberation Army attacks a petroleum substation owned by
Chevron resulting in approximately $2 million worth of damage. There were no
injuries; the attack occurred in the early morning before employees arrived. The
Rio Zulia field and pipeline have been closed down, perhaps permanently.
South Africa: Bomb explodes in a central Johannesburg hotel, injuring five people
and causing extensive damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the
bombing.
Liberation of Corsica was responsible.
27 September Corsica: Thirteen small bombs explode in Ajaccio, causing damage but no
injuries. The blasts occurred at banks, a holiday village, and apartments owned by
persons from mainland France, leading police to suspect the National Front for the
West Germany: Unidentified persons firebomb Hanover police station, destroying
the office and all the files. No one claimed responsibility.
Bangladesh: Homemade bomb explodes at opposition political rally in Dhaka,
seriously wounding at least 10.
The Irish National Liberation Army claimed responsibility.
28 September Northern Ireland: Policeman discovers bomb-laden suitcase outside a pub in
Downpatrick. The officer carried it into a field where it exploded 15 minutes later.
Spain: Suspected Basque Fatherland and Liberty members set fire to a train near
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Afghanistan: Rockets explode near canteen of Soviet Embassy, slightly injuring
members of a Soviet delegation visiting Kabul. Security has been tightened and
the Afghan mujahedin are believed responsible.
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Afghanistan: Car bomb explodes near Soviet Embassy in Kabul, killing three and
injuring one. Two of the dead were students, and the third was a shopkeeper. The
explosive material apparently was timed to explode as the students came out of
school. No group has claimed responsibility.
South Africa: Grenade thrown at entrance to crowded nightclub injures one man
and two women. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
29 September Spain: France hands over suspected Basque Fatherland and Liberty member to
Spanish police in Irun. He is the tenth alleged Basque separatist expelled by
France in less than two months
West Germany: Unknown perpetrators throw Molotov cocktail at a bank in
Rosenheim, causing no damage. No group claimed responsibility for the arson
attack.
West Germany: Police discover and defuse improvised explosive device at police
station in Walldorf. No one claimed credit.
Colombia: Joint efforts of Ecuadorean and Colombian police result in capture of
four Alfaro Vive, Carajo terrorists in Ipiales, Colombia. The four terrorists were
staying in a hotel in Ipiales, planning to cross the final border checkpoint further
inside Colombia.
Ecuador: Police attack safehouse in Quito, killing three Alfaro Vive, Carajo
terrorists. The terrorists refused to surrender at police request and opened fire.
They died in the ensuing 15-minute shootout.
30 September Turkey: Kurdish guerrillas ambush police patrol in Ortaklar, killing two persons
and injuring three others. Guerrillas seeking autonomy for Kurds have clashed
frequently with government forces during the past two years.
West Germany: Two bombs explode at Bayer AG chemical company in Cologne. A
two-page claim letter signed with a five-pointed star similar to the Red Army
Faction's logo was found at the scene. Police suspect, however, the Revolutionary
Cells or members of autonomous groups were responsible.
Chile: Explosive device detonates in ladies'restroom in Santiago Binational
Center. The device was in a plastic container inside a plastic trash can. No group
has claimed responsibility.
Late September Turkey: Police arrest 12 members of a Kurdish separatist organization in Mus
and seize weapons cache. The interrogation of the militants revealed efforts were
being made for recruitment and the creation of a safehaven.
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responsible. Two other bombs found in the city were deactivated.
Peru: Terrorists create Lima's first "dog bomb" by tying explosives to a dog and
covering them with a Peruvian flag. The bomb exploded and killed the dog but
caused no other injuries. The Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement is believed
Guadeloupe: Member of radical independence group turns herself in to French
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damage to a government office, banks, and apartment buildings. Police suspect the
National Front for the Liberation of Corsica.
plotting a possible car bomb attack against the US Embassy in Rome.
Italy: Rome appeals court annuls lower court acquittal and orders new trial for six
men originally known as the "Ladispoli Seven. "Seven Lebanese-six arrested in
Ladispoli, Italy, and one in Switzerland-were arrested and charged in 1984 with
Spain: Security guards foil break-in at Egyptian Embassy in Madrid. Two
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Corsica: Three small bombs cause extensive damage to banks in L'Ile-Rousse.
There were no injuries. Police believe the National Front for the Liberation of
dynamite and an unspecified amount of small arms ammunition.
Denmark: Large quantity of explosives stolen from Danish military base near
Copenhagen. The unidentified perpetrators escaped with over 100 kilograms of
also an alleged exmember of the Anticapitalist Autonomous Commandos.
France: Police arrest Basque terrorist wanted in Spain on murder charges. He is
organization is suspected.
Spain: Police defuse bomb planted at dry cleaner's shop in San Sebastian. There
was no claim for the attempted bombing, but the Basque Fatherland and Liberty
Turkey: Police arrest two West Germans in Kayseri suspected of being terrorists.
During a routine airport search, the Germans were caught carrying a bag
containing equipment believed to be a remote-controlled detonator.
"NDRF" claimed responsibility.
West Germany: Two vehicles belonging to West German servicemen were
destroyed by arson in Neubiberg. A previously unknown militant group, the
businessman Hahim Isaias in August 1985, which resulted in his death.
Ecuador: Police in Guayaquil arrest five Alfaro Vive, Carajo members. The
terrorists are being held on 12 counts, including participation in the kidnaping of
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was no property damage.
Israel: Bus hit by roadside bomb north of Ramallah. No one was injured and there
3 October France: Police in Carcassonne arrest a Spanish Basque wanted in connection with
the 1984 assassination of three military men in Spain.
Spain: Police arrest four suspected Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA)
members and discover arms cache in San Sebastian. The police action may have
disbanded a small ETA commando unit.
jail sentence.
Spain: Basque separatist released from prison on bail. The man-who had been
expelled from France on 27 August-was charged with acting as a messenger for
the Basque Fatherland and Liberty organization, an offense that carries a one-year
some damage but no injuries. There was no claim for the attack.
Spain: Bomb explodes outside French car showroom in San Sebastian, causing
damage but no injuries. There was no claim for the bombing.
West Germany: Parcel bomb explodes at Frankfurt post office, causing extensive
Lebanon: Guards at Soviet Embassy in Corniche Al-Mazra find and defuse rocket
set to be fired at embassy compound, after exchanging machinegun fire with
gunmen in passing car. No injuries were reported, and no group has claimed
responsibility.
discovered two grenade booster charges were missing.
West Germany: Authorities suspect explosives were stolen from US munitions
storage site in Langen. Civilian guards, responding to an alarm at the facility,
by the two countries reportedly led to the prisoner exchange.
Italy: Rome pardons three Libyans jailed for killing Libyan dissidents there. In
return, Tripoli releases four Italians serving prison sentences. Secret negotiations
staying at the hotel.
United Kingdom: Police arrest two men for possession of firearms at a hotel in
Bournemouth. Delegates attending the annual Conservative Party conference were
Northern Ireland: Part-time Ulster Defense Regiment member killed in ambush
near Dungannon. The Provisional IRA claimed responsibility for the shooting.
West Germany: Unidentified perpetrators firebomb nuclear engineering offices in
Hanau, causing extensive damage but no injuries. There was no claim for the
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Communist Cells, a previously unknown group.
The Netherlands: Police discover and defuse bomb outside Flemish cultural center
in Amsterdam. A warning note was found nearby from the Dutch Combatant
this relatively uncommon killing of a religious figure.
Lebanon: Sunni leader killed on Beirut street. Shaykh Subhi al-Saleh, a
prominent Sunni cleric active in the Higher Islamic Council, was assassinated by
unknown gunmen. Both Iranian and Lebanese Shia leaders, including the Mufti of
Lebanon and the Deputy Chairman of the Higher Islamic Shia Council- who cut
short their visit to the Soviet Union to attend Subhi's funeral-have condemned
8 October Turkey: Terrorists opened fire on a police patrol car in Bingol, seriously injuring
two policemen. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
Front for the Liberation of Corsica.
minor damage. No group claimed responsibility.
West Germany: Arson attack on Administrative Court offices in Lueneberg causes
claimed responsibility for the homemade bombs.
Portugal: Lisbon police defuse parcel bomb addressed to Prime Minister and
Social Democratic Party leader Cavaco Silva. A similar device was delivered to
the Opposition Socialist Party headquarters and defused on 7 October. No one
organization planted the bomb.
Spain: French car showroom bombed in San Sebastian, shattering windows but
causing no injuries. Police believe the Basque Fatherland and Liberty
10 October Corsica: Overnight bomb attacks in Bastia, Cargese, and Sagone damage police
station, banks, and shops. There were no injuries. Police suspect the National
France: Suspected Spanish Basque militant expelled from France, the eleventh in
less than three months. Miguel Urriz-Dustorne is a member of the Anticapitalist
Olympics.
Spain: Bomb explodes at Barcelona bank, causing damage to building and nearby
cars but no injuries. The Basque group Terra Lliure (Free Land) claimed
responsibility for the blast in protest against Barcelona's bid to host the 1992
injuring two guards. The gang members escaped on foot after the incident.
Turkey: Separatists raid Dadakli village in Siirt, killing the village leader and
11 October Greece: Homemade bomb explodes in front of Athens city hall, causing slight
damage but no injuries. The Revolutionary People's Struggle group claimed
responsibility for the attack.
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Turkey: Police arrest six Palestinians, allegedly members of the Abu Nidal
organization, in connection with the 1985 murder of a Jordanian diplomat in
Ankara. Three men were charged with conspiring to commit premeditated murder,
and one was charged as an accessory to murder for providing the weapon. Two
others were released for lack of evidence.
12 October Greece: Time bomb explodes at firm that imports used ship engines in Athens,
causing slight damage but no injuries. No one claimed responsibility.
13 October Philippines: Three unknown gunmen shoot at car providing security for the wife of
Vice President Laurel, injuring a nearby taxi driver. There were no casualties in
the attack. The New People's Army is believed responsible.
14 October Spain: Car bomb explodes at Barcelona police station, killing one policeman and
injuring 18 passersby. The Basque Fatherland and Liberty organization claimed
responsibility.
Peru: Four Sendero Luminoso assailants critically wound a retired admiral in a
machinegun and grenade attack. A chauffeur and an aide also were wounded, and
two terrorists were captured. One of the assailants had been released for lack of
evidence after an arrest on terrorism charges last August.
Japan: Unidentified assailants fire homemade missiles at the Diet Building,
Prime Minister Nakasone's residence, the Foreign Ministry Building, and the
Shinto Shrine. There was little damage and few casualties. Although no one
claimed responsibility for the attack, three radical leftwing groups are suspected:
Senkhi-Ara Ha (Battle Flag), Chukaku-Ha (Middle Core), and Hazama-Ha
15 October Spain: France hands over suspected Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) member
to Spanish police in Irun. Joaquin Azcarate Echarrondo is wanted in connection
with five murders and is considered a close ally of ETA leader Domingo "Txomin"
Iturba Abasolo.
Spain: The Basque Fatherland and Liberty organization kidnaps Basque
businessman in Vitoria. A shootout between his captors and police on 2 November
leads to his release. A director of the police force and one of the terrorists are
killed; another terrorist is captured and one escapes
West Germany: Anarchistic Cells claim responsibi lit for bombing the Deutsche
Marathon Petroleum pipelines near Munich.
Peru: Terrorists kill the manager of a peasant cooperative about 150 kilometers
from Huancayo, and injure the assistant manager. The individuals reportedly then
stole a cooperative truck which was blown up several hours later in Huancayo. No
group claimed the attack, but Sendero Luminoso probably was responsible.
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16 October Corsica: Bombs explode in Corte, Bastia, and Ajaccio damaging property and
slightly injuring one person. There was no claim for the attacks, but police suspect
the National Front for the Liberation of Corsica was responsible.
Northern Ireland: Two gunmen kill elderly Catholic woman and son at their
Ballynahinch home. The Ulster Freedom Fighters claimed responsibility, alleging
the man was a field intelligence officer for the Provisional IRA.
Revolutionary Faction.
Lebanon: Police in Beirut safely defuse time bomb found in Italian news agency
ANSA's office mailbox. A note signed by the Committee for Solidarity with Arab
and Middle East Political Prisoners was found with the device, stating it was a last
warning to Italy. The group is believed to be a covername for the Lebanese Armed
the two of collaboration, the terrorists murdered them. The victims were the
parents of a judge who is presiding over the trials of several alleged terrorists.
Peru: Sendero Luminoso guerrillas murder parents of a judge in the Andean
village of Autahuara. Approximately 40 armed members of the Shining Path
invaded the village and ordered everyone to gather at the town hall. After accusing
months. No group has claimed responsibility
Pakistan: Bomb explodes in outpatient department of Lady Reading Hospital in
Parachinar, injuring 15 people. This was the first explosion in Peshawar in several
elements in Mainz claimed responsibility.
West Germany: Bomb explosion causes extensive damage to offices of the
Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. Members of the leftist autonomous
Fatherland and Liberty member, had lived in France for the past 10 years.
France: Suspected Basque separatist expelled to Spain, the 13th to be handed over
since the summer crackdown. Alberto Barrenza Zugazagoitia, an alleged Basque
organization claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Spain: Bombs explode in five French car showrooms in Bilbao, slightly injuring
four persons including a policeman. The Basque Fatherland and Liberty
guard and defused by West Berlin police.
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West Germany: Red Zora, a feminist-oriented subversive group, attempts to bomb
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19 October Spain: Bomb explodes at French-owned sporting goods firm in Manresa, causing
slight damage but no injuries. No one claimed responsibility.
Peru: Five Jehovah's Witnesses, including a pregnant woman, are killed and five
wounded in a Sendero Luminoso attack. Thirty guerrillas surrounded the
evangelist temple in Torotoro, while two rushed in shouting and sprayed the
congregation with machinegun fire.
Pakistan: Powerful bomb explodes on empty passenger train at Peshawar railway
station. Two people on the platform were injured by debris from the explosion.
Police suspect the Afghan secret police.
20 October Greece: Explosion outside Athens police station causes property damage but no
injuries. The Christos Kassimis revolutionary group claimed responsibility for the
attack in memory of their founder.
Ireland: Police arrest leading member of Sinn Fein in Dublin. Martin
McGuinness was detained under an act that covers antiterrorist offenses against
the state.
Northern Ireland: Provisional IRA member arrives in London to stand trial for
the murder of an off-duty police constable in 1975. William Quinn was flown from
San Francisco where he has been jailed more than five years while fighting his
extradition.
Spain: Two bombs explode simultaneously at French-owned electronics firm in
Barcelona, causing some damage but no injuries. There was no claim for the
blasts.
Turkey: Kurdish rebels kill gas station watchman near the town of Adiyaman.
Nine people have been killed in the last three weeks, five of them members of the
security forces.
21 October Greece: PLO official killed in Athens when his car explodes. Police speculate the
vehicle was transporting a bomb that accidentally exploded before being placed at
the intended targets. No one claimed responsibility.
Lebanon: Mine explodes in gardens off French Embassy in Beirut, injuring two
French soldiers. No one has claimed responsibility for the incident.
Lebanon: US citizen, Edward Austin Tracy, abducted in West Beirut. The
"Revolutionary Justice Organization" claimed responsibility in a statement
delivered to a news agency, along with a photograph of Tracy and a photocopy of
his passport.
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and Liberty organization claimed responsibility for the attack.
States.
Colombia: Three unidentified assailants opened fire on a key liberal politician as
he left his Bogota home. Police spotted the gunmen shortly after they fled the
scene, killing one. The other two escaped. Narcotics traffickers are suspected since
the congressman had sponsored the narcotics extradition treaty with the United
engineers during raid on Hanil Construction Company.
Philippines: Probable New People's Army members kidnap two South Korean
Basque Fatherland and Liberty organization is suspected.
Spain: Two bombs explode at French-owned brewery warehouse in San Sebastian,
causing extensive damage but no injuries. No group claimed responsibility but the
Rudolf Hess," claimed responsibility.
West Germany: Explosion at Spandau prison administrative building in West
Berlin causes severe damage but no injuries. A previously unknown group, "Free
radicals were responsible.
Japan: Small bus and cardboard box set on fire by time-delayed firebombs in
front of police facilities in Chiba prefecture. Authorities believe Chukaku-Ha
25 October Spain: Bomb placed on a car in San Sebastian explodes, killing military governor
of Guipuzcoa, his wife and son, injuring 14 other people. The Basque Fatherland
responsibility.
West Germany: Bomb explodes at used car dealer lot in Freiburg. No one claimed
Political Prisoners claimed responsibility.
Lebanon: Bomb explodes in front of Italian Embassy in Beirut, slightly injuring a
woman. The bomb was under a car bearing Italian diplomatic license plates parked
in front of the embassy. The Committee for Solidarity with Arab and Middle East
Sendero Luminoso guerrillas.
Peru: Police defuse a car bomb in Puno's main square the day before President
Garcia visits the city. The area is a major center of operations for the Maoist
India: Three gunmen shoot and kill eight people and injure six others in crowded
village market in Punjab. Both Hindus and Sikhs were killed or injured in the
leaders in Punjab. Police have arrested two suspects in the latter slaying.
attack. The assailants fled the scene; no one has claimed responsibility.
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Italy: Police arrest six individuals for possession of explosives during a routine
roadblock in Massa-Carrara Province. Two West German women were among
the six. Italian authorities discounted press speculation that the six were connected
revolutionary slogans on the Peruvian Embassy in Stockholm.
Sweden: Sweden announces the expulsion of seven Peruvians thought to be
members of Sendero Luminoso (SL). The seven, who reportedly had sought
political asylum in Sweden, were collecting money for SL and were found painting
public bus carrying high school girls in Jerusalem. No,one was injured.
Israel: Driver subdues knife-wielding Palestinian trying to take control of a
Luminoso or the leftist Tupac Amaru.
Peru: Four dynamite bombs explode outside a sports stadium in Arequipa hours
before President Garcia was to arrive for an inaugural ceremony. There was slight
damage to buildings but no injuries. Twenty people were arrested following the
blast, but it was not clear whether the bombs were the work of the Maoist Sendero
indicate any group affiliation.
Peru: A group of armed terrorists kill two individuals and wound two others in a
market outside of Lima when they attempted to solicit money for their cause. The
terrorists started shooting when a guard sounded an alarm. Reporting does not
shops.
Portugal: Police in Lisbon arrest members of the Popular Forces of 25 April. Jose
Dos Santos Silva allegedly participated in armed robberies of several banks and
introduces a more sophisticated bomb to the North West Frontier Province.
Pakistan: Police detect a radio-controlled car bomb for the first time in
Peshawar. The car bomb was placed near an Afghan resistance leader's house and
responsibility.
Spain: Off-duty policeman fatally shot in Bilbao while walking home with his
four children. The Basque Fatherland and Liberty organization claimed
police believe rdx explosive was used.
Pakistan: A large explosion in a market in Peshawar's old city kills six and
injures 21. The explosion started a fire which destroyed several shops. Pakistani
Czechoslovakia: Explosion in a park in Ceske Budejovice damages nearby
buildings but causes no injuries. There has been no claim for the bombing.
crackdown on Basque refugees in July.
France: French authorities expel suspected Basque Fatherland and Liberty
member to Spain. This was the 15th expulsion since the government ordered a
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Spain: Madrid court sentences two alleged Basque Fatherland and Liberty
members to 29 years in prison. Juan Manuel Gaztelumendi and Joaquin Urain
Larranaga were found guilty of killing a retired army colonel in 1984
Spain: Bomb explodes at car showroom near Bilbao without causing injuries. A
caller telephoned a warning in the name of the Basque Fatherland and Liberty
United Kingdom: Fire forces evacuation of prisoners from top security police
station in London. Terrorists are frequently held at the Paddington Green station.
The cause of the fire was not known but police suspect it was the result of a
guerrilla attack.
Gaza Strip: Terrorists throw firebomb through the windshield of a car. The bomb
did not explode but the two Israeli passengers were hit by flying glass.
The Netherlands: French Government agrees to extradite suspected kidnapers to
Amsterdam. Cor van Hout and Willem Holleeder are suspected of kidnaping
brewery magnate Freddie Heineken in 1983. He was released after three weeks,
unharmed, when an $11 million ransom was paid.
31 October Sweden: Explosives stolen from unguarded army mobilization bunker near
Helsingborg. The theft involved a quantity of handgrenades, plastic explosives,
West Germany: Till Meyer, former 2 June Movement member, paroled after 10
years in prison.
Early November Greece: Athens court sentences Palestinian to two and one-half years for illegal
possession of firearms. Samis Hamed Salem was arrested in November 1985 and
claimed to be a member of the Palestinian "Black September" organization, which
Navy admiral. His killer had been released from prison for lack of evidence.
1 November Peru: President Garcia announces the creation of special courts and the
appointment of judges to speed up the prosecution of terrorists. Judges will receive
appropriate protection. The announcement follows the recent murder of a Peruvian
Pakistan: A bomb rips apart a bus in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border,
killing five and injuring 13. The victims were mainly local residents, but included
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3 November Peru: Terrorist radio station raided on outskirts of Lima, five arrested. The Tupac
Amaru Revolutionary Movement transmitted propaganda from the San Martin de
Porras district near a hill where a portable antenna could be erected for the
broadcasts
4 November West Germany: Stuttgart court sentences Red Army Faction hardcore member
Karl-Friedrich Grosser to nine and one-half years in prison.
7 November Ireland: Two bombs explode on Dublin's main street but cause no injuries. Two
other bombs fail to detonate. Ulster Freedom Fighters, a Protestant paramilitary
group, claimed responsibility.
Turkey: Separatists attack Mardin police station, injuring one person. The
militants managed to escape after the incident.
Peru: First foreigner convicted of terrorism in Peru. German citizen Renata
Herhn, arrested in 1983 in Arequipa and charged with several terrorist acts and
transporting explosives, received a 12-year jail sentence.
11 November Israel: Bomb explodes at the central bus station in Ramleh, causing property
damage but no casualties. No group claimed responsibility
12 November Japan: The residence of a Japan National Railways senior executive in Chiba-ken
is totally destroyed byfre. Burnt remains of a timed incendiary device were
recovered near the front door. The radical leftist group Chukaku-Ha claimed
responsibility.
13 November Greece: In Athens, unidentified youths throw two Molotov cocktails at police
patrol; another group of youths break windows in two shops. There were no
injuries. A previously unknown group, the "Suicide Squad-Blind Tormentors,"
claimed responsibility, stating the attacks were in response to strict security
measures imposed by police in an area of Athens.
Mid-November Turkey: Security authorities announce cash rewards for Kurdish guerrilla
informants. Brochures have been distributed that list the names and codenames of
31 wanted rebels in the eastern and southeastern provinces.
17 November Colombia: Former head of antinarcotics police Col. Jaime Ramirez is killed by
four gunmen on the outskirts of Bogota. His wife and two teenage sons, who were
traveling with him, suffered minor bullet wounds. In 1984 Ramirez was
responsible for one of the world's largest cocaine seizures, worth $1.2 billion.
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19 November Greece: Bomb explodes in car in Corinth, damaging three other cars in the area,
but causing no injuries. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
Lebanon: Gunmen on motorcycle fire rocket-propelled grenade into sixth floor of
Central Bank in West Beirut, causing furniture damage and slightly wounding
one employee. An anonymous telephone caller claimed the attack on behalf of a
new underground group calling itself "Black Panthers-The People's Poor."
20 November Greece: A previously unknown organization in Greece, the "Revolutionary Cells, "
assumes responsibility for Athens arson attacks. Several fires on 20 November
resulted in the destruction of 17 shops.
Lebanon: Bomb explodes near Bristol Hotel in West Beirut, injuring several
people. There has been no claim of responsibility.
Lebanon: Car bomb kills three Fijian soldiers with the UNIFIL contingent, and
two civilians wounded. The driver and his accomplice apparently became nervous
and exploded the bomb after being stopped at the checkpoint. It is probable that a
nearby checkpoint manned by a unit of the Israeli-backed Army of South Lebanon
at the entrance to the Israeli security zone was the intended target.
21 November Sweden: Swedish authorities expel the Deputy Head of the PLO office in
Stockholm, Hala Salameh, for "actions incompatible with her duties. "Swedish
authorities apparently believe Salameh was involved in terrorist activity in
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Lebanon: Three UNRWA staff members kidnaped in truck hijacking. The staff
members were later released but the truck, containing medical supplies and flour,
has not been found. UNRWA has temporarily suspended the movement of staff
26 November Turkey: Two soldiers killed in clash with Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) militants
in Siirt. The attack, which broke out when the terrorists refused to surrender to
security, occurred on the eve of the PKK's anniversary.
Turkey: Village guard shot and killed by PKK militants in Eruh. The militants
escaped after stuffing the victim's mouth with money.
December Italy: An Italian juvenile court sentenced the fourth Achille Lauro hijacker to 16
years and three months in jail for complicity in the murder of US passenger Leon
Klinghoffer and for illegal weapons possession. Bassam al-Ashker was a minor at
the time of the incident and was not tried last summer with the other three
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1 December Iraq: Suspected car bomb explodes in central Baghdad near a large hotel and a
United Nations staff apartment. The motivation for the bombing, the first terrorist
incident in Baghdad in nearly two years, is unknown. There was minor damage
and injuries, and no group claimed responsibility.
2 December Cyprus: Senior policeman killed by gunmen in Limassol. No one claimed
responsibility for the shooting.
Turkey: Four Kurdish militants killed in armed clash in Tunceli. The rebels were
members of the outlawed Turkish Peasant Party (TKP). Arms and ammunition
were seized by security forces following the 20-minute attack.
3 December Peru: Bomb defused in high-level government official's office in Lima. No
terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the attempted attack, but police
believe the five sticks of dynamite and a clock mechanism, discovered inside a
briefcase, is the work of Sendero Luminoso in commemoration of their leader's
birthday
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