BY: MARK FRANCIS A. QUISAY

Terrorism

TOP 6 WORST TERRORIST ATTACKSIN THE HISTORY

6. Amerithrax Terrorist Attacks

6. Amerithrax Terrorist Attacks

Exactly one week after the September 11 attacks on 18th of September 2001, this brutal attack happened but caused a shock after various weeks. This attack was not by missiles or bombs but by letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to different well positioned officers, caused death of 5 innocent people and infected 17 others people. It is one of the most complicated cases in the history of America to be handled even by FBI officers. The Government officers after this terrific incident got scared and took high potency antibiotics and raised the security.

5. World Trade Centre Bombing Of 1993

5. World Trade Centre Bombing Of 1993

This worst terrorist attack of bombing of World Trade Centre occurred before the 9/11 on 26th of February, 1993 and was not completely successful but caused huge damage to the buildings. In this attack a truck bomb was exploded below the North Tower of the World Trade Centre of New York. It was planned to knock down the both twin towers and to kill thousands of the people but the terrorists missed the task as they were failed to destroy the twin towers.7 people were died in this attack while 1,042 people were injured. It was an attack to demolish the backbone of US.

4. Bombing Of The Wall Street

4. Bombing Of The Wall Street

The bombing of the Wall Street occurred on 16th of September, 1920, around 12:00 pm when a horse- drawn wagon containing 100 pounds of dynamite was exploded by a timer-set detonation and shook the financial sector of the New York. This bombing caused the death of 38 people and 143 people seriously got injured. The culprits behind this act were not exactly traced but it was suspected that the Galleanists were the master minds behind this brutal attack, although not announced officially. This bombing caused a property damage of more than $2 million and demolished most of the interior spaces of the Morgan building.

3. Mumbai Attacks Of 2008

3. Mumbai Attacks Of 2008

The most weird and worst terrorist attacks in the history of India are Mumbai attacks of 2008. On 26th of November, 2008, the terrorist targeted the most popular and royal Hotel Taj Mahal that is located in the premises of Gate way of India. This attack included shootings, bombings, hostage crisis and siege. It was a 64 hours long war between the terrorists and the military forces, continuously bombardment from the both sides. On this sad day there were 10 attacks on the several places in Mumbai but the main focus was the hotel. This attack took away the lives of approximately 166 people including 10 attackers and injured more than 600 people.

2. Bombing Of Oklahoma City

2. Bombing Of Oklahoma City

The Bombing of Oklahoma City was a domestic bomb terrorist attack on 19th of April, 1995, on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. It would remain the most demolishing terrorist act in the United States before 9/11 attack and therefore the second most deadly attack on American territory. This brutal bombing attack killed almost 168 people and more than 680 people injured. This blast destroyed 324 buildings, burned 86 cars, and crushed glass of almost 258 nearby buildings, therefore causing a huge damage of approximately $652 million. The terrorist Timothy McVeigh who was the mastermind of this attack was imprisoned and was hanged to death after 6 years.

Timothy McVeigh

1. 9/11 Attack Of The World Trade Center

1. 9/11 Attack Of The World Trade Center

This deadly attack happened on the 11th of September, 2001 when the terrorists completely destroyed the World Trade Center by hi-jacking two planes and then colliding and crashing them into the World Trade Center building. According to the official reports 8,900 people were injured and 2,993 people were died in this deadly attack. It was a well planned tricky attack that raised questions against the intelligence power and security of the nation. The mastermind behind this cruel attack was Al Qaeda and its leader Osama Bin Laden who was the top most wanted terrorist of the world and was killed on 2nd of May by special American force. This 9/11 attack is still remembered and scare the people when this date arrives.

World's 6 Deadliest Terrorist People

1. Ayman al-Zawahiri

Ayman al-Zawahiri is the leader of al Qaeda. A reward up to $25 million (Php1,075 Billion) has been offered by the U.S. government.

2. Nasir al Wuhayshi

Nasir al Wuhayshi is leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, known as AQAP

3. Ibrahim al Asiri

Ibrahim al Asiri is thought to be the chief bomb-maker for AQAP.

4. Ahmed Abdi Godane

Ahmed Abdi Godane, also known as Mukhtar Abu Zubayr, is the leader of Al-Shabaab. A reward up to $7 million (Php301 Million) has been offered by the U.S. government.

5. Moktar Belmoktar

Moktar Belmoktar is the leading figure of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. A reward up to $5 million (Php215 Million) has been offered by the U.S. government.

6. Abu Bakr

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is the leader of Islamic State in Iraq. A reward up to $10 million (Php430 Million) has been offered by the U.S. government.

Top 6 Terrorist Group

List of SIX (6) most notorious

terrorist groups.

6. Kurdistan Worker’s Party:

6. Kurdistan Worker’s Party:

Best known as PKK, this group was established on November 27, 1978 in Turkey and since then it has been fighting for the sake of an independent Kurdish state. Face of an international terror, PKK’s working region constitutes Turkey, Iran, Syria and Iraq and it is also enlisted by a number of counter-terrorism agencies as a deadly international organization.

5. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan:

5. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan:

Located in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas along the Afghan border in Pakistan, this terrorist organization comprises several Islamist militant groups. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (also called the Pakistani Taliban), was established in December, 2007, by Baitullah Mehsud, a notorious Pakistani militant who finally died on August 23, 2009. Pakistani Taliban, however, targets elements of Pakistani state, but according to several intelligence agencies, top cities of the United States are conceived as its main target.

4. Hezbollah:

4. Hezbollah:

Backed up by Iran and Syria, this Lebanon based terrorist group has emerged from the Lebanese civil war of 1982 and is considered as the biggest foe of Israel and Sunni Arab countries. According to a report of Central Intelligence Agency, this organization covers the 41 percent of Lebanese population and is involved in multiple social activities.

3. Taliban:

3. Taliban:

Derived from the word “students”, Taliban is well known for beastly governing the Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001 and its deadly guerrilla war against the NATOincluding the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan. This terrorist group was founded by Pashtun tribes with the significant support from some Islamic countries such as Arabs, Chechens, Uzbeks, Punjabis and Tajiks.

2. Hamas:

2. Hamas:

Acronym for “Harakat Al-Muqawama Al-Islamia”, HAMAS is a socio-politicalterrorist group of Palestine which was founded in 1987 due to an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. This organization was established with the aim of Jihad and to release Palestine from Israeli subjugation. Known for its daredevil suicide bombers, this terrorist group is significantly supported by Hezbollah to assassinate Israeli civilians and defense officers.

1. Al-Qaeda:

Osama Bin Laden

1. Al-Qaeda:

The biggest “brand name” between all terrorist groups across the world! This extremist Islamic group was established in 1989 by Osama Bin Laden, the great grandfather of all terrorists and a mysterious figure dodging the worldwide intelligence agencies after the September 11 attacks. Notorious for its integrated network and powerful strategies, Al-Qaeda constitutes thousand of individuals who have accomplished proper military training.

Richest Terrorist Group

1. Taliban

Taliban nets between $70 and $400 million from drug activity (of which at least $15 to $25 million is collected as ushr, Islam’s 10 percent tax on harvests) annually. In addition, the Taliban collects an estimated $150 to $200 million per year in zakat and sadaqa donations, mostly from the Arab nations of the Persian Gulf. These figures exclude extensive Taliban revenues from ransoms, extortion, and improperly diverted money from Western aid, U.N. contributions, defense contractors, and the Afghanistan government itself. My own estimate would place that subtotal of an additional $50 million per year.

Splitting the difference for the estimated range of revenues, that would bring the Taliban’s total budget to an estimate of approximately $560 million annually.

Richest Terrorist Group

2. Hezbollah

Rachel Ehrenfeld’s Funding Evil documented that Hezbollah’s annual operating budget is between $200 and $500 million. Iran provides at least $120 million of that, with the rest coming from khums, drug trafficking, and other criminal activity.

Richest Terrorist Group

3. FARC

Columbia’s Marxist guerrillas, the FARC, enjoy annual revenues that range from estimates of $80 to $350 million.

Richest Terrorist Group

4. Hamas For 2010, Gaza’s budget adopted by Hamas was $540 million, but that’s a larger amount than Hamas’s own budget. The Council on Foreign Relations lists Hamas’s budget as $70 million. However, the recent news that Iran is cutting or ending its aid to Hamas which would substantially diminish Hamas’s treasury. Hamas receives significant funding through charitable front groups and from Saudi Arabia.

Richest Terrorist Group

5. Al Shabaab

A recent report from the U.N. revealed that al-Shabaab’srevenues are between $70 and $100 million per year, propelling it into the top tier of global jihadist funding.

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