Terrorist Groups and Havens: Islamic Jihad and Al Qaeda to IRA

Terrorist groups can be found in every country. Some are small enclaves of radicals committing relatively minor acts of domestic terrorism. Others, like the Islamic Jihad and Al Qaeda (the Bin Laden Network), are widespread and commit large-scale acts of domestic and international terrorism. Many of these terrorist groups, such as FARC, target political figures or entities, but there are almost always civilian casualties as with Aum Shinrikyo's sarin gas incident.

While terrorist groups of in the Middle East have been the focus of much attention, many other active terrorist groups exist around the world. Ireland is embroiled in battles between the United Kingdom and various Irish paramilitary groups working toward an independent and unified Ireland. The United States must deal with domestic terrorists as well as international terrorists. Even one of the world's safest cities, Tokyo, is not safe from terrorism.

Information is very important in this day and age. The more people know about terrorist groups, the more they are able to defend themselves against these groups. Terrorist groups rely on surprise and fear, but if people have the knowledge to prepare for attacks, many terrorists will have lost their advantage.

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