Different Terrorist Groups: Fighting Global Terrorism

At a glance..

This detailed 114-page resource details different terrorist groups around the globe, including information linked to websites, alias group names and/or organizations, etc.

The details..

The Terrorist Groups - Thesaurus and Open Source Guide is an essential tool for analysts researching terrorism. This guide compiles all the different lists of terrorist organizations into one document. The purpose behind this book is to provide researchers with a comprehensive research tool that includes all the necessary information on various terrorist organizations in one place.

The book contains listings of preferred groups as well as non-preferred groups cross-referenced to them. If there's a mother-tongue name equivalent to any particular group, it will be included in parenthesis alongside its national area of operation and concentration details.

Apart from providing detailed information on each listed terror group, this resource also offers open-source websites for reference purposes where readers can obtain additional data regarding these entities. The sources used for compiling this material include Air University Library: Terrorist and Insurgent Organizations (2003), Asia Terrorism Database (2005), Council on Foreign Relations: Terrorist Groups (2004) among others.

Overall, if you're looking for an extensive list containing up-to-date information about known or suspected terror organizations worldwide; then look no further than the Terrorist Groups - Thesaurus and Open Source Guide.