Terrorism

Terrorism

The use of violence and intimidation against innocent civilians in the pursuit of political or religious aims.

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Dirty bomb

Military; Terrorism

A dirty bomb uses conventional explosive to disperse radioactive material like that used in the medical arena over a given area. Though a dirty bomb may not cause immediate physical damage, the ...

Terrorist group

Military; Terrorism

Any group practicing, or that has significant subgroups that practice, international terrorism.

A blast suit is a heavy suit of body armour designed to withstand the pressure released from a bomb and any projectiles the bomb may produce. It is usually worn by trained personnel attempting bomb ...

Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)

Law enforcement; Terrorism

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo; FARC-EP, or simply FARC) is a Marxist–Leninist revolutionary ...

Khmer Rouge

Military; Terrorism

Khmer Rouge is the name of the Cambodian guerrilla organisation that took power on April 17, 1975 (the "Fall of Phnom Penh"), founding the Democratic Kampuchea (DK), a system of government of ...

Cambodian genocide

Military; Terrorism

The "Cambodian genocide" was a series of acts of detention, torture and mass murder both collectively and individually which currently are being tried by an international tribunal in Phnom Penh for ...

Ciudad Juárez

Law enforcement; Terrorism

Ciudad Juárez is a city and seat of the municipality of Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is known as "the most violent zone in the world outside of declared war zones". A lot of the ...