Terrorism

Terrorism - (from the Latin Terrorism is the use of force

TERROR - fear, horror) – for political purposes, a
violent actions of criminal specific form of political
persons with the aim of violence.
undermining the existing
government, international
relations, political and
economic extortion

The terrorist action is Currently, terrorism is

designed to have a the biggest threat to the
certain effect: to sow stability of any country
fear, to create a threat to in the world
a wide range of people.
 Sides involved in
terrorist acts

Those whom the

Victims of terrorists want to
Terrorist intimidate and force
terrorism to behave in a
certain way
• ISIS (Islamic • Children • Governments of
State of Iraq and • Women countries
Syria ) • Men • Companies and
• Al-Qaeda • Elderly organizations
• Taleban • Other terrorist groups
Terrorists are people engaged in
terror. They most often take hostages,
arrange explosions in crowded places,
use weapons.
 Goals of terrorism
• The desire to sow fear among the population
• Expression of protest against politics, government
• Extortion
• Causing economic damage to the state or private
firms
• Carrying out covert terrorist acts against their
opponents and law enforcement agencies

Types of terrorism
• Political
• Criminal
• Nationalist
• Ecological
• Anti - war
 Places that are most often
targeted by terrorists:
Train stations and airports Stadiums Restaurants and cafes

Brussel airport Stadium in Grozniy Restaurant LE CARILLON

Trade Center Concerts Metro stations and trains

Concert of eagles of death Railway in Belarus
World Trade Center buildings
metal
 World statistics

In 2016, 1,787 terrorist attacks of various sizes were committed in many countries.
Statistics of victims of terrorism in the world recorded 13,759 killed and 16,683
wounded. Most of them died as a result of bomb explosions planted by militants in
crowded places.

The following acts of terrorism have become the bloodiest in the world:
the explosion in Baghdad – 292 people were killed, more than 200 were
injured and maimed;
bombings in Istanbul (January 12 and December 10) – the total number
of victims was 237 people, of whom 56 were killed, 181 were injured;
shooting and explosions at Istanbul airport – 45 people were killed, 239
people were injured;
terrorist attack in Gaziantep – due to an explosion during a wedding
ceremony in a church in a town in southern Turkey, 30 people were
killed, over 90 were injured;
terrorist attacks in Brussels - 13 people were killed, more than 35 were
injured.
Recently, terrorism has grown from local criminal activity
into a well-organized global network. Vivid examples of
international terrorism in the world are the Al–Qaeda
organization and the radical Islamist group ISIL (Islamic
State) formed after its collapse. There are up to 40-50
thousand militants of various nationalities and religions
Flag of ISIL Flag of Al-Qaeda
in its ranks. The capital of the unrecognized militant state
is the city of Raqqa.

Map of countries
where terrorist
attacks took
place and Al—
Qaeda took
responsibility