The Real Face of Terrorism – Facts & Figures

The Real Face of Terrorism – Facts & Figures

This write-up is based on facts and figures gathered majorly from non-Muslim sources.

Below is a list of 10 terrorist organizations that do not consist of Muslims.

Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)

Founded: 1987

Place of Origin: Uganda, North, east & central regions of Africa

Purpose: To serve their vested interests by disrupting peace and tranquility in the region especially, Uganda.

Responsible for: Over 3000 killings and displacement of approximately 400,000 people.

Kahane Chai

Founded: 1971

Place of Origin: Israel

Purpose: To attain Jewish supremacy by spreading hatred towards Arabs.

Responsible for: Bombing of girls’ school, conspiring against & assassinating innocent Arabs. Showed open support for a Jewish terrorist named Baruch Goldstein who killed 29 innocent Palestinians in 1994.

Aum Shinrikyo

Founded: 1984

Place of Origin: Japan

Purpose: To serve their vested interests through violence and human rights’ abuse. To bring about the apocalypse.

Responsible for: Carrying out brainwashing sessions on its members using electric shocks, LSD and other means. Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system killing 13 innocent commuters and injuring many in 1995.

New People’s Army (NPA)

Founded: 1969

Place of Origin: The Philippines

Purpose: To promote left wing people’s ideology

Responsible for: 40,000 deaths. Prison raid, attacks on mining sites, attacks on the military, the police, and government informants and the assassination of a U.S. Army Colonel.

Ulster Defense Association (UDA) aka Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF)

Founded: 1971

Place of Origin: Northern Ireland

Purpose: Protestant supremacy

Responsible for: 259 deaths mostly Catholics.

Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA) – Side branch of Irish Republican Army (IRA)

Founded: 1990s decade

Place of Origin: Republic of Ireland

Purpose: To unite Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

Responsible for: Carrying out attacks on British Military, Northern Ireland Police as well as innocent civilians. Bombed the town of Omagh in 1998 killing 29 and injuring 220 innocent people in Northern Ireland.

Shining Path / Sendero Luminoso

Founded: 1980

Place of Origin: Peru

Purpose: Establishment of Marxist rule in Peru

Responsible for: Over 31000 deaths and disappearances.

Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA)

Founded: 1958

Place of Origin: Spain / France

Purpose: Establishment of ‘Basqueland’ a separate state for Basque people.

Responsible for: Killing of over 829 innocent people by attacking politicians, judges, journalists, businessmen, and tourists.

Revolutionary Struggle / Epanastatikos Agonas (EA)

Founded: Around and about 2003

Place of Origin: Greece

Purpose: To bring about a revolution in Greece using violence and terror tactics.

Responsible for: Attacking government buildings, banks, business institutions, police stations and the American embassy in Athens.

Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias De Colombia (FARC) 

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia

Founded: 1964

Place of Origin: Columbia, South America

Purpose: To bring about communist revolution in Columbia through illicit drug production and distribution, kidnap for ransom, illegal mining & extortion.

Responsible for: Using landmines to kill people and the deaths of 460 soldiers and thousands of innocent civilians.

Reference: http://www.wonderslist.com/10-non-islamic-terrorist-organisations/