SUMMARY: This news article talks about the terrorist groups, such as Al-Shabaab, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, ISIS, and Taliban. It lists four questions: What is it? What’s being done? and Is it a global threat? For the last question, it says how most are global threats, like Al-Qaeda, Taliban, and ISIS, but it also states that Al-Shabaab is growing out of it’s boundaries in East Africa and it’s urging their sympathizers to attack U.S malls. The one with the highest threat level according to the article would be Al-Qaeda because most terrorist organizations have based off of this one. It also has had the widest range of attacks across the world, and has many admirers of it that take inspiration from them, like Al-Shabaab. For each group, there are being measures done.
For Al-Shabaab, UN forces are gathering troops to combat them and are slowly forcing them from capital of Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab is primarily located around Kenya and Uganda, and so they still control some regions there.
For Al-Qaeda, we have already killed the main head of this terrorist group, and now there are other nations who have been on a campaign to disassemble any other groups with ties to this group. Al Qaeda is so much of a threat because it only has a singular purpose and works to achieve this purpose at no cost: to destroy all “infidels.”
Next is Boko Haram, and measures taken against them are that Nigerian forces have combined to fight against them, along with some financial and technological aid by the U.S.
The fourth terrorist group is ISIS and counter measures are a lot of airstrikes, combined with the help of Jordan, Egypt, and U.S, which all joined the fight against ISIS after ISIS released videos of them killing their citizens. Along with that, the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has decided to fight against them, even though this has been proven as a difficult task for them because of how the economy is in tatters due to their civil war and international isolation.
Lastly is Taliban, and what is going on to stop them is that Pakistan attempted to have peace talks with them, but it failed. Now, in Afghanistan, are U.S. and NATO forces training thousands of troops on counterterrorism operations.
ANALYSIS: All these groups have threats to each of their own regions where they are. I would also agree saying that the most dangerous group would be Al-Qaeda because they’re still here, even after their leader was killed. I’d have to say the second most dangerous is ISIS, and it’s close to Al-Qaeda in its threat level because ISIS uses social media, and there are many sympathizers for their cause. There have been many cases of someone joining ISIS. Also, it’s comforting to know that even though there are many terrorist groups, there are also preventative measures being taken up against them to make sure to stop the spread of them. I feel a lot safer to know all this, but it’s good to be aware of these terrorist organizations that exist, and what’s being done to stop them.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What terrorist group do you think holds the most threat to us or in total? Do you think Boko Haram will start to pose a larger threat to U.S. like how Al-Shabaab has began to? Will ISIS do something on a large scale level like the attack Al-Qaeda orchestrated on the U.S?
LINK TO ARTICLE: http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/23/world/terror-groups-in-the-news/index.html
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