Abstract
This chapter examines the activities of a few terrorist organizations and the response of one country, France, to terrorism. It focuses on the regions where terrorists operate and their origins, ideology and methods. These armed groups predate the emergence of Boko Haram and have survived despite the global war on terrorism. The chapter also examines the nature of the terrorist organizations active in France and the country’s counterterrorism efforts. The lessons learnt offer a template to the Nigerian government in its quest to rid Nigeria of terrorism.
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It is generally believed by Christians that Armageddon represents the last battle between God’s army and that of the devil and that the devil will be defeated.
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For more information, see https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/sarin/basics/facts.asp
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These are those fighting Jihad. In this book, they represent those fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan (Al-Zayyat 2004).
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These are “Muslims who derive their understanding of Islamic shari‘a from the sunna or traditions of the Prophet. The majority of the world’s Muslims are Sunni” (Al-Zayyat 2004: x).
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“The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is a forum where the governments of 34 democracies with market economies work with each other to promote economic growth, prosperity, and sustainable development. The member states of the OECD include 25 European countries and North America, as well as Australia, Chile, Israel, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea” (Institute for Economics and Peace 2016: 40).
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Temitope Faluyi, O., Khan, S., Akinola, A.O. (2019). Terrorist Organizations and Counter-Terrorism: Case Studies. In: Boko Haram’s Terrorism and the Nigerian State. Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05737-4_8
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