TERRORISM REVIEW

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Plans To Prosecute Shaykh for Marine Barracks Bombing
Lebanon's highest court announced during the first week in February that it intends
to try ousted former Hizballah leader Tufayli for the deaths of two Lebanese
soldiers-killed in a recent shootout with Tufayli followers-as well as for crimes
he committed during the civil war, including the bombing of the US Marine Corps
barracks in 1983:
have not moved to capture Tufayli because of political concerns
OTufayli and several hundred supporters are hiding in the mountains near the
border with Syria. The Lebanese Armed Forces have deployed to the area but
? A month after the shootout, Tufayli remains at large.
saving way to remove him from the scene
Despite Lebanon's initiatives, a variety of reporting suggests that Tufayli never
will stand trial for his crimes but rather may be granted asylum in Syria or Iran.
Hizballah and other elements in Lebanon cannot afford to make a martyr out of
Tufayli by killing him or publicly bringing him to trial and are looking for a face-
"events of the past."
? Before his confrontation with the Army began, Tufayli faxed a statement to local
newspapers threatening to reveal information detailing who was responsible for
Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri probably believes trying Tufayli for his past
crimes, such as the Marine barracks bombing, will demonstrate to the United States
that he is following through on bilateral security arrangements, including
prosecuting those who committed crimes against US citizens during the war:
group's influence in the Lebanese Governmen
? Hizballah, Iran, Syria, and many Lebanese officials are likely to support quietly
removing Tufayli from Lebanon because he could implicate them in a variety of
illegal activities, including terrorist operations against US citizens. Tufayli's dis-
appearance will help eliminate overt criticism of b llah and strengthen the
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The Terrorism Diary for March and April 1998
Below is a compendium of March and April dates of known or conceivable
significance to terrorists around the world. Our inclusion of a date or event
should not by itself be construed r Best that we expect or anticipate a
commemorative terrorist event.
2 March 1956 Morocco. Independence Day (termination of Treaty of Fez).
2 March 1977 Libya. Establishment of Jamahiriyah (Masses' State).
3 March 1878 Bulgaria. Independence Day.
3 March 1961 Morocco. Accession of King Hassan to throne.
4 March 1982 Colombia, United States. Effective date of extradition treaty aimed at narcotics
traffickers.
6 March 1957 Ghana. Independence Day.
6 March 1975 Kurdish Region. Algerian accord between Iran and Iraq abandoning support for
the Kurds.
10 March 1979 Kurdish Region. Death of Kurdish leader Mulla Mustafa Barzani.
11 March 1966 Indonesia. President Sukarno turns over power to Suharto.
12 March 1880 Turkey. Birthday of Ataturk.
12 March 1968 Gabon. National Day.
12 March 1968 Mauritius. Independence Day.
13 March 1979 Grenada. Coup d'etat by Maurice Bishop (National Day).
14 March 1975 Japan. Chukaku-ha (Nucleus Faction) Secretary General Honda assassinated by
rival radical groups.
16 March 1921 Armenians. Signing of Soviet-Turkish border treaty that ended Armenian hopes of
establishing an independent state.
17 March Ireland. St. Patrick's Day (National Day
20 March 1956 Tunisia. Independence Day.
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 20 March 1995 Japan. Aum Shinrikyo sarin gas attack on Tokyo subways.
21 March Turkey. Kurdish New Year.
22 March 1945 Arab World. Founding of Arab League (original members: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
Lebanon, Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Syria).
23 March 1956 Pakistan. Pakistan Day (founding of Islamic republic).
23 March Sri Lanka. Poya Day holiday.
25 March 1821 Greece. Greek Revolution Memorial Day (celebrating beginning of independence
from Turkey).
25 March 1975 Saudi Arabia. Assassination of King Faisal and accession of King Khalid.
26 March 1970 Libya. UK Evacuation Day (day British forces turned over bases and departed).
26 March 1971 Bangladesh. Independence Day.
26 March 1978 Egypt, Israel. Peace agreement ratified.
28 March Palestinians. National Day.
29 March 1992 Basque Region. Leadership of Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) apprehended
in Bidart, France.
30 March 1974 Turkey. Death of terrorist Mahir Cayan, member of Turkish People's Liberation
Party.
30 March 1976 Palestinians. Day of the Homeland.
April Armenians. April is dedicated by Armenian groups to the memory of the massacre
of Armenians by Turks during World War I.
I April 1979 Iran. Islamic Republic Day.
4 April 1947 Syria. Founding of Bath Party.
4 April 1979 Pakistan. Ex-President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto executed; the terrorist group
Al-Zulfikar, founded by his two sons, is named after him.
7 April 1916 Ireland. Beginning of insurrection that led to independence.
8 April 1947 Iraq. Founding of ruling Bath Party.
11 April 1968 Palestinians. Founding of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General
Command (PFLP-GC). _
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14-15 April 1986
19 April 1980
22 April1997
24 April 1915
28 April 1937
29 April 1986
Lebanon. Phalange militiamen attack bus, triggering Lebanese civil war.
Libya. US aircraft bomb Tripoli and Banghazi in retaliation for Libyan involve-
ment in anti-US terrorism.
Peru. Death of MRTA leader Nestor Cerpa Cartolini during the hostage rescue
mission at the Japanese Ambassador's residence.
Armenians. National Day of Sorrow. Commemorates Turkish massacre.
Iraq. Birthday of Saddam Husayn.
India. Sikh militants declare independent republic of Khalistan at Golden Temple
in Amritsar; militants expelled from temple next day.
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 Chronology of International Terrorism
The following incidents were determined to meet the criteria for international ter-
rorism by the Intelligence Community's Incident Review Panel since publication of
the previous issue of the Terrorism Review. These incidents are the basis for the
State Department's Patterns of Global Terrorism, published annually as the US
Government's official record of international terrorism. F-~
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4 January
8 January
Khmer Rouge (KR) is suspected.
Cambodia: Police found a handgrenade in a bottle filled with gasoline near the
residence of Hanoi's military attache and the Vietnamese Association office. The
Macedonia: A bomb exploded under a government vehicle in Prilep, damaging
five vehicles and shattering windows of surrounding buildings. The Kosovo
Liberation Army (UCK) claimed responsibility.
Macedonia: A bomb detonated in front of a private garage located between a
local government building and an apartment building in Kumanovo. The blast
destroyed the garage and shattered the windows of nearby apartments and those on
the second-floor government building. The Kosovo Liberation Army (UCK)
claimed responsibilityF
Russia: A Swedish couple working as Christian missionaries was kidnapped as
they walked to their apartment building in Makhachkal, Dagestan (an area
bordering Chechnya). An anonymous caller claiming to represent the Dagestani
kidnappers stated the couple was in good health and had been moved to Chechnya.
20 January Russia: Authorities safely defused a bomb attached to the underside of a vehicle
belonging to an Armenian Embassy employee in Moscow
Europe
23 January
Formation (MAS).
Greece: Unknown assailants set fire to an Armenian Embassy vehicle in Athens,
causing extensive damage. Authorities blamed the attack on anarchists protesting
the 13 January 1998 arrest of the suspected member of the Fighting Guerrilla .
26 January Greece: Two improvised explosive devices detonated at the Thessaloniki offices
of Hewlett-Packard, causing minor damage but no injuries. Police deactivated
a third device that failed to detonate. A group calling itself the Revolutionary
Subversive Faction-Commando Unabomber claimed responsibility for the attack
stating that their actions were in support of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski.F-~
4 January Colombia: Unidentified guerrillas bombed the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline
in Colombia, causing 7,000 barrels of oil to spill.
7 January
Colombia: Rebels bombed a section of the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in
Colombia, causing an undetermined amount of damage. The army blames the
National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels for the attack
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 16 January Colombia: An unidentified guerrilla group dynamited the Cano Limon-Covenas
oil pipeline in Bojaba, causing a 4,000-barrel oil spill that spread into the area's
water supply and contaminated the La Gritona stream
5 January
14 January
Iraq: Unknown assailants fired two rocket propelled grenades at the United
Nations headquarters in Baghdad, causing minor damage. The UN building
houses the Humanitarian Coordinator and the UN Special Commission
(UNSCOM), which oversees the dismantling of Iraq's weapons of mass destruc-
tion. Press reported that Saddam Hussein's younger son Qusayy planned and
ordered the attack to intimidate UN weapons inspectors
and an automobile dealer.
Yemen: Two tribesmen kidnapped three South Korean citizens in Sanaa. The
hostages are the wife and daughter of the First Secretary of the Korean Embassy
Israel: At the Israel-Lebanon border crossing near Metulla, a boobytrapped
video cassette exploded, injuring three Israelis and three Lebanese, including the
man who carried it. Amal claimed responsibility, stating that the intended target
was a senior Israeli intelligence officerF
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Spain
Summary of Indigenous Terrorism-January 1998
The incidents and situations listed below are not a detailed accounting of all
terrorist incidents, but rather provide an overview of selected indigenous terrorism
On 9 January, in New Delhi, a bomb hidden under a food cart exploded on a busy
street near police headquarters, injuring at least 50 persons. Police suspect Sikh
separatists are responsible
On 10 January, in Chennai, a bomb detonated across from the visa entrance of the
US Consulate, injuring four persons and damaging three floors of the building.
Police found a leaflet at the scene from the Islamic Defense Force (IDF) claiming
the explosion was in protest of the government's opposition to Islamic candidates
in the upcoming elections.F_
On 25 January, in Gandarbal, in Kashmir, heavily armed, masked assailants killed
23 Hindus, set fire to some of their houses, and burned a Hindu temple. F-7
On 23 January a bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded during an anti-Israel rally
in Karachi, injuring two persons and damaging several shops, cars, motorcycles
On 25 January, in Kandy, suicide bombers drove an explosive-laden truck through
the gates of the most sacred Buddhist shrine, the Temple of the Tooth, killing
approximately 16 persons, injuring 23 others, and causing extensive damage to the
exterior of the shrine and other buildings. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(LTTE) are suspected. The government banned the LTTE and moved the main 50th
Independence Day celebrations on 4 February from Kandy to Colombo.
Prince Charles and other foreign dignitaries were expected to attend.)
Arsonists set fire to a furniture store owned by a Popular Party councillor in
Erandio on 7 January, causing extensive damage. Members or sym athizers of the
Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) organization are suspected
detonated under his car in Zarauz. Authorities suspect ETA involvement
On 9 January a Popular Party councillor was killed when an explosive device
with flying debris. The ETA is probably responsible
A letter bomb exploded at a military housing complex in Vitoria on 10 January,
injuring two women and a small child he device was
intended for a Spanish army officer but detonated prematurely injuring the victims
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Police defused an explosive device found outside a San Sebastian social security
office on 15 January. An anonymous caller to a local overnment agency alerted
suspecte
On 25 January an improvised incendiary device detonated at the door of a Basque
policema eitia, causing minor damage. ETA members or sympathizers are
Turkey On 5 January, in Istanbul, suspected Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) members
threw a fragmentation bomb at a lottery office, causing extensive damage.
United Kingdom
Colombia
the 27 December 1997 slaying of their leader at the Maze prison.
On 1 I January unidentified gunmen shot and killed the husband of a niece of Gerry
Adams outside the Belfast nightclub where he worked as a doorman. The Loyalist
Volunteer Force (LVF) claimed responsibility stating the act was in retaliation for
In Belfast between 19 and 23 January, a series of tit-for-tat shootings between
nationalist and loyalist paramilitary organizations has left three persons dead and
three others injured. The first victim, a Catholic taxi driver, was shot and killed as
he sat in his vehicle on 19 January. Nationalist gunmen retaliated the same day by
killing a Protestant carpet shop owner. Loyalists renewed their campaign in the
ensuing days by killing or injuring four Catholic men. No one has claimed respon-
sibility from the nationalist side, but both the Ulster Defense Association (UDA)
and the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) claimed credit for some of the attacks
against Catholics. Neither group specified with which attacks they were involved.
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas fired on a DC-3 plane
in Mirafiores on 3 January, injuring two passengers.
councilmen must resign
National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels kidnapped the mayor of San Pablo on
7 January. He was held by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
guerrillas and released on 15 February with a warning that municipal officials and
bus.
Popular Liberation Army (EPL) guerrillas set up two roadblocks in Santander on
10 January, killing two drivers, injuring two others, and torching four trucks and a
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mortar, which the bomb squad defused.
In a failed attempt by Sendero Luminoso (SL) rebels to fire two rockets at a
national police school in Puente Piedra on 5 January, the rockets went off prema-
turely. The frustrated attackers fled, leaving behind leaflets bearing SL slogans
praising the group's jailed leader. Authorities found four similar rockets and a steel
Group (GIA).
On I1 January, in Sidi Hammed, between 50 and 75 Islamic extremists killed
nearly 400 civilians and wounded 70 others. The massacre began when a bomb
exploded inside a cafe, killing and injuring many of the men gathered there. The
assailants then broke down the doors of homes, attacking the people with hatchets,
knives, and guns. Some of the victims were doused with flammable liquid and set
on fire. Survivors reported that many of the terrorists wore long beards and Afghan
tunics, and some were known to the villagers as members of the Armed Islamic
West Bank On 1 January, near the `Aley Zahav settlement, unidentified gunmen opened fire on
a car, wounding an Israeli woman who died several days later. The Popular Front
for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), or Fatah, may be responsible
Yemen On 20 January, in Sanaa, a bomb detonated inside a car near a tourist hotel in the
heart of Al-Tahrir square
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