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HumanFrancis
rights
are not only
violated by
terrorism,
repression or
assassination,
but also by
unfair

DEFINITIO
N

In theinternational community,terrorismhas no
legally binding,criminal lawdefinition.Common
definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent
acts that are intended to create fear (terror); are
perpetrated for a religious, political, or ideological
goal; and deliberately target or disregard the
safety ofnoncombatants(e.g.,military
personnelinpeacetimeorcivilians). Some
definitions now include acts ofunlawful
violenceandwar. The use of similar tactics by
criminal organizations for protection racketsor to
enforce acode of silenceis usually not labeled

Osam
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laden

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If inciting people to
do that [9/11] is
terrorism, and if
killing those who kill
our sons is
terrorism, then let
history be witness
that we are
terrorists.

He was born in the bin Laden family to

billionaireMohammed bin Awad bin Ladenin
Saudi Arabia. He studied there in college until
1979, when he joined themujahideenforces
inPakistanagainst theSovietsinAfghanistan.
He helped to fund the mujahideen by funneling
arms, money and fighters from the Arab world
into Afghanistan, also gaining popularity from
many Arabs.In 1988, he formed al-Qaeda.He
was banished from Saudi Arabia in 1992, and
shifted his base to Sudan, until US pressure
forced him to leave Sudan in 1996
. Then, he declared a war against the United
States, initiating a series of bombings and
related attacks.Bin Laden was on the

Death of Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden, the founder
and head of theIslamistmilitant
groupal-Qaeda was killed
inPakistanon May 2, 2011,
shortly after 1:00amPKT]]
(20:00UTC, May 1) byU.S. Navy
SEALsof theU.S. Naval Special
Warfare Development Group(also
known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team
Six). The operation, codenamedOperation Neptune
Spear, was carried out in

In addition to DEVGRU,
participating units included
theU.S. Army Special
Operations Command's160th
Special Operations Aviation
Regiment (Airborne)and CIA
operatives
raid onbin Laden's
compoundinAbbottabad,
Pakistan, was launched
fromAfghanistan.After the
raid, U.S. forces took bin
Laden's body to Afghanistan
for identification, then buried it
at sea within 24 hours of his

Daud
Ibrahim

ADawood Ibrahim(bornDawood Ibrahim

Kaskar) is the leader ofIndian organized
crime syndicateD-Companyfounded
inMumbai.He is currently on the wanted
list ofInterpolforCheating,Criminal
ConspiracyandOrganized Crime
Syndicated.He was No. 3 on theForbes'
World's Top 10 most dreaded criminals
list of 2011, rising from the 4th position
in 2008.Indian court has recently issued
a warrant on Dawood Ibrahim for sport
fixing crime in theIndian Premier League.
After the1993 Mumbai bombings, which
Ibrahim allegedly organized and financed,

According to
theUnited States,
Ibrahim maintained
close links withalQaeda'sOsama Bin
Laden.
As a consequence, the
United States declared
Dawood Ibrahim a
"globalterrorist" in
2003 and pursued the
matter before
theUnited Nationsin
an attempt to freeze
his assets around the

AJMAL KASAB

Mohammed Ajmal
Amir
Kasab(PunjabiUr
du:
;13 July
1987 21
November
2012)was
aPakistanimilitan
t and a member of
theLashkar-eTaiba I

Kasab was born

inFaridko, Pakistan to
a family belonging to
theQassabcommunity
. He left his home in
2005, engaging in
petty crime and armed
robbery with a friend.
In late 2007, he and
his friend encountered
members ofJama'atud-Da'wah, the
political wing of

On 3 May 2010, Kasab was found

guilty of 80 offences, including
murder, waging war against India,
possessing explosives, and other
charges.[On 6 May 2010, the same
trial court sentenced him to death
on four counts and to a life sentence
on five counts. Kasab's death
sentence was upheld by
theBombay High Courton 21
February 2011.The verdict was
upheld by theSupreme Court of
Indiaon 29 August 2012.Kasab was
hanged on 21 November 2012 at

C
h
ot
a
ra

Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje

is the boss of a major
crime syndicate based in
India. He is a former key
aide
andlieutenantofDawood
Ibrahim Starting as a
petty thief and bootlegger
working forRajan Nair,
also known asBada
Rajan(Big Rajan). Chhota
Rajan took over the reins

He parted ways withDawood Ibrahim in

1993 after thebombings A group within
the D-company led by Sautya, Chhota
Shakeel and Sharad Shetty had started to
resent the growing clout and influence of
Rajan. They had started planting stories
against him to Ibrahim. Rajan, increasingly
became suspicious and insecure of the
developments taking place within the
gang and began fearing for his life. This
led him to request the Indian officials to
help him flee Dubai and settle down in
another country under a different identity,
in return for information about Ibrahim's

TERRORIST
GROUP

TALIBA

Taliban:
Derived from the word
students, Taliban is well
known for beastly governing
the Afghanistan from 1996 to
2001 and its deadly
guerrillawaragainst theNATO
ncluding the governments of
Pakistan and Afghanistan. This
terrorist group was founded
by Pashtun tribes with the
significant support from some