On November 11, 1982, a new method of warfare debuted as the first suicide bomber, a 17 year old Shia Muslim from southern Lebanon, drove a white Mercedes loaded with explosives into the Israeli army headquarters in the city of Tyre. This act was followed by the bombings of U.S. embassy and U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut. Shia theology glorifies the act of self martyrdom or "shuhada" claiming to provide the "martyr" with a direct path to heaven. A new tactic would soon find many copycats and would spread all around the Arabian Peninsula and reach as far as Afghanistan from where the plan was devised to destroy the Twin Towers on 9/11/2001.

 

 

 
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Articles and Resources

  Country Reports on Terrorism - Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations
  On Collision Course with Iran
  Designated State Sponsors of Terrorism
  FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists  
  From Wahhab to Bin Laden
  Major Terrorist Acts in Israel Since the Start of Intifada of 2001 (ADL)
  Terrorist Activities Update by Site Intelligence Group
  Educating Children for Hatred and Terrorism (ITIC)  
  Muslim Brotherhood's Conquest of Europe (Middle East Forum)
  Marketing Terrorism Through the Internet (ITIC)
  The Historical Roots of Current Terrorist Tactics
  Hezbollah's International Reach (ADL)
  Pakistan - Jihad Lives On (South Asia Intelligence Review)
  Israel's War Against Terror (Palestinian Terrorism Picture Archive)

 

 

 

 

 

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