Terrorism Glossary
Definitions of some common terrorist and counter-terrorism terms (G-L):
G - L
GIA: Armed Islamic Group based in Algeria
GICM: Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group based in Western Europe
GRAPO: Grupo de Resistencia Anti-Fascista Premero de Octubre, a.k.a. First of October Antifascist Resistance Group based in Spain
GSPC: The Salafist Group for Call and Combat based in Algeria
guerilla warfare: (JP 1-02, NATO) - Military and paramilitary operations conducted in enemy-held or hostile territory by irregular, predominantly indigenous forces. (See also unconventional warfare (UW). See FMs 90-8, 100-12, and 100-20.
HIG: Hizb-I Islami Gulbuddin based in Afghanistan and Pakistan
HM: Hizb ul-Mujahidin based in Kashmir, India
HUA: Harakat ul-Ansar based in Pakistan
HUJI: Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami, a.k.a. Movement of Islamic Holy War based in Pakistan
HUJI-B: Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami/Bangladesh, a.k.a. Movement of Islamic Holy War based in Bangladesh
HUM: Harakat ul-Mujahidin, a.k.a. Movement of Holy Warriors based in Pakistan
IAA: Islamic Army of Aden, a.k.a. Aden-Abyan Islamic Army based in Yemen
IED: Improvised Explosive Device. Devices that have been fabricated in an improvised manner and that incorporate explosives or destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary chemicals in their design.
IG: Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, a.k.a. Islamic Group based in Egypt.
IIPB: Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade based in Chechnya
incapacitating agent: (CBRN Handbook) Produce temporary physiological and/or mental effects via action on the central nervous system. Effects may persist for hours or days, but victims usually do not require medical treatment. However, such treatment speeds recovery.
industrial agent: (CBRN Handbook) Chemicals developed or manufactured for use in industrial operations or research by industry, government, or academia. These chemicals are not primarily manufactured for the specific purpose of producing human casualties or rendering equipment, facilities, or areas dangerous for use by man. Hydrogen cyanide, cyanogen chloride, phosgene, chloropicrin and many herbicides and pesticides are industrial chemicals that also can be chemical agents.
insurgency: (JP 1-02, NATO) - An organized movement aimed at the overthrow of a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict. See FMs 90-8 and 100-20.
international: of, relating to, or affecting two or more nations (Webster's). For our purposes, affecting two or more nations.
IRA: Irish Republican Army based in Northern Ireland
IMU: Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
JEM: Jaish-e-Mohammed, a.k.a. Army of Mohammed based in Pakistan
JI: Jemaah Islamiya based in Malaysia and Singapore
JRA: Japanese Red Army based in Lebanon and Japan
JUM: Jamiat ul-Mujahidin based in Kashmir, India
KMM: Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia based in Malaysia
LJ: Lashkar I Jhangvi, a.k.a. Army of Jhangvi based in Pakistan
LRA: Lord's Resistance Army based in Uganda
LT: Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, a.k.a. Army of the Righteous based in Pakistan
LTTE: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a.k.a. World Tamil Association, World Tamil Movement, Federation of Associations of Canadian Tamils, Ellalan Force, and Sangilian Force based in Sri Lanka
LVF: Loyalist Volunteer Force based in Northern Ireland
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