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Tentacles of terror: Al Qaeda's Southeast Asian network
Zachary Abuza
The horrors of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States and the ensuing war on terrorism galvanized the global community to come to terms with the reality of international terrorism.
An article from: Contemporary Southeast Asia
Thomson Gale
December 2002
ISBN: 0000000051 e-Book
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The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 on the United
States shocked the world and resulted in a global campaign
against terrorist groups. Southeast Asian states, long
considered the "Islamic periphery", owing to their moderate
Islamic stance, pluralism and secularism, were suddenly
forced to confront a small but potent terrorist threat in
their midst, culminating in the 12 October 2002 attack on a
Balinese resort. Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda had entered the
region beginning in the early to mid-1990s, establishing
independent cells and assisting and liaising with indigenous
Islamic insurgencies that hitherto were believed to have
solely domestic agendas. This article analyses the origins,
linkages, and network that Al Qaeda established in Southeast
Asia. Though the extent of Islamic radicalism and terrorist
activity is small by comparison to the Middle East or South
Asia, it is still of great concern to the governments in
Southeast Asia.
Citation Details
Title: Tentacles of terror: Al Qaeda's Southeast Asian
network.
Author: Zachary Abuza
Publication: Contemporary Southeast Asia (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 2002
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)
Volume: 24 Issue: 3 Page: 427(39)
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