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| <!-- Comment == Indonesia == Bali events, embassy atrocity -->]. Acting upon the advice of ASIO and Australian courts, 18 of 19 terrorist organisations officially ''listed'' by the Australian government claim association with Islam, Islamising goals or Islamic ideology. The remaining organisation is the ].]] | |||
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== Terrorist organisations == | ||
| On 19 February 2007, Australian Attorney-General Philip Ruddock announced that Al-Zarqawi Tanzim Qa'idat Al-Jihad Fi Bilad Al-Rafidayn (also known as al Qa'ida in Iraq) was being relisted as a terorist group.<ref>http://www.ag.gov.au/agd/WWW/ministerruddockhome.nsf/Page/Media_Releases_2007_First_Quarter_0312007_-_19_February_2007_-_Re-listing_of_Al-Zarqawi_(tanzim_qa&apos</ref> | |||
| In 2002, a range of terrorist organisation offences were enacted enabling Australian governments to deal with organisations involved in terrorism.<ref>http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/Legislation/Act1.nsf/0/3FE76064F1487C39CA25722D00069043/$file/065-2002.doc ''The Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2002'' - Australian federal legislation.</ref> | |||
| As at early April 2007, there were 19 organisations listed as ''terrorist organisations'' by the Australian government.<ref>http://www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/agd/WWW/NationalSecurity.nsf/Page/What_Governments_are_doingListing_of_Terrorism_Organisations</ref> All but one of those organisations are associated to Islamic ideology: | |||
| * The ] Group. From a base in the Southern islands of the Philippines, this group has affirmed a goal of creating a pan-Islamic superstate across Southeast Asia.<ref>url=http://tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=204, title=Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), publisher=MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base</ref> | |||
| * ]. This is a militant ] ] ] terrorist organization established in 1988. | |||
| * ] (the ] group, also known as al Qa'ida in Iraq, or ''The Organization for the Foundation of the Holy Struggle in Mesopotamia''.<ref>http://www.ag.gov.au/agd/WWW/ministerruddockhome.nsf/Page/Media_Releases_2007_First_Quarter_0312007_-_19_February_2007_-_Re-listing_of_Al-Zarqawi_(tanzim_qa&apos</ref> This organisation associates itself with Al-Qa'ida and is a successor of Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (Arabic: جماعة التوحيد والجهاد) - the Unification (Monotheism) and the Holy Struggle Group) | |||
| * ] (formerly known as Ansar Al-Islam) | |||
| * ]: a group based in northern and central Iraq, and including ] groups, Sunni Arab religious radicals, and others. | |||
| * ] (''"the League of the Followers" or "Partisans’ League"'') This is an organization of ] ]s based in southern ]. <ref name=navy> {{cite web||url=http://library.nps.navy.mil/home/tgp/asb.htm|title=Asbat al-Ansar)|accessdate=2006-07-20|author=United States Department of State}}</ref> | |||
| * ], also called ''Islamic Jihad '' and the ''Jihad Group''. They have an association to the ]. They have declared a goal to overthrow the Egyptian Government and replace it with an Islamic state. | |||
| * The ], a militant wing of ] (Arabic: حركة حماس; acronym: Arabic: حركة المقاومة الاسلامية, or Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya or "Islamic Resistance Movement". | |||
| * The ] (Al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya - "The Islamic Resistance"). Hezbollah (Arabic: حزب الله ḥizbu-llāh, meaning "party of God") is a Shi'a Islamic political and paramilitary organization based in Lebanon. It propounds a version of Islamic ] ideology developed by ]. | |||
| * ]. This is a terrorist group based in southern ]. | |||
| * ], also known as the '''Islamic Party of Turkestan''' ('''IPT'''). This is an ] within the ] that has operated in and beyond ] since 1998.<ref name=MIPTPROFILE> MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base</ref> The IMU's goal is to overthrow the ] and replace it with an ]. | |||
| * ] (]:'''جيش محمد''', literally ''The Army of Muhammad''. This is a major ] organization in ]. formed in 1994 and based in the ]. The group's primary motive is to end ]'s rule in ].<ref></ref><ref></ref> | |||
| * ] (formerly known as Harakat Ul-Mujahideen): a militant ] organization founded in 1993 that is particularly active in ]. | |||
| * ]: a Southeast Asian ] organization dedicated to the establishment of a Daulah Islamiyah (pan-Islamic superstate in Southeast Asia). | |||
| * ](]: ''Army of ]''): a ] ] affiliated with ] that has operated in ] since ] with a particular focus upon victimising the Pakistani ] community. | |||
| * ]. This organisation's primary objectives are to end Indian rule in ], and to establish Islamic rule over all of India and the world <ref name="BBC">,BBC</ref> | |||
| * ]: and organisation declaring a goal of destroying ] and replacement it with a ] Islamic state. | |||
| * ]: a militant ] Sunni Islamist group which aims to overthrow the ] government and institute an Islamic state there. | |||
| For listing, an organisation may be found to be such by a court as part of a prosecution for a terrorist offence or the same may be specified in regulations upon the motion of the Attorney-General of Australia. | |||
| Under Australian law it is an offence to materially support or be supported by such organisations. | |||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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Alleged Sydney-Melbourne terrorist ring
As of early March 2007 nine men charged with Australia's largest terrorist conspiracy were undergoing commital hearings at Penrith for alleged crimes associated with a plan to attack Sydney's Lucas Heights Nuclear Reactor.
The men have been in a maximum security jail since 2005 when police and security agencies raided homes in Sydney and Melbourne, arresting a total of 18 men.
Nine men face terrorism charges in Melbourne.
Police allege the Sydney men had been urged by their Muslim cleric leader to inflict maximum damage for the sake of jihad.
Police said the men had attended terrorist training camps in Australia, stockpiled chemicals to make explosives and that one of them was found with 165 railway detonators at his home.
The hearing is expected to run for two months.
Terrorist organisations
On 19 February 2007, Australian Attorney-General Philip Ruddock announced that Al-Zarqawi Tanzim Qa'idat Al-Jihad Fi Bilad Al-Rafidayn (also known as al Qa'ida in Iraq) was being relisted as a terorist group.
See also
- Australian anti-terrorism legislation, 2004
- Australian Anti-Terrorism Bill 2005
- Crime in Australia
- Islamist terrorism
- 2002 Bali bombings
- 2005 Bali bombings
Notes
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/06/AR2007030600686.html
- http://www.ag.gov.au/agd/WWW/ministerruddockhome.nsf/Page/Media_Releases_2007_First_Quarter_0312007_-_19_February_2007_-_Re-listing_of_Al-Zarqawi_(tanzim_qa&apos