Suicide attack

Two psychological symptoms victims and first responders sustain from suicide terrorist attacks include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and shock (Gelkopf, Solomon & Avraham Bleich, 2013). Suicide attacks are an effective means of terrorism because the attacker can get very close to the target without been noticed. If they are individuals loaded with explosives they can locate themselves in the middle of crowds and generate great damage. In the case of cars that are used for suicide attacks, the trunks can be loaded with large quantities of explosives that can destroy buildings and generate massive damage and kill dozens or even hundreds of people. These attacks are more effective than placing a bomb in a public place because the bomb…

A man was arrested under the accuse of plotting a suicide bomb attack in London. Mohammed Rehman, 25, of Radstock Road, Reading, is on trial at the Old Bailey Court in a joint proceeding with his wife, Sana Ahmed Khan, 24, of Hutton Close, Earley, Wokingham. The man had been posting tweets on the account ‘Silent Bomber’—that has now been shut down— in which he discussed preparing a martyrdom operation, the court heard. He wrote several threatening statements, claiming to own “plenty of…

the 13th century as many Mongol ships were very close to invade the unprepared and undermanned Japan. However, the Mongol’s plans were thwarted when a big wind out of nowhere rose up and destroyed all of the Mongol’s ships saving Japan from almost certain defeat. (Fahey) Kamikaze was later called on again in the 20th century to try and save Japan from the Allies who were going to invade in World War 2. However, this time the divine wind came in the form of suicide plane and submarine bombing…

When the Charlie Hebdo attack happened, people were shocked and angered by the actions of the shooters, though, to the shooters, the acts they committed were just. In Island of a Thousand Mirrors by Nayomi Munaweera, when Saraswathi bombed the bus, she did it to find justice for herself. To those who are negatively affected by it, suicide bombings and mass killings are never justifiable. People have their own idea of what is right or wrong and once a person has made up their mind, it’s hard to…

The main theoretical argument presented by Robert Pape on Suicide Terrorism was this ideology that suicide bombers emerged from people with political motives, and these motives can be a combination of religious fundamentalism resulting from an extreme indoctrination or psychological predisposition that might drive individuals to have a tendency to inflict harm on others, and to finally reclaim major territorial space the bombers sees as their homeland. Even though pape made mention of…

state in both northern and eastern Sri Lanka for the Tamils, the native group of Sri Lanka. The founding of the Tigers was sparked in 1972, when the Sinhalese controlled Sri Lankan government proclaimed Buddhism to be the official religion and Sinhala to be the official language, an action that was received with much offense in the Tamil community. Initially, the Tigers were one of many resistance groups, but soon emerged to be the dominant organization after their attack on Sri Lankan security…

If I were to name the twenty-first century, I would call it the Age of Disaster. Many events have happened throughout the course of the twenty-first century that forever changed lives all around the world. To kick off the twenty-first century, a group named Al-Qaeda, planned a terrorist attack. The plan went in full force on September 11, 2001. Two planes crashed into the Twin Towers, destroying the towers within hours. A second plane also crashed into the Pentagon. A final plane was thought to…

The attacks on September 11, 2001 was a serious problem in the United States as well as in the entire world. People have seen terrorism like a very dangerous situation. After the day on September 11, the terrorist groups still continue to kill people around the world. The earliest ones were in France and Mali. These events happened on October 2015, leaving many people died and their loved ones suffer great misery. Back to the attack of the Twin Towers of The World Trade Center in New York City,…

Terrorism, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is “the unlawful use or threat of violence especially against the state or the public as a politically motivated means of attack or coercion”. In simpler words, it’s a group of people using violence in order to gain power, and it’s been a huge global crisis for years. Although there are many terrorist organizations worldwide, we can all agree that the most known today is the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, better known as ISIS, and they’ve made it…

The Attack is a novel based on a true story that evolves around the calm and comfortable life of Dr. Amin Jaafari, a well-known surgeon who lives in Tel-Aviv with his wife Sihem. All goes wrong when Jaafari realizes that his beloved wife was killed in a suicide bombing in a large building near his location at the time. When evidence builds that Sihem could have been a factor in the catastrophic bombing. Dr. Amin Jaafari starts a searched to find an end to the unrest he is experiencing. As he…