Investigating Terrorism and Criminal Extremism - Bill St. Clair's ...

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Ab u Say ya f Gr o u p: A violent Muslim separatist group operating
in the southern Philippines that engages in kidnappings,
assassinations, and bombings. There are no known
United States ties, but they have been self-financing through
kidnappings and extortion.
Ad m ir a lt y Co u r t: A term used by sovereign citizens to refer to
most courts, which they believe have no jurisdiction over them.
Af f i n i t y Gr o u p: A small band of individuals who work
clandestinely as a team to perpetrate direct attacks on a
targeted enemy.
Ag r i-Te r r o r i sm: Attacks on agriculture, defined as the cultivation
of land and raising of crops and livestock.
Al Ga m a `a Is l a m i y ya (Is l a m ic Gr o u p) (IG): Egypt’s largest
militant group, which has existed since the late 1970s. Its
spiritual leader, Sheik al Rahman, is in jail in the United States
for his involvement in the first World Trade Center (WTC) attack
in 1993. Members of the group have committed a number of
armed attacks against Egyptian security and other officials,
including the 1997 attack at Luxor that killed 58 foreigners. They
also attempted to assassinate President Mubarak of Egypt in
1995. They have never attacked a U.S. citizen or facility, but
they have threatened U.S. interests. Most of their activities have
taken place within Egypt, but they have a following throughout
the Middle East and Europe.
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