Title: Section 4 Terrorist Intelligence Operations - Operations Security - INTELLIGENCE THREAT HANDBOOK<
Headings: Section 4
Terrorist Intelligence Operations

Operations Security
INTELLIGENCE THREAT HANDBOOK
Section 4
Terrorist Intelligence Operations
Terrorist group categories
Terrorist tactics
Terrorist objectives
Terrorist threats to the United States
Terrorist sponsors
Libya
Syria
Iran
Sudan
Iraq
Cuba
North Korea
Islamic fundamentalist groups
Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS)
Party of God (Hizballah)
Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Abu Nidal Organization (ANO)
Islamic Group (Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya)
Terrorism Trends
Conclusion

Content: OPSEC denies terrorist organizations the information they require for planning. The following portions of this section discuss the terrorist threat to the United States and the role of sponsoring nations and terrorist organizations in executing attacks. Terrorist objectives
Organizations intend their terrorist activities to have an emotional impact on the target audience, causing it to act in a manner that furthers the group's objectives. Terrorist operations generally are categorized in terms of their associated goals. These goals traditionally are divided into five categories: recognition, coercion, intimidation, provocation, and insurgency support. Early in their life span, terrorist groups often carry out attacks designed to gain recognition. The objective of these attacks is national and/or international attention for the group and its stated objectives. Groups often mount such attacks, which may involve protracted hostage seizures, against highly-visible symbols of state control (e.g., national airlines). Groups intend coercion attacks to force individuals, organizations, or governments to act in a desired manner.