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MILITANT GROUP [6 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Sociology of Ideologies
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
  • National and International Security
OBS

Maniac Murder Cult(MMC) is an ideologically motivated violent extremist group founded in 2018.... MMC adheres to a nihilistic national socialist, militant accelerationist, and neo-Nazi ideology believing in the necessity of violent, nihilistic actions to promote fear and chaos to further the perceived collapse of Western society.

Key term(s)
  • Maniacs
  • Cult of Killing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Sociologie des idéologies
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
OBS

Le Maniac Murder Cult est d'allégeance néonazie et accélérationniste et encourage la violence «contre les minorités raciales et ethniques, la communauté juive, les personnes sans domicile fixe et/ou souffrant de troubles mentaux et d'autres groupes qu'il juge indésirables».

Key term(s)
  • Maniacs
  • Cult of Killing

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Social Movements
  • National and International Security
DEF

A Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group.

OBS

[A] political party and militant group that first emerged during Lebanon's civil war as a militia after the Israeli invasion of that country in 1982.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Mouvements sociaux
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
  • National and International Security
OBS

[The] Palestinian Islamic Jihad(PIJ), formally Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine..., also called Islamic Jihad, [is a] militant group founded with the goal of liberating historical Palestine through armed struggle and by appealing to the region's Islamic heritage. It was first formed in the Gaza Strip but also operates in the West Bank.

Key term(s)
  • Palestinian Islamic Jehad
  • Islamic Jehad

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
OBS

Mouvement sunnite, [...] le Djihad islamique met l'accent sur la lutte armée et la destruction d'Israël dont ils ne reconnaissent pas l'existence [...] Son objectif est l'établissement d'un État palestinien dans les frontières de la Palestine mandataire.

Key term(s)
  • Jihad islamique de Palestine
  • Djihad islamique de Palestine

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • National and International Security
OBS

The National Front for the Liberation of Corsica(Corsican : Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica, or FLNC) is a militant group that advocates an autonomous state on the island of Corsica, independent from France.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
OBS

Le Front de libération nationale de la Corse (FLNC) est un mouvement politique qui se réclame du nationalisme corse et qui lutte clandestinement et par la violence armée pour l'indépendance de la Corse.

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • National and International Security
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

The Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front is a political party in Sri Lanka. It was originally formed as a militant, Tamil separatist group, and operated from 1983 to about 1991.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
Key term(s)
  • Front de libération du peuple de l'Eelam

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Islamism
OBS

The HUM is an Islamic militant group based in Pakistan that operates primarily in Kashmir. Originally established to fight in Afghanistan against the Soviet occupation, the HUM has become an international network of fighters for Islamic causes all over the world.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Mahométisme
OBS

Le groupe a changé de nom après avoir été placé en octobre 1997 sur la liste des organisations terroristes du département d'État américain.

Spanish

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