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Counterterrorism Efforts Against the Abu Nidal Organization (ANO)

Counterterrorism Efforts Against the Abu Nidal Organization (ANO). By: Aaron Barden. Overview. Sanctions on State Sponsors New Policies in Europe Use of Covert Ops. Sanctions on State Sponsors. Libya UN sanctions after bombing of Pan Am 103 in 1988

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Counterterrorism Efforts Against the Abu Nidal Organization (ANO)

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  1. Counterterrorism Efforts Against the Abu Nidal Organization (ANO) By: Aaron Barden

  2. Overview • Sanctions on State Sponsors • New Policies in Europe • Use of Covert Ops

  3. Sanctions on State Sponsors • Libya • UN sanctions after bombing of Pan Am 103 in 1988 • US executive order from President Reagan • Syria • Heavy sanctions by international community • Kept Syria away from being allied with US

  4. New Policies in Europe • Poland • Action plan to improve cooperation in intelligence gathering • United Kingdom • New law allowing police to arrest members and seize property of certain terrorist groups

  5. Use of Covert Ops • US CTC used sleeper cells to fuel Nidal’s paranoia • The Abu Nidal Handbook • US domestic monitoring of ANO sympathizers • Found Zein al-Abdeen Hassan Isa, which led to shutdown of St. Louis Cell of ANO • Jordanian security forces captured Nidal’s family • Threatened execution if he continued activity in Jordan

  6. Conclusions • Abu Nidal killed himself in 2002 • Efforts were extremely effective • Last notable act of terror was in 1991 • Remains on the terror watch list but is widely considered inactive

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