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Palestinian National Authority This article is part of the series: Politics of the Palestinian National Authority President: Mahmoud Abbas Prime Minister: Nabil Shaath Palestinian Legislative Council PLO List of political parties Elections: President: 2005 Legislative: 2006 Oslo Accords Al-Aqsa Intifada St ...

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• Al-Aqsa Intifada - Prior events
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - Timeline
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2000
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2001
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2002
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2003
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2004
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2005
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - Tactics
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - Palestinians
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - Israel
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - The West Bank barrier
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - International Involvement
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - Effects on Oslo Accords
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - Economic and human costs

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Counter-terrorism refers to the practices, tactics, and strategies that governments, militaries, and other groups adopt in order to fight terrorism. Counter-terrorism is not specific to any one field or organization; rather, it involves entities from all levels of society. For instance, businesses have security plans and sometimes share commercial data with the government. Local police, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel (often called "first responders") have plans for dealing with terrorist attack. Armies con ...

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• Counter-terrorism - Counter terrorist tactical units
• Counter-terrorism - Counter-terrorist units by country

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Combat engineering is the practice of using the knowledge, tools and techniques of engineering in combat. A combat engineer is a military specialist in using the tools and techniques of engineering under combat conditions, who may perform any of a variety of tasks. Such tasks typically include bridge and road construction, laying landmines, or detecting and clearing hazards. Generally, the combat engineer's tasks involve facilitating movement of friendly and allied forces while impeding enemy movement. Usually, a combat engineer is al ...

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• Combat engineering - Terminology
• Combat engineering - Role
• Combat engineering - Tools
• Combat engineering - History
• Combat engineering - Specific combat engineering corps
• Combat engineering - United States
• Combat engineering - Israel
• Combat engineering - United Kingdom

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On March 24, 2004, one week after capturing a bomb in the bag of 12-year-old Abdullah Quran[14] [15], possibly placed without his knowledge (some Palestinians have claimed the explosives were planted by Israelis), Hussam Abdo, a 16-year-old Palestinian (who initially claimed he was 14) was captured in a checkpoint near Nablus wearing an explosive belt. The young boy was paid by the Tanzim militia to detonate himself at the checkpoint. IDF soldiers manning the checkpoint were suspicious of him and told him to stay away from people. Later, an ...

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Child suicide bombers in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Child suicide bombers in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Overview, Child suicide bombers in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Incidents since September 2000 and prior to 2004, Child suicide bombers in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Incidents in 2004, Child suicide bombers in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Incidents in 2005

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The Israeli Engineering Corps ( IEC חה"ן ) are based upon the sabotage unit of the Palmach and the tractors operators units of the Israeli War of Independence. In the first years, the IEC drew their soldiers mainly from Jews who served in the British Royal Engineers. The IEC have record of great professional achievements and breaking-through decorations. The Engineering Corps' most famous operation is the breaching of the Suez Canal in Yom Kippur War. Is ...

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Israeli Engineering Corps, Israeli Engineering Corps - Roles, Israeli Engineering Corps - History, Israeli Engineering Corps - In the Israeli wars, Israeli Engineering Corps - The October 2000 Lebanon abduction, Israeli Engineering Corps - The al-Aqsa Intifada

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The Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Force (SAF) is formed along the lines of the British (SAS) Special Air Service, but have different recruitment and selection procedures. The SAF has received training from the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team (HRT), RAID and YAMAM. The Anti-Terrorist Unit (ATU) of the PNP-SAF is responsible for nationwide Police Counter-terrorism (CT) operations nationwide. Meanwhile, the regions have specially equipped and trained Regional Mobile Forces (RMF) which used to be the Light Reaction Unit (LRU) in Metro Man ...

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Special Action Force, Special Action Force - Overview, Special Action Force - Functions, Special Action Force - Weapons, Special Action Force - Known Operations, Special Action Force - Support, Special Action Force - Commanders

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Sayeret Yahalom - General Activities. Sayeret Yahalom (SY) is one of the most classified units in the IDF and almost none of its special activities are exposed to the public. Usually, when its activities are published, they are just credited to a "combat engineering force" (a term which used interchangeably for regular Engineering sappers, IDF Caterpillar D9 operators and infantry engineering companies). Foreign sources (such as Janes Defence Weekly) claim that Sayeret Yahalom are working closely with Sayeret Matkal and Shayetet-13 ...

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Sayeret Yahalom, Sayeret Yahalom - Organization and Activities, Sayeret Yahalom - General Activities, Sayeret Yahalom - Sub Units, Sayeret Yahalom - Weapons and means, Sayeret Yahalom - Activities during the Al-Aqsa Intifada, Sayeret Yahalom - Joining the unit and Trainings

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The attacks on Jews by Arabs predating the establishment of the state of Israel culminated in the Jerusalem pogrom of April, 1920, the riots in Palestine of May, 1921, the 1929 Hebron massacre, and the Great Uprising of 1936–1939. Prominent leaders of the Palestinian groups were Sheikh Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, who was shot and killed by English soldiers, and the pro-Nazi Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin Al-Husseini, who was deported. According to David Meir-Levi, "From 1949 to 1956, Egypt waged a terror war against Israel, launching c. 9,00 ...

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Palestinian political violence, Palestinian political violence - 1920–1987, Palestinian political violence - Current political violence, Palestinian political violence - List of Palestinian groups

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The two scenarios are selected and constructed in order to provide a realistic training ground for real-world tasks, emphasizing military applications like exploration and surveillance. While the team controlling the robot is not allowed to enter the test site, all scenarios require remote or autonomous operation of the robot. European Land-Robot Trial ELROB - Urban scenario. The terrain includes urban obstacles like cars, stairs, narrow passes, and collapsed ceilings. The task is to search for and identify objects located around and inside buildings. The m ...

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European Land-Robot Trial ELROB, European Land-Robot Trial ELROB - Basic Rules, European Land-Robot Trial ELROB - Basic Scenarios, European Land-Robot Trial ELROB - Urban scenario, European Land-Robot Trial ELROB - Non-Urban Scenario, European Land-Robot Trial ELROB - EOD / IEDD / UXO scenario, European Land-Robot Trial ELROB - Official Sites

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Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2000. On September 27, Sgt. David Biri (Information from Israeli government) was killed; Israeli sources typically view this as the start of the Intifada. On September 28, the Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon visited in the Temple Mount (called Har HaBayit in Hebrew, Al-Haram As-Sharif in Arabic) in the Old City of Jerusalem, the holiest site for Judaism, the third holiest site in Islam, and a place of special significance to Christianity. The pretext for Shar ...

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Al-Aqsa Intifada, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Prior events, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Timeline, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2000, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2001, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2002, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2003, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2004, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2005, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Tactics, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Palestinians, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Israel, Al-Aqsa Intifada - The West Bank barrier, Al-Aqsa Intifada - International Involvement, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Effects on Oslo Accords, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Economic and human costs

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A general combat engineer is often called a "Sapper" (the word itself is derived from the French and British armies). In some armies the term Sapper is a professional term and indicates a specific military rank and level of training. For example: Sapper (abbreviated "Spr.") is both the Royal Engineers' and the Royal Canadian Engineers' equivalent of Private. This is also the case within the Royal Australian Engineers, where referring to a Sapper as a Private is considered an insult and can result in discip ...

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Combat engineering, Combat engineering - Terminology, Combat engineering - Role, Combat engineering - Tools, Combat engineering - History, Combat engineering - Specific combat engineering corps, Combat engineering - United States, Combat engineering - Israel, Combat engineering - United Kingdom

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The Israeli Police is a professional force, with some 30,000 officers on payroll. There are also some 70,000 Citizen Guard (Ma'shaz) volunteers who contribute time to assist officers in their own communities. The police is divided into the following main divisional groups: Israel Police - Headquarter units. International Relations Legal Counsel Immigration Control Audit & Accounts Economic Crimes Public Complaints Disciplinary Court Ser ...

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Israel Police, Israel Police - Roles, Israel Police - Organization, Israel Police - Headquarter units, Israel Police - Departments, Israel Police - Regional Districts, Israel Police - Operational Units, Israel Police - Weapons and gear, Israel Police - Issued weaponry, Israel Police - Honors and Awards, Israel Police - List of General Commisioners

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In order to be accepted into the unit one must enlist to the Israeli Engineering Corps and go through basic training ("Tironut"), in which the best trainees are tracked by the commanders and sent to "Gibush" (a 5-days test of physical and mental condition in intensive field trials) from whom the very best are selected to join the unit and received advance training. The extra training takes another year (which bring to a total of 1.5 years of training) and therefore joiners must commit themselves for two more years of ...

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Sayeret Yahalom, Sayeret Yahalom - Organization and Activities, Sayeret Yahalom - General Activities, Sayeret Yahalom - Sub Units, Sayeret Yahalom - Weapons and means, Sayeret Yahalom - Activities during the Al-Aqsa Intifada, Sayeret Yahalom - Joining the unit and Trainings

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According to B'Tselem, as of July 10, 2005, 821 Israeli civilians have been killed in acts of political violence carried out by Palestinians since the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993, 553 of whom were killed within the 1949 Armistice lines, mainly by suicide bombers. Targets of attacks included buses, restaurants, discotheques, shopping malls, a university, and civilian homes in Israeli settlements within the West Bank and Gaza Strip. [8],[9]. On-going polls by the Jerusalem Media and Communication Center, a Palestinian organizati ...

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Palestinian political violence, Palestinian political violence - 1920–1987, Palestinian political violence - Current political violence, Palestinian political violence - List of Palestinian groups

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By signing the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords between Palestinians and Israel, the Palestine Liberation Organization committed to curbing violence in exchange for phased withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and Palestinian self-government within those areas through the creation of the Palestinian Authority. However, both sides ended up deeply disappointed in the results of the Oslo Accords. In the immediate five years following the Oslo signing, 256 Israeli citizens were killed, more than the amount sl ...

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Al-Aqsa Intifada, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Prior events, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Timeline, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2000, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2001, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2002, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2003, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2004, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2005, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Tactics, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Palestinians, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Israel, Al-Aqsa Intifada - The West Bank barrier, Al-Aqsa Intifada - International Involvement, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Effects on Oslo Accords, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Economic and human costs

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The SAF could call on the support of the PNP and its own Air Unit as its method of transportation via helicopter or via vehicles such as the M998 Humvee, mounted with a Browning M2 machine gun on top, and the V-150 Commando APC as a form of armed support. Land Rover Defender jeeps are also used by the SAF, modified to house a Browning M2 machine gun and an FN Minimi machine gun on the passenger seat. Various helicopters in service with the SAF's Air Unit are tasked with various duties, from t ...

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Special Action Force, Special Action Force - Overview, Special Action Force - Functions, Special Action Force - Weapons, Special Action Force - Known Operations, Special Action Force - Support, Special Action Force - Commanders

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Assault Rifles Colt M16 family (Some are outfitted with M203 grenade launcher) GIAT FAMAS G2 IWI Galil AR IWI Galil ARM Springfield M14 Submachine Guns Heckler and Koch MP5 series IWI Uzi family Floro Mark 9/Mark 19 Sniper Rifles Barrett M82A1 IWI Galil ARM Sniper Remington M700 Stoner SR-25 Machine Guns FN Minimi LMG FN Min ...

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Special Action Force, Special Action Force - Overview, Special Action Force - Functions, Special Action Force - Weapons, Special Action Force - Known Operations, Special Action Force - Support, Special Action Force - Commanders

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The tactics of the two sides in the conflict are largely based upon their resources and goals. Despite the claims of both sides to the contrary, polling consistently shows that a majority of both Palestinians and Israelis agree on the same basic goals: a two state solution and a right for Palestinian refugees to move to the new Palestinian state (but not to Israel). Al-Aqsa Intifada - Palestinians. On the Palestinian side, a variety of groups are involved in violence such as Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Al ...

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Al-Aqsa Intifada, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Prior events, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Timeline, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2000, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2001, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2002, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2003, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2004, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2005, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Tactics, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Palestinians, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Israel, Al-Aqsa Intifada - The West Bank barrier, Al-Aqsa Intifada - International Involvement, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Effects on Oslo Accords, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Economic and human costs

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In the Palestinian attacks, about 1,001 Israelis were killed (up to September 2004) and 6,700 were wounded (source: Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs). The Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group reports that everyday disagreements and clashes between the various political factions, families and cities paints a complete picture of Palestinian society is painted. These divisions have during the course of the al Aqsa Intifada also led to an increasingly violent ‘Intrafada’. In the 10 year period from 1993 to 2003, 16% of Palestinian c ...

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Al-Aqsa Intifada, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Prior events, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Timeline, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2000, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2001, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2002, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2003, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2004, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2005, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Tactics, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Palestinians, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Israel, Al-Aqsa Intifada - The West Bank barrier, Al-Aqsa Intifada - International Involvement, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Effects on Oslo Accords, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Economic and human costs

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In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and especially during the Al-Aqsa Intifada, controversy has arisen over the participation of minors in Palestinian militant and terrorist actions. Some Palestinian militant and terrorist organizations have sought to recruit children to attack Israeli civilians and soldiers; in some instances these groups have also recruited minors as suicide bombers to attack Israeli targets, both military and civilian. The youngest successful Palestinian suicide bomber was 16-year-old Issa Bdeir, a high school student from the village of Al Doha, who ...

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Child suicide bombers in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Child suicide bombers in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Overview, Child suicide bombers in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Incidents since September 2000 and prior to 2004, Child suicide bombers in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Incidents in 2004, Child suicide bombers in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Incidents in 2005

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