Number: 98-722
Title: TERRORISM: MIDDLE EASTERN GROUPS AND STATE SPONSORS, 1998
Authors: Kenneth Katzman, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division 
Abstract: This report analyzes developments in Middle Eastern terrorism in 1997 and the first half of 1998. It discusses Middle Eastern groups attempting to derail the Arab-Israeli peace process, those fighting to overthrow moderate, pro-U.S. governments, and those attempting to cause the United States to withdraw its troops from Middle Eastern countries. It contains an extensive section on Saudi exile terrorist financier Usama bin Ladin. It also analyzes the terrorist support activities of the five Middle Eastern countries on the U.S. terrorism list--Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Sudan. The report concludes with a discussion of U.S. counterterrorism policy over the past year, particularly U.S. efforts to coordinate policy with its European allies.
Pages: 39
Date: Updated August 27, 1998