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Terrorist Organization, Purpose, and Structure As you have learned in this unit, terrorism has a direct impact on the social structure of an organized society. Further, terrorism focuses on disrupting the very basis of government structure and societal structure. The organization and structure of domestic and international terrorist groups vary from one nation to another. Each individual terrorist group has different motives and views as it pertains to terrorism. For this essay assignment, use the Waldorf Online Library or an outside source to find scholarly resources such as eBooks or journal articles written about a relevant and existing domestic or international terrorist organization. 

Your essay should address the following:  Summarize the background of the terrorist organization, its purpose, and structure.  Explain the political, religious, and ideological views and motivations.  Which definition or definitions of terrorism most closely fit your chosen terrorist organization?  Discuss if the organization identifies with left wing views, right wing views, or other political ideology and why.  Expand on the impact that right- and/or left-wing extremism has on terrorism. 

Your essay should be at least 3 full paper in length using size 12-point, Times New Roman font, and double-spaced. Use APA style guidelines to format in-text citations for all quoted and paraphrased material. Title and reference pages are required; an abstract is not required. Title and reference pages do not count towards the minimum length requirements.

This is my topic to write about: Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)

Reference

Saud, A., & Ahmad, A. (2018). Terrorism and Transnational Groups in Pakistan: A Case Study of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. Strategic Studies, 38(4), 37. Retrieved from http://libraryresources.waldorf.edu/

Azamy Hekmatullah. (2015). Will the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) Trade the Taliban for ISIS? Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses, 7(6), 30. Retrieved from http://libraryresources.waldorf.edu/

Pikalov, A. (2014). Uzbekistan between the great powers: a balancing act or a multi-vectorial approach? Central Asian Survey, 33(3), 297–311. https://doi-org.libraryresources.waldorf.edu/

Need to be own words, the teacher scans the paper.