Right Wing Terrorism: Understanding the Threat and Tactics

By Fouad Sabry

What is Right Wing Terrorism

Right-wing terrorism, hard right terrorism, extreme right terrorism or far-right terrorism is terrorism that is motivated by a variety of different right-wing and far-right ideologies. It can be motivated by Ultranationalism, neo-Nazism, anti-communism, neo-fascism, ecofascism, ethnonationalism, religious nationalism, anti-immigration, anti-semitism, anti-government sentiment, patriot movements, sovereign citizen beliefs, and occasionally, it can be motivated by opposition to abortion, tax resistance, and homophobia. Modern right-wing terrorism largely emerged in Western Europe in the 1970s, and after the Revolutions of 1989 and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, it emerged in Eastern Europe and Russia.

How you will benefit

(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:

Chapter 1: Right-wing terrorism

Chapter 2: Christian terrorism

Chapter 3: Domestic terrorism in the United States

Chapter 4: Terrorism in Sweden

Chapter 5: Terrorism in the United States

Chapter 6: Accelerationism

Chapter 7: Siege (Mason book)

Chapter 8: Domestic terrorism

Chapter 9: Atomwaffen Division

Chapter 10: True Blue Crew

(II) Answering the public top questions about right wing terrorism.

Who this book is for

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of Right Wing Terrorism.

• Language: English
• Publisher: One Billion Knowledgeable
• Release date: May 27, 2024

Book preview

Chapter 1: Right-wing terrorism

Right-wing terrorism, hard right terrorism, extreme right terrorism, or far-right terrorism is terrorism that is motivated by a variety of right-wing and far-right ideologies; most prominently, it is motivated by Ultranationalism, neo-Nazism, anti-communism, neo-fascism, ecofascism, ethnonationalism, religious nationalism, and anti-government patriot/sovere.

Right-Wing Extremist Crime (REC), which includes anti-foreigner and racist reasons, is linked to unemployment rates, according to a 2011 article by German economists Armin Falk et al.

Thomas Greven stated in 2016 that right-wing populism contributes to right-wing terrorism. Simply said, populism supports the advancement of the average citizen rather than the agendas of the elite. Greven identifies right-wing populists as supporters of ethnocentrism and opponents of immigration. Because right-wing populism fosters a we versus them environment, terrorism is more likely to occur.

Moghadam and Eubank (2006) state that right-wing terrorism is related with white power skinhead gangs, far-right hooligans, and their sympathizers. The intellectual mentors of right-wing terrorist organisations hold that the state must rid itself of the foreign elements that undermine it from inside in order to provide for its legitimate, natural citizenry.

In the case of far-right extremists, they will occasionally look to other mass murders for inspiration and utilize their actions as a model for future terrorist strikes. Brenton Harrison Tarrant, the Australian-born perpetrator of the Christchurch mosque shootings that left 51 dead and 49 injured, is a notable example; he cited several previous far-right attackers, such as Anders Behring Breivik, who carried out the 2011 Norway attacks, and Dylann Roof, who killed nine black people in the Charleston church shooting.

Social media platforms have been one of the primary mechanisms by which right-wing extremist views and hate speech have been exchanged and disseminated, resulting in an extended discussion regarding the boundaries of free speech and its impact on terrorism and hate crimes.

Owen Jones wrote in The Guardian about the role of the British press in radicalizing far-right terrorists, citing Britain's counter-terrorism chief Neil Basu. Jones also provides examples from The Times, The Telegraph, and The Spectator, with stories condemning so-called Cultural Marxism and deceptive titles such as 1 in 5 British Muslims sympathize with jihadists (The Sun).

In 1993, Chris Hani, the General Secretary of the South African Communist Party was murdered by Polish-born far-right anti-Communist Janusz Waluś who had been lent a firearm by far-right pro-Apartheid MP Clive Derby-Lewis.

The Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging, a neo-Nazi paramilitary group, has frequently been labeled a terrorist organization.

In 2010, South African authorities foiled a plot by far-right terrorists to commit attacks as revenge for the murder of Eugène Terre'Blanche, confiscating explosives and weapons.

Atomwaffen Division is an accelerationist neo-Nazi terrorist group founded in 2013 by Brandon Russell that is responsible for many murders and schemes involving mass casualties. Atomwaffen has been designated by the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia as a terrorist organization.

The Base is a neo-Nazi, white supremacist, and accelerationist paramilitary hate group and training network active in the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and Europe. It was founded in 2018 by Rinaldo Nazzaro. Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom consider it to be a terrorist group as of November 2021.

Combat 18 is a neo-Nazi organization that has been proscribed in Canada and Germany and is tied to the assassination of Walter Lübcke and the 2009 Vítkov arson attack.

Nordic Resistance Movement is a pan-Nordic neo-Nazi group that adheres to accelerationism and has ties to ONA and various terrorist plots and killings, including the 2016 murder of an antifascist in Helsinki. There have been worldwide efforts to designate NRM as a terrorist organization, and Finland banned it as such in 2019.

Order of the Nine Angles is a neo-Nazi Satanist group associated with many murders and terrorist attempts. International efforts have been made to designate ONA as a terrorist organization. Additionally, the ONA has ties to the Atomwaffen and the Base, as well as the ONA's creator. David Myatt led the C18 at one time.

Russian Imperial Movement is a white supremacist accelerationist group based in Russia that is designated as a terrorist organization in the United States and Canada due to its ties to neo-fascist terrorists. People trained by RIM have committed a slew of explosions and joined Donbass separatist rebels. RIM trains and maintains links with worldwide neo-Nazis, like Atomwaffen, while based in Russia.

The Argentine Patriotic League (Liga Patriótica Argentina) was a Nacionalista paramilitary group, Buenos Aires was created on January 16, 1919, throughout the Tragic week.

In 1931, it joined with the Argentine Civic Legion.

Argentine Anticommunist Alliance (Argentine Anticommunist Alliance), usually known as the Triple A or the AAA) was a far-right death squad which was founded in Argentina in 1973 and was active during Isabel Perón's rule (1974–1976).

During Brazil's military dictatorship, a number of right-wing military groups participated in violent repression.

The Riocentro 1981 May Day Attempted Bombing occurred on the evening of April 30, 1981.

Extreme losses were sustained by the terrorists.

While an NGO organized a holiday-themed fundraising in support of democracy and free elections, it also celebrated the approaching holiday, a bomb exploded at Riocentro parking area killing army sergeant Guilherme Pereira do Rosário and severely wounding captain Wilson Dias Machado, anybody survived the bomb's detonation?.

The bomb exploded in a vehicle where two individuals were constructing it.

Rosário died instantaneously.

There were no other fatalities.

The Para-SAR example was revealed by Brazilian Air Force captain Sérgio Ribeiro Miranda de Carvalho in 1968 before it reached the execution phase as it was made public to the press after a meeting with his superior Brigadier General João Paulo Burnier and chief of Para-SAR unity.

Burnier discussed a secret plan to bomb a dense traffic area of Rio de Janeiro known as Gasômetro during commute and later claim that Communists were the perpetrators.

He anticipated conducting a witch hunt against the growing political and military opposition.

Burnier also disclosed his intent to establish the Para-SAR, A Brazilian Air Force search and rescue, A device for removing political opponents of a military administration by casting them into the ocean at a great distance from the coast.

On both of these occasions, No military personnel involved in these operations or preparation were detained, accused with or subjected to retribution by the Brazilian military dictatorship.

The only exception is captain Sérgio de Carvalho which had to leave the air force for facing his superiors retaliation after whistleblowing brigadier Burnier's plan.

In the second half of the continuing Colombian conflict, paramilitary organizations were primarily responsible for human rights atrocities.

Contras were an American-backed right-wing militant organisation that fought against the Sandinista National Liberation Front in Nicaragua. They were accountable for countless abuses of human rights and carried out more than 1300 terrorist attacks.

Academics refer to terrorism committed against African Americans during Reconstruction as white terrorism..

According to American political scientist George Michael, there is a long history of right-wing terrorism and bloodshed in America.

According to a report produced by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the bulk of terrorist incidents and conspiracies in the United States in 2020 were the result of right-wing terrorism.

A report released by The Washington Post on November 25, 2018, revealed an increase in violent right-wing incidents and a decrease in violent left-wing incidents. The total number of domestic terrorist attacks decreased from a peak of 468 in 1970 to 41 in 2001, then increased to 65 in 2017. Of these 65 events in 2017, 36 were right-wing-related (with 11 fatalities), 10 were left-wing-related (with 6 fatalities), 7 were tied to Islamist extremism (with 16 fatalities), and 12 were labeled as Other/Unknown, including the 2017 Las Vegas shooting (with 62 fatalities, including 58 from the Las Vegas incident at