Teroristické útoky na energetický sektor jako strategie al-Káidy v oblasti Blízkého východu a severní Afriky

Abstract

The article discusses the relationship of the Islamist terrorist organization al-Qaeda to issue of the attacks focused on energy sector and their specific manifestations in the Middle East and North Africa. The first aim is to analyze the importance that al-Qaeda attaches to the attacks targeted at the energy sector. The second aim is to describe the main forms, examples, goals and motives of the attacks aimed at the energy sector realized by al-Qaeda in selected countries, particularly Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Algeria, Syria and Yemen. The third aim is to analyze impact of al-Qaeda attacks against the energy sector and infrastructure on the energy security.

Keywords

• Terrorism
• Attacks on Energy Sector
• Al-Qaeda
• Oil
• Natural Gas
• Middle East and North Africa