The role of the military in combating the terrorist activities

Abstract

While terrorism is formally condemned worldwide, it is confirmed in practice that terrorism represents an effective weapon for certain ethnic communities to help them achieve their specific political objectives. History reminds us that the UN organization has formally condemned the activity of many terrorist organizations in the world, but some great powers have not always respected the international law, but supported and strengthened these organizations at some point of time. In some cases, these powers illegally treat terrorist organization as liberation ones, along with providing them mass publicity, which creates a distorted public opinion in the world. In this way, terrorist organizations are provided with actual assistance, and the country that is the victim of violence is proclaimed the creator of terror. Thus it is denied legal and legitimate right to fight against terrorism on its own territory. This is the case with the KLA and ANA in Kosovo and Metohija. If this trend of double standards continues, the threat of contemporary terror will grow dramatically in many countries of the world. Countries play a very important role in preventive, repressive and, eventually, combat anti-terrorist activities, and so does the UN organization. Therefore, it is important that the UN General Assembly adopts universally acceptable definition of terrorism, without which there is no successful counterterrorist struggle. While the police is the main exponent of the fight against terrorism, in certain situations the military also has to become involved in anti-terror activity.