The Complete Encyclopaedia of Terrorist Organizations is a comprehensive guide to over 1100 terrorist organizations past and present. The book provides the name of each group, their country of origin and background, history and affiliates, and analyses how they operate as well as their ideology and motivation. Some of the main groups covered include the Taliban in Afghanistan, Mahdi Milita of
Muqtada al Sadre in Iraq, Abu Sayyaf Group from the Philippines, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam operating in Sri Lanka, Kurdish Workers Party in Iraq and Turkey, Aryan Nations, a white supremacy group in the United States, and Hezbullah in the Middle East. Associated organisations are also included in this extensive work.