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What are the reasons for the growth of terrorist groups such as al Qaeda over the past two decades?

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  • Causes motivating terrorism
  • Independence or separatist movements.
  • Irredentist movements.

Adoption of a particular political philosophy, such as socialism (left-wing terrorism), anarchism, or fascism (possibly through a coup or as an ideology of an independence or separatist movement)

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