Terrorism

"Efficient. Cheap. You can keep it up for years."

- Dr. Evan Phillips

Terrorism is the systematic use of violence (terror) as a means of coercion for political purposes. The United Nations Space Command considers some Insurrectionist factions and Jul 'Mdama's Covenant remnant to be terrorist organizations.

Known terrorist attacks

 * 2511 - A suicide bomber affiliated with the Freedom and Liberation Party loaded a commercial nuclear explosive along with several tons of scrap Cadmium into a rental truck before detonating it in the promenade of the Haven arcology. The blast killed two million people and injured a further 8.3 million.
 * 2524 - The luxury liner National Holiday was attacked by two unmanned orbital taxis sent by a human Insurrectionist organization above the planet Reach. The liner was torn in half by the explosion and burned up upon entering Reach's atmosphere, resulting in the deaths of all 1,500 people on board.

List of appearances

 * Halo: Reach
 * Dr. Halsey's personal journal
 * Halo 4
 * Spartan Ops
 * Halo: Spartan Assault