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Several national governments and two international organizations have created lists of organizations that they designate as terrorist. [1] The following list of designated terrorist groups lists groups designated as terrorist by current and former national governments, and inter-governmental organizations. Such designations have often had a ...
The countries most heavily affected by terrorism in 2013 were, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria and Syria. Four terrorist groups, ISIL, Boko Haram, the Taliban, and al-Qa'ida, claimed 66 per cent of deaths in 2013. Among OECD countries, Turkey and Mexico reported the highest deaths in 2013 losing 57 and 40 lives respectively.
The Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism (CT) of the United States Department of State continually monitors the activities of groups active around the world to identify targets for the "terrorist" designation. When reviewing potential targets, S/CT looks at the actual attacks that a group has carried out, as well as ...
Research suggests that groups added to the FTO list eventually carry out fewer terrorist attacks, but only if they are located in countries allied with the United States, Phillips said.
Following the Fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, it was unclear if the United States planned to drop Syria from the list of the State Sponsors of Terrorism, although Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, which contributed to Assad's fall and was led by current Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa, had been labeled as a terrorist group in 2018. [32]
The United States has added a key anti-Pakistani militant group and its al-Qaida branch to its list of “global terrorists,” triggering sanctions against the groups amid a resurgence of ...
This is a list of active rebel groups around the world. A " rebel group " is defined here as a polity that uses armed conflict in opposition to established government (or governments) for reasons such as to seek political change or to establish, maintain, or to gain independence.
The deadliest U.S. attack linked to ISIS was the Pulse nightclub ... Zale Thompson was found to have visited websites about designated terrorist organizations but did not have direct ties to any ...