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List of designated terrorist organizations
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Everything about Terrorist Organization totally explainedMany organizations that are accused of being a terrorist organization deny using terrorism as a military tactic to achieve their goals, and there's no international consensus on the bureaucratic definition of terrorism. Therefore, this list is of organizations that are, or have been in the past, designated as "terrorist organizations" by other notable organizations, including the United Nations and national governments, where the proscription has a significant impact on the group's activities.
This listing doesn't include states or governmental organizations, which are considered under state terrorism, or unaffiliated individuals accused of terrorism, which are considered under lone wolf terrorism. This list also excludes groups that are widely considered terrorist, but who are not officially so designated according to the criteria specified above.
Religious
Religious terrorism is a form of religious violence. As with other forms of terrorism, there's no real consensus as to its definition. Groups are frequently classified as practitioners of religious terrorism for any one of the following reasons:
- The group itself is defined by religion rather than by other factors (such as ideology or ethnicity).
- Religion plays some part in defining or determining the objectives or methods of the group.
- The ultimate objective of the group is religiously defined.
Controversy concerning classification is often found because:
Religion and ethnicity frequently coincide. Ethnic conflict may thus appear as religious, or religious conflict may appear as ethnic.
Religious groups, like other groups, frequently pursue political goals. In such cases it's often not clear which is uppermost, the political goal or the religious motivation.
Groups which have used principal religious motives for their terrorist acts and were deemed as such by supranational organizations and governments are listed here in alphabetical order by religion.
Islamic
These groups have generally demanded the introduction of sharia law in various countries and the destruction of those seen to be "enemies of Islam" by these groups, including zionism and secularism.
Abu Sayyaf (1991-present; Islamist separatists; the Philippines)
- Based in the southern islands of Jolo, Basilan, and Mindanao.
- Branched off of the Moro National Liberation Front.
Aden-Abyan Islamic Army (Yemen)
Egyptian Islamic Jihad - Egypt (active since the late 1970s) (al-Qaeda inspired group which briefly took over Nahr el-Bared refugee camp in 2007, before being defeated by the Lebanese Armed Forces)
Hamas - West Bank, Gaza Strip. Listed as a terrorist organization by Australia, Canada, the European Union, Israel, and the United States
Kach and Kahane Chai
- Supporters of the PIRA evolved from the split in Sinn Féin which saw the formation of 'Official' Sinn Féin and Provisional Sinn Féin. Provisional Sinn Féin was later known simply as Sinn Féin (while 'Official' Sinn Féin eventually became the Workers' Party).
- Under ceasefire since the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. However the British and Irish governments claimed they were responsible for the 2004 Northern Bank robbery, although this has never been proven, and denied by the IRA.
- Ended armed campaign in July 2005.
- Splinter groups:
Other
Irgun - (1931-1948)
United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) - Assam, India (1979-present)
ETA (Basque Fatherland and Liberty) - Spain and southern France (1959-present).
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, aka Tamil Tigers) - Sri Lanka (1972-present)
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK/KADEK/KONGRA-GEL) - Listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, Israel, the United States, and the EU (1979-present) - Iran
Armed Islamic Group (GIA) - France, Algeria (1992-present)
Antifascist Resistance Groups October First (GRAPO) - Spain (1975-present)
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) - Colombia Right-wing
Right-wing terrorists aim to promote rightism by targeting left wing targets (such as Socialists and Communists). They may belong to any particular right wing group, such as imperialist, capitalist or fascist.
Alianza Anticomunista Argentina - Argentina (1973-) Ethnic
White Suprematist
Aryan Nations - United States Other
Army for the Liberation of Rwanda - Rwanda (1994-). Hutu emancipatory;genocidal Others
Revolutionary United Front, Sierra Leonean rebels. US Terrorist Exclusion List Designee.Other
Animal Liberation Front, animal rights activists engaging in vandalism and sabotage.
Animal Rights Militia, similar to Animal Liberation Front, but willing to engage in direct action that might endanger human life.
Earth Liberation Front, radical environmentalists engaging in vandalism and sabotage, particularly arson.Further Information
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