Shura of the united forces of the mujahedeen of the caucasus. Organization of protests against the israeli government. If changes in terrorists constraints, say through government policies, result in predictable behavioral. Terrorist groups thesaurus and open source guide all entities in this thesaurusopen source resource guide have been designated as terrorist organizations by one or more of the following organizations. The organizations listed on this page have verifiably used or attempted to use terrorist tactics, by the above criteria. Field listing terrorist groups home based the world. Terrorism number of known terrorist organizations present. There ideologies are more or less the same and would like to established sharia rule in one way or the another. Treasury department designated the irgcqf as a specially designated global terrorist entity for its support to a variety of terrorist organizations, including, but.
Previously, the us designated the lra as a terrorist group but has been removed from its list of active terrorist organizations. This is a list of designated terrorist organizations by national governments, former governments and intergovernmental organizations, where the proscription has a significant impact on the groups activities. The present research seeks to answer the question of how do terrorist organizations innovate. Moral hazard, discipline, and the management of terrorist. Several shooting attacks on west bank palestinians in which four persons were killed and two were wounded in 1993. List of designated terrorist organizations military wiki. Mek leadership and members across the world maintain the capacity and will to commit terrorist acts in europe, the middle east, the united state, canada, and beyond. The us state department, us terrorist exclusion list, uk prescribed group, canada specified group, and the eu specified group. The designation of terrorist organizations is also guided by the terrorism suppression act 2002. Foreign terrorist organizations ftos are foreign organizations that are designated by the secretary of state in accordance with section 219 of the immigration and nationality act ina, as amended. The ano was once one of the most feared transnational terrorist organizations in the world.
Since the early 1970s, rand has explored the structure and activities of terrorist organizationsmost recently isis and its offshootsto understand their motivations, their recruitment and training methods. Top 10 richest terrorist organizations in the world. Terrorist groups and political legitimacy council on. Title 22 of the us code, section 2656f, which requires the department of state to provide an annual report to congress on terrorism, requires the report to include, inter alia, information on terrorist groups and umbrella groups under which any terrorist group falls, known to be responsible for the kidnapping or death of any us citizen during the preceding five years.
Of particular concern here are the september 11 suicide attacks against the world trade center and the pentagon and the attempted attack that resulted in the plane crash in pennsylvania. Terrorist groups home based afghanistan alqaida aq. In 1999, following the refusal of the taliban to surrender osama bin laden and his associates for their roles in the august 1998 attacks on united states embassies in kenya and the united. The number of deaths attributed to the taliban rose by just under 71 per cent, to 6,103. Despite our successes, the terrorist landscape grew more complex in 2017. Initially, aum aimed to take over japan and then the world, but over time it began to emphasize the imminence of the end of the world. The mek emerged in the 1960s as one of the more violent political movements opposed to the pahlavi dynasty and its close relationship with the united states. Dec 20, 2011 the authors use terrorist memoirs and the internal correspondence of one particularly prominent group to highlight the organizational challenges terrorist groups face and use a gametheoretic model of moral hazard in a finitely sized organization to explain why record keeping and bureaucracy emerge in these groups. Please understand this does not insult any religion or.
To designate a country as a state sponsor of terrorism, the secretary of state must determine that the government of such country has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. The 5 deadliest terrorist groups on the planet the. A terrorist organization is an illicit clandestine organization that generally consists of plan ners, trainers, and actual bomberskillers. Airline hijackings were once common but are very rare today. Terrorist organizations have long threatened the security, infrastructure, and citizens of nations and communities throughout the world. Mar 16, 2006 during the 1960s and 1970s, the plo waged a terrorist war against israeli targets around the world, hijacking aircraft, bombing hotels, restaurants and military bases, and targeting for. The shifting landscape of terrorism 48 emerging hotspots of terrorism 51. Declared terrorist organizations in march 1994 by the israeli cabinet. Today, terrorist activity can be found in israel, indonesia, united kingdom, sri lanka, colombia, and the united states, to name a few. Peoples congress of ichkeria and dagestan caucasus. Selfidentification as a terrorist group is not required. The lords resistance army lra operating in uganda, congo, southern sudan and the central african republic, the lords resistance army is a terrorist organization ranked at tenth position in the list of world most dangerous terrorist groups.
Over the years, terrorist organizations have established various networks across the world and have inspired new ideas causing a rise in terrorist activities. Psychological factors in terrorism and counterterrorism. Picarelli two experts debate the evolving nature of terrorism and its effect on law enforcement. Trends in the draw of americans to foreign terrorist. Once a country is designated, it remains a state sponsor of terrorism until the designation is rescinded in accordance with statutory criteria. Fto designations play a critical role in our fight against terrorism and are an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pressuring groups to. A114ppendix consequences of counterterrorism table 3a. The group has been alleged to commit a widespread violation of human rights, which includes abduction, murder, mutilation, coercing children to take part in the hostilities as well as childsex slavery. Foreign terrorist organizations united states department. A114ppendix consequences of counterterrorism table. The analytical study of terrorism derived, in part, from scholars, such as william landes, who viewed terrorists as rational actors. Here is a comprehensive list for all terrorist group based in other countries.
The terms terrorist and terrorism originated during the french revolution of the late 18th century but gained. Rationality is based on predictability rather than on the desirability of terrorists tactics or goals. Foreign terrorist organizations united states department of. Since the early 1970s, rand has explored the structure and activities of terrorist organizationsmost recently isis and its offshootsto understand their motivations, their recruitment and training methods, and why some are more successful than others. Harassment of and threats against palestinians in hebron and the west bank. Top 15 most dangerous terrorist organizations in the world. Popular front for the liberation of palestine pflp. The proscription or listing of terrorist organisations. This page does not condone, support or endorse violence or any of these groups which are listed below. These and other common features are shared by diverse terrorist groups and organizations. Top 10 most dangerous terrorist organizations in the world. Details on each organizations aim s and area s of operation are provided. Terrorism is, in the broadest sense, the use of intentional violence for political or religious purposes. An analysis is performed on terrorist organizations by borrowing factors from organizational and innovation theories such as.
Hizballah is known to have been involved in numerous antiu. In most countries terrorism accounts for less than 0. There are two primary nonstate groups, namely the taliban and alqaida, which have been designated terrorist organizations by the security council. Many organizations that are accused of being a terrorist organization deny using terrorism as a military tactic to achieve their goals, and there is no international consensus on the. Many terrorist networks around the world exem eta has undertaken a terrorist campaign to realize an this judgment is significant because it helps dispel the too often known terrorist movements are able to cloak their financial and logistical support structures in the shroud of legal. The 5 deadliest terrorist groups on the planet the national. Palestinian foundation located in ramallah funds foreign. The deadliest terrorist groups in the world today forbes. The authors use terrorist memoirs and the internal correspondence of one particularly prominent group to highlight the organizational challenges terrorist groups face and use a gametheoretic model of moral hazard in a finitely sized organization to explain why record keeping and bureaucracy emerge in these groups. Asahara predicted 1996, and 1999 to 2003, as likely dates and said that the united states would initiate armageddon by starting world war iii with japan. Top 10 dangerous terrorist organizations groups in the world. Lashkaretaiba generates most of its revenue through gifts from associate gatherings. Global terrorism index map 8 terrorist incidents map 10 terrorism in 2017 12 terrorist groups 15. It is used in this regard primarily to refer to violence during peacetime or in the context of war against noncombatants mostly civilians and neutral military personnel.