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CURRENTLY LISTED ENTITIES
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Several of the listed entities are known under different names. As well, some
spellings of names may differ. Click on the name for a description of the
entity, all different names and spellings, and the date when the entity was
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Currently listed entities in XML format
* Abdallah Azzam Brigades (AAB)
* Abu Nidal Organization (ANO)
* Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)
* Al-Ashtar Brigades (AAB)
* Al-Murabitoun
* Al-Muwaqi'un Bil Dima
* Al Qaida
* Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
* Al Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)
* Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
* Al Shabaab
* Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade (AAMB)
* Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya (AGAI)
* Ansar al-Islam (AI)
* Ansar Dine
* Armed Islamic Group (GIA)
* Aryan Strikeforce
* Asbat Al-Ansar (AAA) (The League of Partisans)
* Atomwaffen Division
* Aum Shinrikyo
* Blood & Honour (B&H)
* Babbar Khalsa International (BKI)
* Boko Haram
* Caucasus Emirate
* Combat 18 (C18)
* Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN)
* Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA)
* Fatemiyoun Division (FD)
* Front de Libération du Macina
* Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)
* Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
* Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Faction of the Hezb-e Islami, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
(HIG)
* Hamas (Harakat Al-Muqawama Al-Islamiya) (Islamic Resistance Movement)
* Haqqani Network
* Harakat al-Sabireen (HaS)
* Harakat ul-Mudjahidin (HuM)
* HASAM (Harakat Sawa'd Misr)
* Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
* Hizballah
* Hizbul Mujahideen
* Indian Mujahideen (IM)
* International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy - Canada (IRFAN –
CANADA)
* International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF)
* Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)
* Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Qods Force
* Islamic State
* Islamic State – Bangladesh
* Islamic State – Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Islamic State East Asia
* Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
* Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP)
* Islamic State in Libya
* Islamic State – Sinai Province (ISSP)
* Islamic State West Africa Province
* Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)
* Jama’at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimin
* James Mason
* Jaysh Al-Muhajirin Wal-Ansar (JMA)
* Jemaah Islamiyyah (JI)
* Kahane Chai (Kach)
* Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
* Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ)
* Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT)
* Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
* Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA)
* Palestine Liberation Front (PLF)
* Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
* Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC)
* Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
* Proud Boys
* Russian Imperial Movement
* Sendero Luminoso (SL)
* Taliban
* Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
* The Base
* Three Percenters
* World Tamil Movement (WTM)
NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS
* 2021-06-25: Added four new entities
Added to the list Aryan Strikeforce, James Mason, Three Percenters, and
Islamic State – Democratic Republic of the Congo.
* 2021-06-04: Completed the statutory review of nine entities
Completed the review of Al Qaida, Asbat Al-Ansar, Euskadi Ta Askatasuna,
Hamas, Hizballah, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Popular Front
for the Liberation of Palestine, and Popular Front for the Liberation of
Palestine – General Command.
* 2021-02-03: Added thirteen new entities
Added to the list Atomwaffen Division, The Base, Russian Imperial Movement,
Proud Boys, Islamic State East Asia, Islamic State – Bangladesh, Islamic
State in Libya, Jama'at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimin, Front de Libération du
Macina, Ansar Dine, Islamic State West Africa Province, Islamic State in the
Greater Sahara, and Hizbul Mujahideen.
* 2020-11-25: Completed the statutory review of seven entities
Completed the review of Al-Ashtar Brigades, Al Qaida in the Arabian
Peninsula, Al Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent, Al Shabaab, Fatemiyoun
Division, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, and Islamic State – Khorasan Province.
* 2020-11-25: Amended aliases
Removed “the Haqq Brigade of Homs” as an alias of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham.
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ABDALLAH AZZAM BRIGADES (AAB)
Also known as
The Abdullah Azzam Brigades; the Brigades of Abdullah Azzam; the Brigades of the
Martyr Abdullah Azzam; the Ziyad al-Jarrah Battalions; the Ziad al-Jarrah
Battalion; the Yusuf al-'Uyayri Battalions; the Yusuf al-Ayiri Battalion; the
Battalion of Sheikh Yusuf al-'Ayiri; and the Marwan Hadid Brigades.
Description
The AAB is an Al Qaida affiliated militant group that follows Salafist ideology.
The group is a fluid network organized into a number of regional battalions,
including the Ziyad al-Jarrah Battalions based in Lebanon. The AAB has claimed
responsibility for several rocket attacks in northern Israel and has also
repeatedly articulated its intent to carry out attacks against Western targets
in the Middle East. Since the start of protests in Syria, the AAB's communiqués
have supported regime overthrow. In 2014, the AAB claimed joint responsibility
with Jabhat al-Nusra for rocket attacks in Hermel, Lebanon. The AAB also claimed
responsibility for two suicide bombings near the Iranian cultural centre in
Beirut, Lebanon, in February, 2014.
Date listed
2015-06-29
Date reviewed
2018-11-25
ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION (ANO)
Also known as
Fatah Revolutionary Council, Revolutionary Council, Revolutionary Council of
Fatah, Al-Fatah Revolutionary Council, Fatah-the Revolutionary Council, Black
June, Arab Revolutionary Brigades, Revolutionary Organization of Socialist
Muslims, Black September, Egyptian Revolution, Arab Fedayeen Cells, Palestine
Revolutionary Council, Organization of Jund al Haq, Arab Revolutionary Council.
Description
From the mid-1970s to the early 1990s, the Abu Nidal Organization (ANO) was one
of the most feared transnational terrorist organizations in the world, killing
or wounding about 900 persons in terrorist attacks in 20 countries. Founded by
Abu Nidal in 1974, the goal of the ANO was to destroy the State of Israel,
viewing armed struggle as the only method to liberate the people of Palestine.
ANO was responsible for the November 1985 hijacking of an Egypt Air flight,
which resulted in the death of at least 58 people, including a Canadian woman
and her infant son. ANO was also responsible for the July 1988 explosion of two
bombs near a cruise ship in Aegina, Greece killing 9, and the 1994 assassination
of a Jordanian embassy diplomat in Beirut.
Date listed
2003-02-12
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
ABU SAYYAF GROUP (ASG)
Also known as
Al Harakat Al Islamiyya (AHAI), Al Harakat-ul Al Islamiyya,
Al-Harakatul-Islamia, Al Harakat Al Aslamiya, Abou Sayaf Armed Band (ASAB), Abu
Sayaff Group, Abu Sayyef Group and Mujahideen Commando Freedom Fighters (MCFF).
Description
Founded in the early 1990s, the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is a militant Islamist
group with links to Al Qaida and Jemaah Islamiyyah. Ostensibly, the group's goal
is the establishment of an Islamic state governed by Sharia Law in the south
Philippines. In practice, however, the ASG primarily uses terrorism for profit:
kidnap-for-ransom, guerrilla warfare, mass-casualty bombings, and beheadings are
particularly favoured tactics. In 2016, two Canadian nationals were beheaded
after being kidnapped by the group. More recently, on May 23, 2017, members of
ASG's Islamic State (IS)-aligned Basilan faction, in alliance with other
IS-aligned militants, launched a siege on Marawi City, Philippines, that lasted
five months. At least 45 civilians were killed during the siege, and 1,780
hostages were rescued.
Date listed
2003-02-12
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
AL-ASHTAR BRIGADES (AAB)
Also known as
Saraya al-Ashtar, Al Ashtar Brigades, The Ashtar Brigades, Saraya Waad Allah,
Wa’ad Allah Brigades, Islamic Allah Brigades, Imam al-Mahdi Brigades,
al-Haydariyah Brigades
Description
Al-Ashtar Brigades (AAB) is a Shia militant group supported by Iran which aims
to overthrow Bahrain’s Sunni monarchy. AAB was established in 2013 and has
incited violence towards the Bahraini leadership. AAB has claimed responsibility
for several bombings targeting security forces, including the February 14, 2014,
attack on a minibus carrying police officers, which wounded several; and the
March 3, 2014, improvised explosive device attack which killed 3 policemen and
injured several others. AAB also claimed responsibility for the killing of an
off-duty police officer near Bahrain’s capital city, Manama, on January 29,
2017. In 2019, AAB vowed to target American and British interests in Bahrain.
Date listed
2019-06-21
Date reviewed
2020-11-25
AL-MURABITOUN
Also known as
Al-Murabitoun is also known among other names as Mourabitounes, Al-Mourabitoun,
Al-Morabitoune, Al-Mourabitoune and Les Almoravides.
Description
Al-Murabitoun, based in West Africa, is a terrorist organization established
through a merger between the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa and
al'Muwaqi'un Bil-Dima in August 2013. Al-Murabitoun's goal is to spread jihad
across North Africa. The group was formed to strengthen efforts against French
military forces and interests in the region. Al-Murabitoun has carried out
terrorist activity, such as the February 8, 2014 kidnapping of 5 Malian aid
workers near Gao, Mali. In 2015, Al-Murabitoun reaffirmed its continued
adherence to the jihadist ideology of Al Qaida (AQ). It has also conducted joint
operations with Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Mali, Burkina Faso,
and Ivory Coast. On March 2, 2017, Al-Murabitoun merged with three other groups,
including AQIM's Sahara branch, to form Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin
(JNIM), an umbrella group which pledged allegiance to AQ.
Date listed
2014-06-02
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
AL-MUWAQI'UN BIL DIMA
Also known as
Al Mouaquioune bi addimaa, Katibat al-Muqaoon bil-Dumaa, al-Muwaqun Bi-Dima,
Al-Muawaqqi'un bi 'l-Dima al-Mouwakoune bi-Dimaa, al-Mua'qi'oon Biddam, Those
Who Sign With Blood, El Mouwakaoune Bidame , Those Who Have Signed Through
Blood, the Signatories for Blood, the Signatories in Blood and Those Who Sign in
Blood.
Description
In December 2012, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a former commander of Al Qaida in the
Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), created al-Muwaqi'un Bil Dima (MBD), with the goal of
deterring Western and African military intervention in northern Mali and
imposing Sharia Law in North Africa. The MBD has carried out suicide bombing
attacks and assaulted civilian facilities. For instance, the MBD claimed
responsibility for the January 16, 2013 attack on the Tigantourine gas facility
near the town of In Amenas in eastern Algeria. MBD militants, using assault
rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank mines, took dozens of foreign
and Algerian workers hostage that resulted in the deaths of at least 48
hostages. In August 2013, MBD merged with Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West
Africa (MOJWA) to form Al-Murabitoun.
Date listed
2013-11-07
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
AL QAIDA
Also known as
Al Jihad (AJ), Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ), Vanguards of Conquest (VOC), The
Islamic Army, Islamic Salvation Foundation, The Base, Group for the Preservation
of the Holy Sites, Islamic Army for the Liberation of the Holy Places, World
Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders, Usama Bin Ladin Network,
Usama Bin Ladin Organization and Qa'idat al-Jihad
Description
Founded in 1988 by Usama bin Laden, Al Qaida serves as the strategic hub and
driver for the global Islamist terrorist movement. The group's goals include
uniting Muslims to fight the United States and its allies, overthrowing regimes
it deems "non-Islamic" and expelling Westerners and non-Muslims from Muslim
countries. Al Qaida activities include, but are not limited to, suicide attacks,
simultaneous bombings, kidnappings, and hijackings. Al Qaida has forged ties and
strategic control over other like-minded Islamist terrorist groups and provides
encouragement and inspiration to other affiliated and aligned groups around the
world. The Al Qaida network has been directly or indirectly associated with the
1998 bombings of two United States embassies, as well as the 2000 bombing of the
USS Cole. It was directly involved in the World Trade Center and Pentagon
attacks of September 11, 2001 and in a foiled plot to bomb the New York subway
system in 2009. In April 2017 Al Qaida organized a suicide bombing inside a
metro train in St. Petersburg, Russia, killing at least 10 civilians, and
injuring 40 more. Al Qaida continues to publically encourage its followers to
carry out attacks against its perceived enemies.
Date listed
2002-07-23
Date reviewed
2021-06-04
AL QAIDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA (AQAP)
Also known as
Ansar al-Shari'a (AAS), Al-Qaida of Jihad Organization in the Arabian Peninsula,
Tanzim Qa'idat al-Jihad fi Jazirat al- Arab, Al-Qaida Organization in the
Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Al-Qaida in the South Arabian Peninsula, and Al-Qaida
in Yemen (AQY).
Description
A Yemen-based affiliate of Usama bin Laden's Al Qaida (AQ) network, Al Qaida in
the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) announced its formation in January 2009. Its
primary objectives are to cleanse the Arabian Peninsula of foreign influence –
particularly Western military personnel and civilian contractors – and to
establish a single Islamic caliphate in place of the existing regimes in Yemen
and Saudi Arabia. AQAP's most prominent attacks have been suicide bombings;
however, the group has also engaged in guerilla-style raids on military and
security targets. It is also responsible for the failed December 25, 2009,
attempt to detonate an explosive abroad a Northwest Airlines flight as the plane
prepared to land in Detroit, and the 2015 attack on the office of the magazine
Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France. More recently, on February 2, 2020, AQAP
released a video claiming responsibility for the attack on the US Naval Air
Station Pensacola, Florida.
Date listed
2010-12-23
Date reviewed
2020-11-25
AL QAIDA IN THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT (AQIS)
Also known as
Qaedat al-Jihad in the Indian Subcontinent and Jamaat Qaidat al Jihad fi Shibh
al Qarrah al Hindiyah (Organization of the Base of Jihad in the Indian
Subcontinent)
Description
In a video released on September 3, 2014, Al Qaida (AQ) leader Ayman al-Zawahiri
announced the creation of a new AQ affiliated group, AQIS. Al-Zawahiri named
Asim Umar as leader of AQIS and Usama Mahmoud as spokesman. Since the
announcement of its creation, AQIS has claimed responsibility for the September
6, 2014 attempt to hijack Pakistan Naval Ship Zulfiqar; the October 31, 2015
attacks on two publishers in Dhaka, Bangladesh; and several assassinations. In
October 2019, there were reports that six AQIS militants had arrived in Karachi
from Afghanistan with plans to reactivate their sleeper cell to carry out
terrorist attacks. AQIS continues to call for violence against India.
Date listed
2016-12-28
Date reviewed
2020-11-25
AL QAIDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB (AQIM)
Also known as
Tanzim Qaedat bi-Bilad al-Maghrab al-Islami, Tanzim al-Qa´ida fi bilad
al-Maghreb al-Islamiya, The Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb,
Al-Qa´ida Organisation in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb, Al-Qa´ida in the
Islamic Maghreb, Al-Qa´ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb, al-Qaïda dans
les pays du Maghreb islamique, Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC), Groupe
salafiste pour la prédication et le combat, the Salafist Group for Preaching and
Combat
Description
AQIM is a militant Sunni Islamist extremist group which originated as the Groupe
Islamique Armeé (Armed Islamic Group or GIA), an armed Islamist resistance
movement to the secular Algerian government. In 1998, a splinter of the GIA
declared its independence from the original group, believing the GIA's brutal
tactics were hurting the Islamist cause. The Groupe salafiste pour la
prédication et le combat (Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC), as the new
group named itself, gained support from the Algerian population by vowing to
continue fighting the government while avoiding the indiscriminate killing of
civilians. The GSPC officially merged with Al Qaida in September 2006,
subsequently changing its name to Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), and
announcing the name change in January 2007. AQIM is the most effective and
largest extremist armed group inside Algeria. Since its merger with Al Qaida,
AQIM has also adopted a global jihad ideology. The group has maintained a high
operational tempo since its emergence under the name of AQIM, employing
conventional terrorist tactics including guerilla-style ambushes and the use of
improvised explosive devices against military personnel and truck bombs against
government targets, in Algeria and West African countries. AQIM continues to
kidnap Westerners and hold them for ransom in return for the release of
imprisoned Islamic militants. In 2016, 29 people were killed, including 6
Canadians, in an AQIM attack on a hotel in Burkina Faso. In March 2017, AQIM's
Mali-based affiliate, JNIM, was formed. On March 2, 2018, a coordinated attack
by JNIM on the army headquarters and the French Embassy in Ouagadougou, Burkina
Faso's capital, killed at least 8 people and wounding more than 80 others.
Date listed
2002-07-23
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
AL SHABAAB
Also known as
Harakat Shabaab al Mujahidin, al Shabab, Shabaab, the Youth, Mujahidin al
Shabaab Movement, Mujahideen Youth Movement, MYM, Mujahidin Youth, Hizbul
Shabaab, Hisb'ul Shabaab, al-Shabaab al-Islamiya, Youth Wing, al Shabaab
al-Islaam, al-Shabaab al-Jihad, the Unity of Islamic Youth, the Popular
Resistance Movement in the Land of the Two Migrations
Description
Al Shabaab is an organized but shifting Islamist group dedicated to establishing
a Somali caliphate, waging war against the enemies of Islam, and removing all
foreign forces and Western influence from Somalia. It is currently the
strongest, best organized, financed and armed military group in Somalia,
controlling the largest stretch of territory in southern Somalia. Al Shabaab has
carried out suicide bombings and attacks using land mines and remote-controlled
roadside bombs, as well as targeted assassinations against Ethiopian and Somali
security forces, other government officials, journalists, and civil society
leaders. It has also carried out suicide bombings in Uganda in retaliation for
the presence of Ugandan peacekeeping forces in Somalia. In October 2017, Al
Shabaab detonated two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices in Mogadishu,
killing 512 people and injuring 312 others. More recently, on December 28, 2019,
Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for a bombing at a busy intersection on the
outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, killing at least 78 people and injuring at
least 51 people. The group is believed to be closely linked with Al Qaida and
formally pledged allegiance to Usama bin Laden and his terrorist network.
Date listed
2010-03-05
Date reviewed
2020-11-25
AL-AQSA MARTYRS' BRIGADE (AAMB)
Also known as
Al-Aqsa Intifada Martyrs' Group, Al-Aqsa Brigades, Martyrs of al-Aqsa group,
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Battalion and Armed Militias of the Al-Aqsa Martyr Battalions
Description
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade (AAMB) emerged at the outset of the 2000
Palestinian al-Aqsa intifada and consists of loose cells of Palestinian
militants loyal to, but not under the direct control of, the secular-nationalist
Fatah party. The AAMB attacks Israeli military targets and Israeli settlers,
aiming to expel Israeli presence from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and to
establish an independent and sovereign Palestinian state there. The AAMB has
conducted armed, suicide and rocket attacks to achieve its objectives. In March
2017, the AAMB claimed responsibility for an attack on a regional municipal
government in Israel's southern district AAMB also claimed responsibility for
at least one rocket fired into Southern Israel in December 2017.
Date listed
2003-04-02
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
AL-GAMA'A AL-ISLAMIYYA (AGAI)
Also known as
Islamic Group, (IG).
Description
Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya (AGAI) started in the early 1970s as an Islamist student
movement on Egyptian campuses. By the late 1970s, the organization began to
advocate change by force. Its primary goal was to overthrow the Egyptian
government and replace it with an Islamic state governed by Sharia Law. Past
AGAI attacks primarily targeted the police, government officials, informants,
government sympathizers, foreign tourists, and Coptic Christians. AGAI claimed
responsibility for the February 1993 bombing of a Café in Cairo which killed at
least 3 people and wounded 15 others, including a Canadian. AGAI was also
responsible for the e killing of 58 foreign tourists and four Egyptians in
Luxor, Egypt, in November 1997.
Date listed
2002-07-23
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
ANSAR AL-ISLAM (AI)
Also known as
The Partisans of Islam, Helpers of Islam, Supporters of Islam, Soldiers of God,
Kurdistan Taliban, Soldiers of Islam, Kurdistan Supporters of Islam, Supporters
of Islam in Kurdistan, Followers of Islam in Kurdistan, Ansar al-Sunna.
Description
One of the most prominent anti-Coalition groups in Iraq, Ansar al-Islam (AI) is
the product of a 2001 merger between various Kurdish militant Islamist factions.
It maintains links to Al Qaida and elements of the group have also pledged
allegiance to the Islamic State . AI's current goals are to expel all foreign
forces from Iraq, counter the growing influence of Iraq's Shia and secular
Kurdish communities, and to establish an independent Iraqi state governed by
Sharia Law. In 2002, AI attempted to assassinate the Prime Minister of the
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan region of Kurdistan. In 2004, AI was responsible
for a coordinated double suicide bombing on the respective headquarters of two
Kurdish political parties that killed more than 60 people and wounded over 200
others. AI is also well-known for kidnapping and executing foreign hostages,
often beheading their victims and posting video of the act on the Internet. On
February 20, 2018, AI released a video on a Telegram channel displaying its
Syria-based weapons development.
Date listed
2004-05-17
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
ANSAR DINE
Also known as
Ansar al-Dine, Ansar al-Din, Ancar Dine, Ansar ul-Din, Ansar Eddine, Defenders
of the Faith, Jum’a Ansar al-din al-salafiya, Harakat Ansar al-Dine, Harakat
Ansar al-Din, Ansar Din, Ansar ed dine, Ansar Dine Sud, Ansar Dine katiba
(brigade) Khalid Ibn al-Walid.
Description
Ansar Dine, a constituent of Jama’at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimin (JNIM), is a
Mali-based Salafi Islamist extremist group. Its main objectives are to implement
Sharia law across Mali and to expel foreign influence from the country. Although
largely focused on Mali, Ansar Dine has worked in coordination with JNIM, and
has expressed support for a global jihadist ideology. Ansar Dine mainly targets
Malian, French and United Nations forces. It has also targeted civilians,
including Westerners, for kidnapping. Iyad ag Ghaly, the leader of Ansar Dine,
also leads JNIM.
Date listed
2021-02-03
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
ARMED ISLAMIC GROUP (GIA)
Also known as
Groupe islamique armé
Description
The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) is a radical Islamist group based in Algeria. The
GIA's primary objective is to overthrow the Algerian government and replace it
with an Islamic state. The group employs a variety of methods and tactics in its
attacks, including bombings, shootings, hijackings and kidnappings. In August
1995, a gas canister bomb containing nails and bolts was planted in a trash can
and detonated near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The GIA is known to have
targeted intellectuals, journalists, and foreigners, both within and outside
Algeria. The group has links with terrorist organizations throughout the Middle
East and Central/Southern Asia, including Al Qaida. The GIA has been dormant
since approximately 2005.
Date listed
2002-07-23
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
ARYAN STRIKEFORCE
Also known as
Aryan Strike Force, ASF
Description
Founded in the United Kingdom between 2006 and 2010, the Aryan Strikeforce (ASF)
is a neo-Nazi group which aims to carry out violent activities to overthrow
governments, start a race war, and eradicate ethnic minorities. The ASF
describes itself as a white nationalist organization with the goal to protect
the honour of their women, children, and the future of their race and nation,
using violence as a necessary tool to achieve its goals. ASF subscribes to the
philosophy of decentralized leaderless resistance and has had chapters in the
United Kingdom and the United States, and contacts in Eastern Europe, South
America, South Africa, and Canada. Members of the group have been convicted of
crimes in the United Kingdom and the United States involving the production of
chemical weapons, preparing and possessing material useful to commit acts of
terrorism, facilitating the transfer of bomb-making instructions, and attempting
to secure illegal firearms. Of particular note, the ASF had planned a suicide
bombing attack on counter-protestors during a November 2016 white supremacist
rally in Pennsylvania. The group is associated with Combat 18, the armed branch
of Blood & Honour, both listed entities in Canada, that has carried out violent
actions including murders and bombings.
Date listed
2021-06-25
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
ASBAT AL-ANSAR (AAA) (THE LEAGUE OF PARTISANS)
Also known as
Osbat Al Ansar, Usbat Al Ansar, Esbat Al-Ansar, Isbat Al Ansar, Usbat-ul-Ansar,
Band of Helpers, Band of Partisans, League of the Followers
Description
God's Partisans, Gathering of Supporters, Partisan's League, Asbat Al-Ansar
(AAA) is a Lebanese Islamist extremist group linked to Al Qaida. Its main
objective is to promote the establishment of an Islamic state in Lebanon and it
is opposed to Christian, secular, and Shia institutions in the country. Past
targets have included the Lebanese state, as well as elements within the country
AAA considers un-Islamic. For example, two AAA members attacked a Sidon court in
1999 and killed four people. The group has twice been involved in plots to
assassinate the US Ambassador to Lebanon. Between 2005 and 2011, AAA members
traveled to Iraq to fight against Coalition forces.
Date listed
2002-11-27
Date reviewed
2021-06-041
ATOMWAFFEN DIVISION
Also known as
AWD, National Socialist Order, NSO.
Description
Founded in the United States in 2013, the Atomwaffen Division (AWD) is an
international neo-Nazi terror group, which has since expanded to the United
Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and elsewhere. The group calls for acts of violence
against racial, religious, and ethnic groups, and informants, police, and
bureaucrats, to prompt the collapse of society. AWD has previously held training
camps, also known as hate camps, where its members receive weapons and
hand-to-hand combat training. AWD members have also carried out violent acts at
public rallies, including the August 2017 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. In
July 2019, the co-leader of AWD, an American citizen, was banned from Canada by
the Immigration and Refugee Board after it was determined that he was a member
of an organization that has or will engage in terrorist activities.
Date listed
2021-02-03
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
AUM SHINRIKYO
Also known as
Aum Shinri Kyo, Aum, Aum Supreme Truth, A. I. C. Comprehensive Research
Institute, A. I. C. Sogo Kenkyusho and Aleph
Description
Formed in Japan in 1987, Aum Shinrikyo (Aum) is a religious organization with a
belief system that mixes various religions – primarily Buddhism – with science
fiction and the prophecies of Nostradamus. Aum aimed to control Japan, then the
world, and subsequently create a global utopian society. Originally peaceful in
nature, the group became increasingly dangerous and violent, seeking to actively
bring about Armageddon. In 1994 Aum committed its first sarin attack against
Japanese civilians by releasing the nerve agent in Matsumoto, killing seven
people and wounding more than a hundred others. In its most infamous attack, Aum
released sarin in the Tokyo subway system in 1995, killing a dozen people and
wounding thousands more. As of 2016, Aum continues to maintain facilities in
Japan and Russia.
Date listed
2002-12-10
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
BLOOD & HONOUR (B&H)
Also known as
N/A
Description
Blood & Honour (B&H) is an international neo-Nazi network whose ideology is
derived from the National Socialist doctrine of Nazi Germany. Through their
armed branch, Combat 18 (C18), the group has carried out violent actions,
including murders and bombings. B&H was founded in the United Kingdom in 1987
and grew during the 1990s, establishing branches throughout Europe by the end of
the decade. B&H attacks have occurred in North America and in several EU-member
states. In January 2012, four B&H members in Tampa, Florida, were convicted of
the 1998 murder of two homeless men who were killed because the group considered
them “inferior.” In February 2012, members of B&H and C18 firebombed a building
occupied mostly by Romani families, including children, in Aš, Czech Republic.
Date listed
2019-06-21
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
BABBAR KHALSA INTERNATIONAL (BKI)
Also known as
Babbar Khalsa
Description
Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) is a Sikh terrorist entity that aims to
establish a fundamentalist independent Sikh state called Khalistan (Land of the
Pure) in what is presently the Indian state of Punjab. BKI activities include
armed attacks, assassinations, and bombings. BKI has members outside of India in
Pakistan, North America, Europe, and Scandinavia.
Date listed
2003-06-18
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
BOKO HARAM
Also known as
Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati Wal-Jihad (People of the Tradition of the
Prophet for Preaching and Striving / Group Committed to Propagating the
Prophet's Teachings and Jihad)
Description
Boko Haram (BH) is a Salafist jihadist group operating in northern Nigeria whose
ultimate objective is to overthrow the Nigerian government and implement Sharia
Law. The group desires a political system in Nigeria modeled after how the
Taliban ruled in Afghanistan. Its tactics include small arms attacks, the use of
improvised explosive devices, suicide bombings, and kidnappings. BH conducted a
suicide bomb attack against the United Nations compound in Abuja, Nigeria in
August 2011, killing 23 people. In April 2014, BH kidnapped a Canadian nun and
two Italian priests in Cameroon. A few days later, in Nigeria, the group
kidnapped 276 schoolgirls. In 2015, BH leader Abubakar Shekau pledged allegiance
to the Islamic State and BH renamed itself the "Islamic States West Africa
Province". However, the Islamic State appointed Abu Musab al-Barnawi as leader
of Islamic States West Africa Province, resulting in the formation of two rival
factions; one loyal to Shekau operating under the BH banner, and the other
(Islamic States West Africa Province) led by Barnawi. During the first nine
months of 2016, BH was responsible for nearly 400 deaths in Nigeria, and
approximately 850 deaths in 2017. In many of its attacks BH used children,
particularly young girls, as suicide bombers.
Date listed
2013-12-24
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
CAUCASUS EMIRATE
Also known as
Imarat Kavkaz and Islamic Emirate of the Caucasus
Description
The Caucasus Emirate is a Sunni Salafist Islamist extremist network which formed
in October 2007. Its goal is to overthrow the secular governments in the North
Caucasus republics and establish an Islamic emirate governed under the Salafist
interpretation of Sharia Law. The Caucasus Emirate has carried out terrorist
activities in Russia and the North Caucasus republics that range from ambushes
with small arms, targeted assassinations using snipers, improvised explosive
devices, and suicide bombings. Since November 2014, many of the network's
leaders have switched their allegiance to the Islamic State. On February 22,
2017, a Caucasus Emirate spokesman called for militants in Chechnya to target
Russian infrastructure and military facilities.
Date listed
2013-12-24
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
COMBAT 18 (C18)
Also known as
N/A
Description
Blood & Honour (B&H) is an international neo-Nazi network whose ideology is
derived from the National Socialist doctrine of Nazi Germany. Through their
armed branch, Combat 18 (C18), the group has carried out violent actions,
including murders and bombings. B&H was founded in the United Kingdom in 1987
and grew during the 1990s, establishing branches throughout Europe by the end of
the decade. B&H attacks have occurred in North America and in several EU-member
states. In January 2012, four B&H members in Tampa, Florida, were convicted of
the 1998 murder of two homeless men who were killed because the group considered
them “inferior.” In February 2012, members of B&H and C18 firebombed a building
occupied mostly by Romani families, including children, in Aš, Czech Republic.
Date listed
2019-06-21
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
EJÉRCITO DE LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL (ELN)
Also known as
National Liberation Army and the Army of National Liberation
Description
Founded in 1964, the ELN's principal aim is to "seize power for the people" and
establish a revolutionary government. The group believes foreign involvement in
Colombia's oil industry violates the country's sovereignty and foreign companies
are unfairly exploiting Colombia's natural resources. ELN activities include
kidnapping, hijacking, bombing, extortion, and guerrilla warfare. In its
attacks, the ELN primarily targets the Colombian oil industry, political events,
and political figures. On January 10, 2018, the ELN conducted three bomb attacks
against the Cano Limon oil pipeline; a grenade attack on a naval base in Arauca,
which injured 2 soldiers; and a sniper attack, which killed a Colombian soldier
near the Venezuelan border.
Date listed
2003-04-02
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
EUSKADI TA ASKATASUNA (ETA)
Also known as
Basque Homeland and Liberty, Euzkadi Ta Azkatasuna, Euzkadi Ta Askatasuna,
Basque Nation and Liberty, Basque Fatherland and Liberty and Basque Homeland and
Freedom.
Description
The Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) was formed in 1959 and is headquartered in the
Basque provinces of Spain and France. It has been responsible for attacks on
Spanish and French interests domestically and abroad. ETA aims to create an
independent Basque state that would contain the six Basque provinces of Spain
and France, as well as the Navarra province of Spain. ETA activities include
bombings, assassinations and kidnappings. In July 2009, ETA claimed
responsibility for the bombing of a police barracks in Spain which wounded at
least 40 people, including 6 children. In May 2018, ETA officially dissolved.
However, European authorities have continued to pursue criminal charges against
former members of ETA. ETA is said to have killed over 800 people and carried
out some 1,600 terrorist attacks since its formation.
Date listed
2003-04-02
Date reviewed
2021-06-04
FATEMIYOUN DIVISION (FD)
Also known as
Fatemioun Brigade, Fatemioun Military Division, Fatemiyoun, Fatemiyoun
Battalion, Fatemiyoun Force, Fatemiyyun, Liwa Fatemiyoun, Liwa al-Fatemiyon,
Fatemiyon Brigade, Fatemiyon Division, Fatemiyoun Brigade
Description
The Fatemiyoun Division (FD) is a Hazara Shiite Militia fighting in Syria
comprised mainly of Afghan refugees recruited from Iran and Afghanistan. The
group is directed by Iran’s Qods Force, which, along with Hizballah also
provides support and training. Originally deployed to protect Shia shrines in
Syria, in November 2017, the group vowed to continue to fight alongside the
“axis of resistance” to annihilate Israel. The FD is also active in parts of
Afghanistan where it has fought mostly against anti-Shia Muslim or anti-Iranian
groups. On December 24, 2019, Iranian-recruited Afghans affiliated with FD
posted a video showing them near the Golan Heights and claiming that they had
come to fight the “Zionists.”
Date listed
2019-06-21
Date reviewed
2020-11-25
FRONT DE LIBÉRATION DU MACINA
Also known as
FLM, Macina Liberation Front, Massina Liberation Front, Katiba Massina, Massina
Brigade, Macina Brigade, Katiba Macina, Katibat Macina, Ansar Dine Macina,
Harakat Ansar al-Din Macina Brigade, Ansar al-Din South, Macina Batallion,
Macina Liberation Movement, La Force de Libération du Macina, ML Movement,
Massina Liberation Movement, Ansar al-Din Macina Brigade, Katibat Macina – Ansar
Dine, Ansar al-Din Macina, MLF, MLM.
Description
Emerging in January 2015, Front de Libération du Macina (FLM) is a Mali-based
Islamist extremist group. A constituent of Jama’at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimin
(JNIM), FLM has targeted Malian and international security forces, civilians,
and more recently, schools and teachers. The group’s main objective is to
liberate the Fulani, mainly-Muslim people scattered across 21 different African
countries, from Malian government “oppression.” On November 20, 2015, militants
from various groups including FLM carried out a gun attack at the Radisson Blu
hotel in Bamako, killing over 20 people. More than 170 people were taken hostage
during the siege, including three Canadians.
Date listed
2021-02-03
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
FUERZAS ARMADAS REVOLUCIONARIAS DE COLOMBIA (FARC)
Also known as
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Revolutionary Armed Forces of
Colombia-People's Army (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del
Pueblo, FARC-EP), National Finance Commission (Comisión Nacional de Finanzas)
and Coordinadora Nacional Guerrillera Simon Bolivar (CNGSB)
Description
Established in the 1960s, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is
Colombia's oldest, largest, and best-equipped leftist insurgency group. FARC is
guided by its goal of overthrowing the current government in Colombia and
replacing it with a leftist, anti-American regime that would force all United
States interests out of Colombia and Latin America. FARC activities include
bombings, hijackings, assassinations, and the kidnapping of Colombian officials
and Westerners. Both FARC and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) are
members of the Simon Bolivar Guerrilla Coordination Board. In 2016, after years
of negotiation, the Colombian government signed a peace agreement with the FARC.
Date listed
2003-04-02
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
GULBUDDIN HEKMATYAR
Also known as
Gulabudin Hekmatyar, Gulbuddin Khekmatiyar, Gulbuddin Hekmatiar, Gulbuddin
Hekmartyar, Gulbudin Hekmetyar, Golboddin Hikmetyar and Gulbuddin Hekmetyar
Description
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of the group Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (HIG), espouses
an extreme Islamist anti-Western ideology with the objective of overthrowing the
Afghani administration and creating an Islamic state. Hekmatyar has declared his
intention to wage jihad against foreign troops and interests in Afghanistan
until all occupation forces are driven out. He has perpetrated indiscriminate
attacks against civilians, government officials and foreign officers. In 2006,
Hekmatyar pledged allegiance to Al Qaida leader Usama bin Laden and vowed to
join Al Qaida's holy war. On May 18, 2016, Afghanistan's government signed a
draft peace agreement with HIG. In July 2016, Hekmatyar ordered his followers to
fight against the Taliban in support of the Islamic State.
Date listed
2005-05-24
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
GULBUDDIN HEKMATYAR'S FACTION OF THE HEZB-E ISLAMI, HEZB-E ISLAMI GULBUDDIN
(HIG)
Also known as
N/A
Description
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's faction of the Hezb-e Islami, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
(HIG), espouses a radical Islamist anti-Western ideology with the objectives of
overthrowing the Karzai administration, eliminating all Western influence in
Afghanistan, and creating an Islamic state. Hekmatyar's men were reputed to be
the most effective mujahideen group to fight against the Soviet occupation and
the most extreme of all Afghan fighters. Drawing support from Pakistan, HIG now
has a presence in much of Afghanistan and is an important component of
resistance forces in the country. HIG is known to cooperate with Al Qaida and
the Taliban, and has a history of engaging in terrorist activities including
killings, torture, kidnappings and forcible detainment, and attacking political
figures. HIG often targets civilians, journalists, and foreign aid workers. On
May 18, 2016, after over two months of negotiations, Afghanistan's government
signed a draft peace agreement with the HIG.
Date listed
2006-10-23
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
HAMAS (HARAKAT AL-MUQAWAMA AL-ISLAMIYA) (ISLAMIC RESISTANCE MOVEMENT)
Also known as
N/A
Description
Hamas, the Arabic acronym for the group Harakat Al-Muqawama Al-Islamiya, is a
radical Islamist-nationalist terrorist organization that emerged from the
Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in 1987. It uses political and
violent means to pursue its goal of establishing an Islamic Palestinian state in
Israel. Since 1990, Hamas has been responsible for terrorist attacks against
both civilian and military targets. Hamas has been one of the primary groups
involved in suicide bombings aimed at Israelis since the start of the Al-Aqsa
intifada in September 2000. In 2006, Hamas participated in and won Palestinian
parliamentary elections, leading to negotiations between the group and the
Palestinian Authority over the establishment of a unity government. In 2007,
however, Hamas overthrew the Palestinian Authority in the Gaza Strip and seized
power of the coastal territory. Although the group's political leadership
resides in Damascus, Hamas uses the Gaza Strip as a base for terrorist
operations aimed against Israel.
Date listed
2002-11-27
Date reviewed
2021-06-04
HAQQANI NETWORK
Also known as
N/A
Description
The Haqqani Network is an Afghan and Pakistani insurgent group described as one
of the most powerful and violent organizations in the region. The immediate
objective of the Haqqani Network is the withdrawal of all foreign forces from
Afghanistan, and the re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
through the overthrow of the Karzai administration. Controlling the security
environment in Afghanistan and cultivating the global Jihadist movement are also
priorities of the Network. The Haqqani Network poses a significant local threat
to Afghan and coalition forces, as well as innocent civilians in its area of
operations. The Haqqani Network has been responsible for many of the
highest-profile attacks in Afghanistan. According to official American
estimates, Haqqani Network operations account for about one-tenth of attacks on
coalition troops, and about 15 percent of casualties. The Haqqani Network was
the first group to adopt the use of suicide bombers for attacks in Afghanistan.
The Haqqani Network uses large vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Devices
(IEDs), suicide vests, and swarming attacks, which capture headlines and create
doubts about the ability of Afghan forces to protect its civilians without North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) support. The Haqqani Network specializes in
coordinated attacks. It has carried out a series of tactically sophisticated
complex attacks, often directly assaulting coalition facilities.
Date listed
2013-05-09
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
HARAKAT AL-SABIREEN (HAS)
Also known as
Al-Sabirin Movement for Supporting Palestine, Al-Sabireen Movement for
Supporting Palestine, Al-Sabirin, Al-Sabireen, a-Sabrin organization,
Al-Sabireen for the Victory of Palestine, HISN, HOSN, The Sabireen Movement,
HESN, Movement of Those Who Endure With Patience, Movement of the Patient Ones
Description
Harakat al-Sabireen (HaS) is an Iranian-backed Shia group which has operated in
the Gaza Strip since 2014. HaS espouses an ideology which rejects a two-state
solution between Israel and Palestine and calls for the destruction of Israel.
HaS has fired rockets into Israel, including during the summer of 2014, and
targeted Israeli army patrols using explosive devices. Members of HaS have
claimed they fight against Israel alongside Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Iran’s Qods Force, assisted by the Palestinian Operations department of
Hizballah, has financed and provided media exposure to HaS.
Date listed
2019-06-21
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
HARAKAT UL-MUDJAHIDIN (HUM)
Also known as
Al-Faran, Al-Hadid, Al-Hadith, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, Harakat ul-Mujahideen,
Harakat al- Mujahideen, Harkat-ul-Ansar, Harakat ul-Ansar, Harakat al-Ansar,
Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami, Harkat Mujahideen, Harakat-ul-Mujahideen al-Almi, Holy
Warriors Movement, Movement of the Mujahideen, Movement of the Helpers, Movement
of Islamic Fighters, Al Qanoon, Jamiat ul-Ansar
Description
Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HuM) is a Pakistan-based radical Kashmiri Islamist
organization. It seeks Pakistani rule for the Indian territory of Kashmir and
also calls for a war against America and India. To achieve these objectives, HuM
employs various methods that include hijacking as well as kidnapping and
executing foreigners and Indian government officials. The group has links with
Al Qaida, and is also a signatory to the Al Qaida-issued 1998 fatwa (religious
decree) against the United States and Israel.
Date listed
2002-11-27
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
HASAM (HARAKAT SAWA'D MISR)
Also known as
Hassam, The Hasam Movement, Hasm, Hassm, the Hassm Movement, Harikat Souaid
Misr, Harakah Sawa'id Misr, the Movement of Egypt's Arms, the Movement of
Egypt's Forearms, the Arms of Egypt Movement
Description
HASAM portrays itself as a nationalist movement attempting to overthrow the
government of Egypt. HASAM announced its existence on July 16, 2016, when it
claimed responsibility for an attack in Tameeya, Egypt, which left 2 policemen
dead and 1 injured. Since then, HASAM has primarily targeted the Egyptian
security apparatus, which the organization describes as enablers of the regime.
In addition to other attacks, HASAM claimed responsibility for the March 26,
2017, bombing in Qalyubia governorate which wounded 5 members of Egypt's
security forces; the May 1, 2017, night time attack on an Egyptian police patrol
which killed at least 3 policemen; and, the July 20, 2017, shooting attack on a
police convoy in which 1 officer was killed and 3 more were wounded.
Date listed
2019-02-11
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
HAY'AT TAHRIR AL-SHAM
Also known as
Jabhat al-Nusra (JN), Jabhet al-Nusra, The Victory Front, Al-Nusrah Front for
the People of the Levant, Jabhat Al-Nusra li-Ahl al-Sham min Mujahedi al-Sham fi
Sahat al-Jihad (The Support Front for the People of the Levant by the Levantine
Mujahedin on the Battlefields of Jihad), the Front for the Defense of the Syrian
People and the Front for the Support of the Syrian People, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham,
Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, Fath al-Sham Front, al-Jabha, Fath al-Sham, Tanzim
al-Qaeda fi Bilad al-Sham, Al-Qaeda in the Levant, Conquest for al-Sham Front,
Conquest of the Levant Front, Fatah al-Sham Front, Fateh al-Sham Front, Front
for the Conquest of Syria, Front for the Conquest of Syria/The Levant, Jabhat
Fath al-Sham, Jabhat Fath al Sham, Jabhat Fathah al-Sham, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham,
Tahrir al-Sham Assembly, Liberation of Syria Assembly, Liberation of the Levant
Organisation, Liberation of the Levant Committee, Liberation of al-Sham
Commission, Assembly for the Liberation of the Levant, Hay'et Tahrir al-Sham,
Tahrir al-Sham, Liwa al-Haqq, the Al-Haqq Brigade, Liwa al-Haq, the Brigade of
the Right, the Truth Brigade, Lewa' al-Haq, the al-Haq Battalion, Jabhat Ansar
al-Din, Ansar al-Din Front, Supporters/Partisans of the Religion Front, Jaish
al-Sunnah, Jaysh al-Sunnah, Jaish al-Sunna, Jaysh al-Sunna.
Description
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is an Islamist group in Syria whose purported
primary objectives are overthrowing President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria
followed by the creation of an Islamic state under Sharia Law. In July 2016,
Jabhat Al-Nursa (JN), an Al Qaida affiliated Sunni militant Islamist group in
Syria, changed its name to Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS). Six months later, in
January 2017, JFS and four smaller groups issued a statement announcing their
dissolution in favour of merging under a single group known as HTS. JN, which is
now part of HTS, has claimed responsibility for nearly 600 attacks – such as
ambushes, kidnappings, assassinations, Improvised Explosive Device attacks and
suicide bombings – in major city centers including Damascus, Aleppo, Hamah,
Dara, Homs, Idlib, and Dayr al-Zawr. In March 2017, 2 HTS suicide bombers
attacked Damascus, killing at least 74 people, including 8 children. More
recently, on December 21, 2019, HTS claimed killing 30 Syrian regime troops in a
suicide bombing in Raffa, a town in the southeast of Idlib governorate.
Date listed
2013-11-07
Date reviewed
2020-11-25
HIZBALLAH
Also known as
Hizbullah, Hizbollah, Hezbollah, Hezballah, Hizbullah, The Party of God, Islamic
Jihad (Islamic Holy War), Islamic Jihad Organization, Islamic Resistance,
Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine, Ansar al-Allah (Followers of
God/Partisans of God/God's Helpers), Ansarollah (Followers of God/Partisans of
God/God's Helpers), Ansar Allah (Followers of God/Partisans of God/God's
Helpers), Al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah (Islamic Resistance), Organization of the
Oppressed, Organization of the Oppressed on Earth, Revolutionary Justice
Organization, Organization of Right Against Wrong and Followers of the Prophet
Muhammed.
Description
One of the most technically capable terrorist groups in the world, Hizballah is
a radical Shia group ideologically inspired by the Iranian revolution. Its goals
are the liberation of Jerusalem, the destruction of Israel, and, ultimately, the
establishment of a revolutionary Shia Islamic state in Lebanon, modelled after
Iran. Formed in 1982 in response to Israel's invasion of Lebanon, Hizballah
carried out some of the most infamous terror attacks of the Lebanese civil war,
such as the suicide bombings of the barracks of United States Marines and French
paratroopers in Beirut, as well as the hijacking of TWA Flight 847. While all
other Lebanese militias disarmed at the end of Lebanon's civil war in 1990,
Hizballah continued to fight, waging a guerilla war against Israeli troops
stationed in southern Lebanon. Following Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon in
2000, Hizballah attacks against Israeli forces continued, concentrated on the
disputed Shebaa Farms area. In 2006, Hizballah provoked Israel's invasion of
Lebanon by kidnapping two Israeli soldiers and killing 8 others. On January 3,
2018, Hizballah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah announced that the group was
working "to obtain all kinds of weapons that would enable it to achieve victory
in the next war." In September 2019, Hizballah fired anti-tank missiles into a
small farming community along the Lebanese border with Israel.
Date listed
2002-12-10
Date reviewed
2021-06-04
HIZBUL MUJAHIDEEN
Also known as
HM, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen
Description
Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) was formed in 1989 as a militant Kashmiri liberation
group, when an armed insurgency against Indian rule first broke out in the
Kashmir valley. The group’s primary goal is to unite the Indian and Pakistan
administered parts of Kashmir, which would then join with Pakistan. HM has
launched attacks on Indian security forces, politicians, military targets and
critical infrastructure within the newly formed territories of Jammu and
Kashmir, and Ladakh. HM’s tactics include using assassinations and armed
assault. The group has also abducted and killed police officers, and informants.
Date listed
2021-02-03
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
INDIAN MUJAHIDEEN (IM)
Also known as
Indian Mujahedeen; Indian Mujahidin; and Islamic Security Force – IM (ISF–IM)
Description
The IM is a Sunni Islamist militant group, consisting primarily of former
members of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). The IM is best
understood as a label for a relatively amorphous, decentralized network that
operates through a number of modules across India. The IM's stated goal is to
carry out terrorist actions against non-Muslims, for their oppression of
Muslims. The group's primary method of attack is multiple coordinated bombings
in crowded areas against economic and civilian targets to maximize terror and
casualties. The group has also organized training in Pakistan with militant
Islamist groups such as Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, a listed entity under the Criminal
Code. The IM were found to have conducted a July 13, 2011 attack in which three
explosive devices were detonated consecutively in separate locations in Mumbai,
Maharashtra. At least 22 people were killed and 131 others wounded. As of 2018,
media reports suggest that IM has been trying to revive itself following a
series of arrests of its key operatives, internal disagreement between leaders,
and defections.
Date listed
2016-12-28
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
INTERNATIONAL RELIEF FUND FOR THE AFFLICTED AND NEEDY - CANADA (IRFAN – CANADA)
Also known as
International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy, International Relief Fund
for the Afflicted and Needy (Canada), IRFAN, IRFAN – Canada, IRFAN Society
Description
The International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy-Canada (IRFAN-Canada)
is a not for profit organization operating in Canada. Between 2005 and 2009,
IRFAN-Canada transferred approximately $14.6 million worth of resources to
various organizations with links to Hamas.
Date listed
2014-04-24
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
INTERNATIONAL SIKH YOUTH FEDERATION (ISYF)
Also known as
N/A
Description
The International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) was founded in 1984 in the United
Kingdom as an international branch of the All India Sikh Students' Federation
(AISSF), with centres in several countries, including Canada. The ISYF is a Sikh
organization whose aim is to promote Sikh philosophy and the establishment of an
independent Sikh nation called Khalistan. Since 1984, its members have been
engaged in terrorist attacks, assassinations and bombings primarily against
Indian political figures, but also against moderate members of the Sikh
community. The ISYF collaborates and/or associates with a number of Sikh
terrorist organizations, including Babbar Khalsa International.
Date listed
2003-06-18
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
ISLAMIC MOVEMENT OF UZBEKISTAN (IMU)
Also known as
O'zbekiston Islomiy Harakati, Harakat ul-Islamiyyah, Islamic Movement of
Turkestan, Islamic Party of Turkestan (IPT) and IMU-IPT
Description
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is a terrorist organization whose
primary goal is to overthrow the government of Uzbekistan. The IMU has employed
kidnapping, armed attacks against government installations, cross-border
incursions, and coordinated efforts with other terrorist groups, such as Al
Qaida. The United Nations reported in January 2017 that IMU continues to fight
in Northern Afghanistan, with some splinter groups attempting to spread into
other Central Asian states. Other reports from 2017 indicate that one dissident
faction continues to operate in Afghanistan and Syria. The IMU has attacked
Westerners and has declared its intentions to continue to work with groups with
"similar objectives".
Date listed
2003-04-02
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS' QODS FORCE
Also known as
Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Islami (Pasdaran), Sepah-e Qods, Qods/Quds, al Quds, al
Quds Force, Qods/Quds Force, Qods Corps, Jerusalem Corps, Jerusalem Force and
Qods Force.
Description
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Qods Force is the clandestine branch of
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) responsible for extraterritorial
operations, and for exporting the Iranian Revolution through activities such as
facilitating terrorist operations. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Qods
Force provides arms, funding and paramilitary training to extremist groups,
including the Taliban, Lebanese Hizballah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad
(PIJ) and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command
(PFLP-GC).
Date listed
2012-12-17
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
ISLAMIC STATE
Also known as
Also known as: Daesh, Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, ISIL, Islamic State
of Iraq and Syria, Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, ISIS, Al-Dawla Al-Islamiya
fi al-Iraq wa al-Sham, Al Qaida in Iraq, al-Qaida in Iraq, Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Al
Qaeda in Iraq, AQI, AQI-Zarqawi, al-Tawhid, al-Tawhid and al-Jihad, Kateab
al-Tawhid, Brigades of Tawhid, Monotheism and Jihad Group, Al Qaida of the Jihad
in the Land of the Two Rivers, Al-Qaida of Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers,
Al-Qaeda in the Land of the Two Rivers, Al-Qaida in the Land of the Two Rivers,
Al-Qaida of Jihad Organization in the Land of the Two Rivers, Al-Qaida Group of
Jihad in Iraq, Al-Qa'ida of Jihad in Iraq, Al-Qaida Group of Jihad in the Land
of the Two Rivers, The Organization of Jihad's Base in the Country of the Two
Rivers, The Organization of al-Jihad's Base of Operations in the Land of the Two
Rivers, The Organization of al-Jihad's Base of Operations in Iraq, The
Organization of al-Jihad's Base in Iraq, The Organization of al-Jihad's Base in
the Land of the Two Rivers, The Organization Base of Jihad/Country of the Two
Rivers, The Organization Base of Jihad/Mesopotamia, Al-Qaida in Mesopotamia,
Tanzim Qa'idat Al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn, Tanzim al-Qaeda al-Jihad fi Bilad
al-Rafidain, Tanzeem Qa'idat al Jihad/Bilad al Raafidaini, Jama'at Al-Tawhid
Wa'al-Jihad, JTJ, Islamic State of Iraq, Islamic State in Iraq, ISI, Mujahidin
Shura Council, Unity and Holy Struggle, Unity and Holy War, Unity and Jihad
Group, al-Zarqawi Network.
Description
The Islamic State is a Sunni jihadist group that seeks to sow civil unrest in
Iraq and the Levant with the aim of establishing a single, transnational Islamic
state based on Sharia Law, replacing the Iraqi and Syrian governments. The group
was originally created in Jordan in the early 1990s under the name Bayat al
Imam. The group associated with Al Qaida Core's senior leadership in 1999 and
fought alongside Al Qaida Core and the Taliban during the US strikes in
Afghanistan in late 2001. The group then transferred to Iraq in anticipation of
the US led invasion, and, in October 2004, formally renamed itself "Al Qaida in
Iraq" (AQI). The group has also operated under the name of Islamic State of Iraq
and Syria (ISIS) and Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). In 2013, the
group renamed itself the "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL). In June
2014, the group renamed itself "Islamic State". The Islamic State's tactics
include suicide attacks using vehicles and improvised explosive devices, armed
attacks, hostage takings, and video-taped beheadings. In November 2015, IS
claimed responsibility for coordinated attacks in six Paris locations that
killed 120 and injured 200. Four months later, in March 2016, IS claimed
responsibility for two bomb explosions at the Brussels Airport and another bomb
explosion at the Maelbeek metro station near the offices of the European Union;
these attacks killed 31 people and injured 340. IS also claimed responsibility
for the May 22, 2017 suicide bombing during a concert at the Manchester Arena in
the United Kingdom, which killed at least 22 people and injured hundreds more.
In June and August 2017, IS claimed responsibility for three vehicular ramming
attacks in the UK and Spain. These attacks killed at least 27 people, including
2 Canadians.
Date listed
2012-08-20
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
ISLAMIC STATE – BANGLADESH
Also known as
Daesh – Bangladesh
Description
Islamic State – Bangladesh is a violent extremist group that was formed in
August 2014, when a group of unidentified Bangladeshi nationals pledged
allegiance to the Islamic State and vowed to organize Bengali Muslims under the
leadership of IS Chief Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi. The group’s primary goal is uniting
the world under one Muslim caliphate. To achieve this, the group encourages
followers in Bangladesh to target the country’s political leaders,
parliamentarians and members of the security forces and law enforcement, as well
as non-Muslims. The group was thought to have been led by a now deceased
Canadian-Bangladeshi, who was one of two masterminds of the 2016 attack on the
Holey Artisan café in Dhaka resulting in the deaths of twenty two people, mostly
foreigners.
Date listed
2021-02-03
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
ISLAMIC STATE – DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Also known as
IS-DRC, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria – Democratic Republic of the Congo,
ISIS-DRC, Daesh – Democratic Republic of the Congo, Allied Democratic Forces,
ADF, Madina at Tauheed Wau Mujahedeen, City of Monotheism and Holy Warriors,
Islamic State Central Africa Province, ISCAP, Wilayat Central Africa, Wilayah
Central Africa, Wilayah Central Africa Media Office, Wilayat Wasat Ifriqiyah,
ISIS-Central Africa
Description
In April 2019, the Islamic State (IS) announced the creation of Islamic State
Central Africa Province (ISCAP). ISCAP is composed of two separate,
geographically distinct insurgencies—one in northern Mozambique and one in
eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) being conducted by Islamic State
– Democratic Republic of the Congo (IS-DRC). In July 2019, IS released a video
of Musa Baluku, the leader of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an
Islamist-affiliated rebel group based in DRC, pledging allegiance to the leader
of IS. Several members of the ADF disagreed with the pledge and split away from
the larger group that year. Since the pledge, many of the ADF’s activities have
been claimed by IS under the regional banner of ISCAP. IS-DRC has been
responsible for attacks in eastern DRC against civilians and military targets.
On May 13, 2020, IS issued two communiqués, the first claiming that fighters
captured and killed three Congolese soldiers in North Kivu Province, DRC. The
second claimed that fighters shot and killed 10 people after opening fire on a
crowd of Christians in Iringite, a city near Beni, DRC. Both attacks were
confirmed by local media as perpetrated by the ADF. On October 20, 2020, the ADF
attacked Kangbayi central prison in Beni, DRC, and freed over 1,300 prisoners.
Both the ADF and IS claimed responsibility for the attack.
Date listed
2021-06-25
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
ISLAMIC STATE EAST ASIA
Also known as
ISEA, Daesh’s East Asia Province, Islamic State-Philippines, Ansharul Khilafah
Philippines, Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters – Bungos, Bangsamoro Islamic
Freedom Fighters – Abubakar, Jama’atu al-Muhajirin wal Ansar fil Filibin, Dawlah
Islamiyah, Islamic State Lanao, Maute Group, Islamic State Ranao, Dawlatul
Islamiyah Waliyatul Masrik, Islamic State Sunrise Province.
Description
Islamic State East Asia (ISEA) is a violent extremist group, officially
recognized by the Islamic State as an affiliate. ISEA's primary objective is the
establishment of an Islamic State under Shariah law in the Philippines and is
comprised of a number of violent extremist organisations who have pledged
allegiance to Daesh and conducted violent acts to achieve their goals, including
beheadings that mimic those conducted by Daesh. These include the Abu Sayyaf
Group (ASG), a terrorist entity that is linked to a number of high-profile
kidnappings and executions, including the beheadings of two Canadians in 2016.
In May 2017, ISEA conducted a large-scale attack on Marawi City, Philippines,
killing a substantial number of security forces and civilians. The group laid
siege to the city for five months, during which a number of Christian hostages
were executed. More recently, on January 27, 2019, ISEA claimed responsibility
for two bombs that were detonated at the Jolo Catholic cathedral, killing 21 and
wounding at least 100.
Date listed
2021-02-03
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
ISLAMIC STATE IN THE GREATER SAHARA
Also known as
ISGS, Daesh in the Greater Sahara, ISIS in the Greater Sahara, Islamic State of
the Greater Sahel, ISIS in the Greater Sahel, ISIS in the Islamic Sahel,
ISIS-GS.
Description
Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) pledged its allegiance to the Islamic
State in May 2015. The group operates and has carried out attacks in the
Mali-Niger-Burkina Faso tri-border area. ISGS’s primary objective is the
replacement of regional governments with an Islamic State and to destabilize the
Sahel. ISGS regularly targets regional security and military forces, including:
Tuareg militias, French soldiers, Niger Gendarmerie forces, Burkina Faso
security services, and Malian soldiers. The group claimed responsibility for the
killing of a Canadian geologist in January 2019 and is suspected of attacking a
Canadian mining company convoy the same year.
Date listed
2021-02-03
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
ISLAMIC STATE – KHORASAN PROVINCE (ISKP)
Also known as
Also known as: Islamic State in the Khorasan Province, Islamic State Khorasan,
Islamic State – Khorasan, IS Khorasan, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant –
Khorasan (ISIL-K), Islamic State of Iraq and Syria – Khorasan (ISIS-K), Islamic
State of Iraq and al-Sham – Khorasan (ISIS-K), Wilayat Khorasan, Daesh Khorasan,
ISIL's South Asia Branch, ISIS Wilayat Khorasan, Islamic State's Khorasan
Province , South Asian chapter of ISIL, ISIL Khorasan (ISIL-K), Khorasan Chapter
of the Islamic State, Islamic State Wilayat Khorasan (ISWK), Khorasan branch of
ISIS.
Description
Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP) is a violent Sunni extremist group,
officially recognized by the Islamic State (IS) as an affiliate based in the
Afghanistan-Pakistan region. The objective of ISKP is to establish the "wilayat"
(province) of Khorasan as part of the global IS caliphate. Since IS announced
the establishment of ISKP in January 2015, the group has carried out suicide
bombings, small arms attacks, and kidnappings against civilians, aid
organizations and security forces in Afghanistan and Pakistan. ISKP has
demonstrated its ability to carry out high profile attacks, including against
Western interests. ISKP claimed responsibility for the June 2016 bomb attack in
Kabul that targeted a bus carrying security guards contracted by the Canadian
Embassy, which killed at least 14 people; the October 2016 attack on a police
training center in Quetta that killed at least 59 people and injured 100; and,
the May 2017 attack on a NATO convoy in Kabul that killed 8 civilians and
injured 25. The group also claimed responsibility for the January 24, 2018,
attack in Jalalabad which targeted the international charity "Save the Children"
that killed at least 6 people and injured 27. In November 2019, ISKP published
photos of its fighters pledging allegiance to the new IS leader and "Caliph,"
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi.
Date listed
2018-05-23
Date reviewed
2020-11-25
ISLAMIC STATE IN LIBYA
Also known as
Daesh in Libya, IS-Libya, Islamic State – Libya, Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant-Libya, Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham – Libya, Islamic State of Iraq
and Syria – Libya, Wilayat Barqa, Wilayat Barqah, Wilayat Fezzan, Wilayat
Tripolitania, Wilayat Tarablus, Wilayat al-Tarabulus, Tripoli Province, Barqa
Province, Barqah Province, Fezzan Province.
Description
Islamic State in Libya (IS-Libya) is a violent extremist group, formed by Libyan
foreign fighters, who had fought as part of the Daesh-affiliated Battar Brigade,
and returned to Libya from Syria. The group follows an extreme interpretation of
Islam that is anti-Western and promotes sectarian violence. IS-Libya aims to
remove the United Nations-backed transitional Government of National Accord in
Libya. The group targets civilians and police officers, and has used suicide
bombings to advance its objectives. In May 2018, suicide bombers stormed Libya’s
electoral commission in Tripoli, killing at least a dozen people in an attack.
In September 2018, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on the
headquarters of Libya’s main oil company National Oil Corp, opening fire on
staff and killing two employees.
Date listed
2021-02-03
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
ISLAMIC STATE – SINAI PROVINCE (ISSP)
Also known as
Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis; Ansar Jerusalem; Islamic State – Sinai State
Description
Islamic State – Sinai Province (ISSP), formerly known as Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis,
is a Sunni Salafist Islamist extremist group based in the Sinai Peninsula of
Egypt, which first appeared in 2011. The primary objective of the group is the
formation of an Islamic state in Egypt under Sharia Law. The primary targets of
ISSP's violence include the Egyptian military and security services, Israeli
interests, and Israeli economic interests. They have carried out repeated
attacks against security forces, politicians, and civilians in Egypt using small
arms, improvised explosive devices, vehicle-born improvised explosive devices,
and surface-to-air missiles. In November 2014, ISSP pledged its allegiance to
the Islamic State (IS), and expanded its targets to include tourist sites,
Western interests, Western embassies, and the media. In August 2015, ISSP
claimed to have beheaded a Croatian national kidnapped and taken hostage in
Cairo in July. Two months later, ISSP claimed responsibility for downing Russian
airliner KGL9268 over the Sinai through an improvised explosive device (IED)
killing all 224 passengers aboard. ISSP continues to conduct cross-border
attacks against Israel, including firing several rockets in February, April, and
October 2017.
Date listed
2015-04-07
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
ISLAMIC STATE WEST AFRICA PROVINCE
Also known as
ISWAP, Daesh’s West Africa Province, ISIS-West Africa, ISIS West Africa, ISIS
West Africa Province, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria West Africa Province,
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant-West Africa, West Africa Province, Wilayat
Gharb Afriqiyya, Wilayat Gharb Afriqiyah, Islamic State in West Africa, ISIS-WA,
ISIL-WA.
Description
Islamic State West Africa Province was formed in March 2015. The group’s primary
objective is to replace the Nigerian Government and establish an Islamic state
with a strict interpretation of Sharia Law. Islamic State West Africa Province
is the largest Daesh group in Africa with approximately 3,500 – 5,000 fighters
and has access to military-grade small-arms and heavy weapons. The group focuses
its attacks on regional security and military targets associated with all five
Multinational Joint Task Force countries (Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, and
Benin), Western, Christian, and secular targets, and has kidnapped and executed
aid workers. On December 25, 2019, Islamic State West Africa Province fighters
attacked Christians in Nigeria’s Borno State, and killed 8 people with machine
gun fire, and captured two others. A day later, also in Borno state, a video was
released of the group’s fighters executing 11 people identified as Christians.
Date listed
2021-02-03
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
JAISH-E-MOHAMMED (JEM)
Also known as
Jaish-i-Mohammed (Mohammad, Muhammad, Muhammed), Jaish-e-Mohammad (Muhammed),
Jaish-e-Mohammad Mujahideen E-Tanzeem, Jeish-e-Mahammed, Army of Mohammed,
Mohammed's Army, Tehrik Ul-Furqaan, National Movement for the Restoration of
Pakistani Sovereignty and Army of the Prophet.
Description
Founded in early 2000, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) is an Islamist extremist group
based in Pakistan. Its objectives are to absorb the Indian-administered areas of
Jammu and Kashmir into Pakistan and ultimately establish an Islamist state in
the country. JeM is committed to using indiscriminate terror tactics to achieve
its objectives, including targeting foreigners and political representatives of
foreign states. Between 2016 and 2018, JeM has carried out at least four attacks
targeting police and military camps. These attacks killed at least 23 people,
including soldiers, policemen, and civilians. The purpose of some of these
attacks was to target family quarters, hospitals, and to take women and children
hostage. In November 2020, four JeM affiliated militants attacked security
forces at a checkpoint in the Nagrota area of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. Two
officers were injured and a large cache of firearms, ammunition, and explosives
were seized by security forces.
Date listed
2002-11-27
Date reviewed
2021-06-04
JAMA’AT NUSRAT AL-ISLAM WAL-MUSLIMIN
Also known as
JNIM, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal
Muslimin, Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen, Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin, Jama’ah
Nusrah al-Islam wal-Muslimin, Jamaat Nosrat al-Islam wal-Mouslimin, Jama’a
Nusrah al-Islam wa al-Muslimin, Islam and Muslims’ Support Group, Group for
Support of Islam and Muslims, Group to Support Islam and Muslims, Group of
Support for Islam and All Muslims, Group for Supporting Islam and Muslims,
Groupe de soutien à l’islam et aux musulmans, Union for Supporting Islam and
Muslims, NIM, GSIM, GNIM, Rassemblement pour la victoire de l’islam et des
fidèles, RVIF.
Description
Jama’at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is a Mali-based violent extremist
group formed in March 2017, through the merging of four Al Qaida-aligned groups:
Ansar Dine, the Front de Liberation du Macina, Al Qaida in the Islamic Mahgreb
(AQIM)’s Sahara branch, and Al-Murabitoun. The group’s main goals are to
implement Sharia law across the Sahara region and expel foreign influence. JNIM
is an official affiliate of Al Qaida in Mali and mainly targets regional,
French, and United Nations (UN) forces. It also targets locations frequented by
foreigners, including hotels and restaurants, and holds foreigners hostage for
ransom. JNIM’s tactics include improvised explosive devices (IED), vehicle-borne
IEDs, suicide bombings, rocket and mortar attacks, and complex small arms
attacks. In November 2018, JNIM claimed a suicide attack against a UN base in
Gao, and specifically identified Canadian, British, and German forces as being
among the “Crusader invader forces.” JNIM subsequently released a second
statement identifying the United Nations Mine Action Service as its intended
target. JNIM is also suspected of carrying out an August 2017 attack on a
restaurant in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in which two Canadians were among at
least 19 people killed.
Date listed
2021-02-03
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
JAMES MASON
Also known as
James Nolan Mason
Description
James Nolan Mason is a life-long American neo-Nazi born on July 25, 1952. He has
been an active neo-Nazi since he was 14 years old, when he joined the youth
group of the American Nazi Party in 1966. Mason is responsible for publishing a
series of newsletters in the 1980s, which promoted the idea of lone actors
conducting terrorist attacks against the United States government in order to
bring about the collapse of society and a race war. Mason’s collective works,
published as a book called Siege , have served as the ideological grounding for
neo-Nazi groups such as Atomwaffen Division (AWD), which is a listed terrorist
entity in Canada, and serves as the backbone for the AWD’s worldview and
training program. Mason has also provided tactical direction on how to operate a
terrorist group and has met with members of AWD, where he coached them on
propagandizing murder and genocide. AWD has used Mason to speak on their behalf
by releasing audio recordings of him reading the group’s messaging. Mason and
Siege have also been cited as the ideological foundation of Feuerkrieg Division
and Sonnenkrieg Division, groups that have been proscribed as terrorist entities
in the United Kingdom.
Date listed
2021-06-25
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
JAYSH AL-MUHAJIRIN WAL-ANSAR (JMA)
Also known as
Jaish al-Muhajireen wal Ansar, Jaysh al-Muhajireen wa'l-Ansar, Army of Migrants
and Supporters, Army of the Emigrants and Helpers, Muhajireen Brigade,
Mujahideen Army.
Description
JMA is a jihadist militant group operating primarily in the Aleppo area of
northern Syria. The goal of JMA is to topple Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's
government. JMA is led by Chechans from Russia's North Caucasus, and the group's
membership consists of approximately 1000 fighters, most of them foreign. JMA
has taken part in joint operations with other jihadist groups in Syria such as
the Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra. JMA's tactics include the use of large
suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, ground assaults, hostage
taking and kidnapping, including foreign nationals and Syrian civilians loyal to
Assad.
Date listed
2014-10-30
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
JEMAAH ISLAMIYYAH (JI)
Also known as
Jemaa Islamiyah, Jema'a Islamiyya, Jema'a Islamiyyah, Jema'ah Islamiyah, Jema'ah
Islamiyyah, Jemaa Islamiya, Jemaa Islamiyya, Jemaah Islamiyya, Jemaa Islamiyyah,
Jemaah Islamiah, Jemaah Islamiyah, Jemaah Islamiyyah, Jemaah Islamiya, Jamaah
Islamiyah, Jamaa Islamiya, Jemaah Islam, Jemahh Islamiyah, Jama'ah Islamiyah,
Al-Jama'ah Al Islamiyyah, Islamic Group and Islamic Community
Description
Jemaah Islamiyyah (JI) has its roots in Darul Islam, a violent radical movement
that advocated the establishment of Islamic law in Indonesia. JI subscribes to a
Salafist interpretation of Islam and aims to establish an Islamic caliphate
spanning Indonesia, Malaysia, southern Thailand, Singapore, Brunei, and the
southern Philippines. JI has had cells throughout much of Southeast Asia and
targets what it sees as enemies of Islam. JI has been responsible for a series
of bank robberies, hijackings, and several major bombings of civilian targets,
such as the 2002 attack on a night club in Bali, which killed 202 people and
injured 500 others, including Canadians citizens.
Date listed
2003-04-02
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
KAHANE CHAI (KACH)
Also known as
Meir's Youth, No'ar Meir Repression of Traitors, State of Yehuda, Sword of
David, Dikuy Bogdim, DOV, Judea Police, Kahane Lives, Kfar Tapuah Fund, State of
Judea, Judean Legion, Judean Voice, Qomemiyut Movement, Way of the Torah and
Yeshiva of the Jewish Idea.
Description
Kahane Chai (Kach) is a marginal, extremist Jewish entity whose goal is the
restoration of the biblical state of Israel, replacing democracy with theocracy.
Kahane Chai (Kach) advocates expelling Arabs from Israel, expanding Israel's
boundaries to include the occupied territories and parts of Jordan, and the
strict implementation of Jewish law in Israel. Kahane Chai (Kach) has openly
espoused violence against Arabs and the Israeli government as a viable method
for establishing a religiously homogenous state. Its activities have included
threats to government officials and infrastructure, grenade attacks, armed
violence, and bombings.
Date listed
2005-05-24
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
KURDISTAN WORKERS PARTY (PKK)
Also known as
Kurdistan Workers Party, Partya Karkeren Kurdistan, Kurdistan Labor Party,
Kurdistan Freedom and Democracy Congress, KADEK, Kurdistan People's Congress,
Kurdistan Halk Kongresi (KHK), People's Congress of Kurdistan, Kongra-Gel
Description
Formally established in Turkey in 1978 by Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdistan Workers
Party (PKK / KADEK) is a Kurdish political party whose main goal is the creation
of an independent Kurdish state in southeast Turkey and in northern Iraq, a
region that is part of the traditional territory of the Kurdish people. To reach
its goal, the PKK / KADEK has led a campaign of guerrilla warfare and terrorism,
especially in Turkey and in northern Iraq. Its activities include attacking the
Turkish military, diplomats and Turkish businesses at home and in some western
European cities. It has also been known to bomb resorts and kidnap tourists in
an attempt to destabilize tourism in Turkey. On April 11, 2017, the PKK bombed a
police compound in Diyarbakir, Turkey, resulting in the death of 3 people,
including 1 police officer.
Date listed
2002-12-10
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
LASHKAR-E-JHANGVI (LJ)
Also known as
Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, Lashkar-e-Jhangvie, Laskar-e-Jhangvi, Lashkare Jhangvi,
Lashkar-e-Jhangwi, Lashkar-i-Jhangwi, Jhangvi Army, Lashkar-e Jhangvi, Lashkar
Jhangvi, Lashkar-e-Jhanvi (LeJ), Lashkar-i-Jangvi, Lashkar e Jhangvi, Lashkar
Jangvi, Laskar e Jahangvi.
Description
As a radical Islamist group reportedly linked to Al Qaida, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
(LJ) aims to establish an Islamist Sunni state in Pakistan based on Sharia Law –
through the use of violence if necessary – and to have all Shiites declared
non-believers. It is reputed as being one of the most violent Islamist extremist
organizations in Pakistan. Responsible for killing hundreds of Shiites since its
formation in 1996, LJ was behind some of the worst incidents of sectarian
violence in Pakistan's history. In October 2015, for example, a group of LJ
members conducted a suicide attack at a Shiite mosque in Bolan, Baluchistan,
killing at least 11 people and wounding another 13. More recently, in June 2017,
LJ claimed responsibility for a double suicide bombing at a crowded market in
Parachinar, Pakistan, which killed at least 67 people and wounded over 200
others.
Date listed
2003-06-18
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
LASHKAR-E-TAYYIBA (LET)
Also known as
Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) (Society for Preaching), al-Anfal Trust,
Tehrik-e-Hurmate-e-Rasool, al Mansoorian (The Victorious), Army of the Pure,
Paasban-e-Kashmir (Kashmir Brigade), Paasban-i-Ahle-Hadith (Ahle-Hadith
Brigade), Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF), Idara Khidmat-e-Khalq,
Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-i-Toiba (LiT), Lashkar-i-Taiba (Holy Regiment),
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LT) (Army of the Righteous), Lashkar-e-Taibyya,
Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (Army of the Pure and Righteous),
Lashkar-e-Taiba (Righteous Army), Lashkar-Taiba (Army of the Good), Lashkar e
Toiba, Lashkar e Taiba, Lashkar-E-Tayyaba, Lashkar e Tayyiba
Description
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) is a Pakistan-based, radical organization established in
the late 1980s that operates in the Indian states of Kashmir and Jammu. Its
overall objective is threefold: to force the accession of Indian administered
Kashmir to Pakistan; and to create two Islamist-run states, in the North and in
the South of India. LeT's activities include suicide bombings and armed attacks
on civilians, government officials and the Indian security forces. The group is
also allegedly linked to Al Qaida. LeT's most infamous operation was the 60-hour
terror attack in Mumbai on November 26-28, 2008. The LeT has targeted security
personnel such as in the December 2014 attack at a Mohara artillery camp that
killed 8 army soldiers, 3 policemen and 6 militants, and the February 2016
attack on a police convoy that killed 2 police officers and injured 10 others.
On February 6, 2018, LeT militants attacked a hospital in Srinager to free their
jailed commander, Naveed Jat, killing 2 policemen.
Date listed
2003-06-18
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE)
Also known as
The Tamil Tigers, the Eellalan Force, the Ellalan Force, the Tiger Movement, the
Sangilian Force, the Air Tigers, the Black Tigers (Karum Puligal), the Sea
Tigers, the Tiger Organization Security Intelligence Service (TOSIS) and the
Women's Combat Force of Liberation Tigers (WCFLT).
Description
Founded in 1976, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is a Sri
Lankan-based terrorist organization that seeks the creation of an independent
homeland called "Tamil Eelam" for Sri Lanka's ethnic Tamil minority. Over the
years, the LTTE has waged a violent secessionist campaign with the help of
ground, air, and naval forces, as well as a dedicated suicide bomber wing. LTTE
tactics have included full military operations, terror attacks against civilian
centres, and political assassinations, such as the successful assassinations of
Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Ghandi and Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe
Premadasa. The LTTE has also had an extensive network of fundraisers, political
and propaganda officers, and arms procurers operating in Sri Lanka and within
the Tamil diaspora. Although the LTTE was militarily defeated in May 2009,
subversion, destabilization, and fundraising continue, particularly in the
diaspora.
Date listed
2006-04-08
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
MOVEMENT FOR ONENESS AND JIHAD IN WEST AFRICA (MOJWA)
Also known as
MOJWA, Mouvement pour l'unicité et le jihad en Afrique de l'Ouest, MUJAO, Jamat
Tawhid wal Jihad fi Garbi Afriqqiya and Jamaat Tawhid Wal Jihad Fi Garbi
Ifriqiya.
Description
The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa is a splinter group of al
Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb. Formed in 2011, the Movement for Oneness and Jihad
in West Africa (MOJWA) seeks to spread jihad across West Africa and establish a
strict form of Sharia Law. The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa has
carried out terrorist activities including kidnappings, small arms attacks,
improvised explosive devices attacks, and suicide bombings. On May 23, 2013,
MOJWA and al'Muwaqi'un Bil-Dima (MBD) launched twin suicide attacks against a
Nigerien army base and a French uranium mine in Niger, killing 25 people. MOJWA
merged with MBD to form Al-Murabitoun, in August 2013.
Date listed
2014-06-02
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
PALESTINE LIBERATION FRONT (PLF)
Also known as
PLF-Abu Abbas Faction, Front for the Liberation of Palestine (FLP)
Description
The Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) is a small, armed splinter group allied to
the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). Its objective is the destruction
of the State of Israel and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state
with Jerusalem as its capital. First founded in 1961 by Ahmad Jibril, the group
operates primarily in Europe, Israel, Lebanon and other areas in the Middle
East. During its most active period, it is known to have conducted several
high-profile attacks, including the October 1985 hijacking of the Italian cruise
ship, Achille Lauro.
Date listed
2003-11-13
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD (PIJ)
Also known as
Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami fi Filistin, Saraya Al-Quds (The Jerusalem Brigades),
Al-Quds Brigades, Islamic Jihad, Palestine Islamic Jihad-Shaqaqi Faction,
Palestinian Islamic Jihad-Shaqaqi, PIJ-Shaqaqi Faction, PIJ-Shallah Faction,
Islamic Jihad of Palestine, Islamic Jihad in Palestine, Abu Ghunaym Squad of the
Hizballah Bayt Al-Maqdis, Al-Quds Squads, Al-Awdah Brigades, Islamic Jihad
Palestine (IJP), Islamic Jihad – Palestine Faction and Islamic Holy War
Description
Founded in the late 1970s, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) is one of the
most violent Palestinian terrorist groups. The PIJ maintains that armed struggle
by the Palestinian people, in tandem with active support from the Arab and
Muslim worlds, is the only viable strategy for achieving its objectives - the
destruction of Israel and the complete liberation of Palestine. The PIJ was
among the first to use suicide bomb attacks against Israel. In 1995, two PIJ
suicide bombers executed a coordinated attack at a bus stop in Beit Lid, killing
19 people and wounding 61. PIJ claimed responsibility for the October 3, 2015,
knife attack in Jerusalem which killed 2 Israeli men and wounded the wife and
child of one of the deceased. On February 23, 2020, rockets were fired toward
southern Israel after Israel said it had killed a Palestinian militant who tried
to place a bomb along the Israel-Gaza barrier fence. PIJ launched several
rockets at Israel by the time the ceasefire was announced.
Date listed
2002-11-27
Date reviewed
2021-06-04
POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE - GENERAL COMMAND (PFLP-GC)
Also known as
Al-Jibha Sha'biya lil-Tahrir Filistin-al-Qadiya al-Ama
Description
Founded in 1968, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General
Command (PFLP-GC) is an Islamist Communist group committed to the establishment
of a Palestinian state and the destruction of Israel. The group is opposed to
any negotiation with Israel and believes solely in a military solution to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It was the first Palestinian group to use suicide
squads: in 1974, three members attacked Qiryat Shemona and killed 18 people
before dying in a battle with Israeli soldiers. The PFLP-GC has used barometric
bombs to blow up aircraft, parcel-explosives sent through the mail as well as
motorized hang-gliders in a guerilla raid into Israel. During the 1990s, the
PFLP-GC limited its activities to training and equipping other terrorist groups,
such as Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. In December 2015, PFLP-GC
claimed responsibility for the firing of three rockets on Northern Israel in
retaliation for the assassination of a Hizballah member in Syria.
Date listed
2003-11-13
Date reviewed
2021-06-04
POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE (PFLP)
Also known as
Halhul Gang, Halhul Squad, Palestinian Popular Resistance Forces, PPRF, Red
Eagle Gang, Red Eagle Group, Red Eagles, Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, Al-Jibha
al-Sha'biya lil-Tahrir Filistin
Description
Formed in 1967, the goals of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
(PFLP) are the destruction of the State of Israel and the establishment of a
communist government in Palestine. During the 1970s, the group took part in some
of the boldest terrorist attacks of the period, such as hijacking three civilian
airliners in one day and storming the Vienna headquarters of the Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). In 2000, the PFLP turned increasingly to
the use of suicide bombers, guerilla tactics, car bombings, and mortar strikes.
The PFLP was also responsible for the first assassination of a cabinet minister
in Israel's history, killing Tourism Minister Rehavam Zeevi in 2001. In 2014,
the PFLP claimed responsibility for a November gun and knife attack at an
Orthodox Jewish synagogue in West Jerusalem that killed 6 people. On June 16,
2017, two coordinated attacks targeting Israeli police officers were carried out
near the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem's walled old city. In September 2019, the
Israeli security forces arrested four PFLP members allegedly responsible for
remotely detonating an improvised explosive device in the West Bank that killed
an Israeli teenager and seriously wounded two family members.
Date listed
2003-11-13
Date reviewed
2021-06-04
PROUD BOYS
Also known as
N/A
Description
The Proud Boys is a neo-fascist organization that engages in political violence
and was formed in 2016. Members of the group espouse misogynistic, Islamophobic,
anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant, and/or white supremacist ideologies and associate
with white supremacist groups. The Proud Boys consists of semi-autonomous
chapters located in the United States (U.S.), Canada, and internationally. The
group and its members have openly encouraged, planned, and conducted violent
activities against those they perceive to be opposed to their ideology and
political beliefs. The group regularly attends Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests
as counter-protesters, often engaging in violence targeting BLM supporters. On
January 6, 2021, the Proud Boys played a pivotal role in the insurrection at the
U.S. Capitol. Leaders of the group planned their participation by setting out
objectives, issuing instructions, and directing members during the insurrection.
The leader of the Proud Boys was arrested two days before the insurrection as
part of a stated effort by U.S. law enforcement to apprehend individuals who
were planning to travel to the D.C. area with intentions to cause violence.
Date listed
2021-02-03
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
RUSSIAN IMPERIAL MOVEMENT
Also known as
RIM, Russkoie Imperskoe Dvizhenie, Russkoe Imperskoye Dvizheniye, RID, Imperial
Legion, Russian Imperial Legion, RIL, Saint Petersburg Imperial Legion.
Description
The Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) is a nationalist group based in Russia that
seeks to create a mono-ethnic state led by a Russian autocratic monarchy. The
group is best known for having members and sympathizers linked to violent
activity abroad and seeks to build ties to neo-Nazi organizations in Europe and
the United States to offer them paramilitary training and bomb making
instructions. In 2015, RIM co-founded the World National Conservative Movement
(WNCM), a transnational movement ideologically aligned against the Western
principles of ‘liberalism, multiculturalism and tolerance’ according to its own
manifesto. RIM leaders intended the WNCM to facilitate the sharing of tactical
skills across peer organizations and promote their own paramilitary training
program. Furthermore, RIM has donated money to foreign neo-Nazi and white
supremacist groups associated with the WNCM and provided training to members who
have carried out bomb plots in their own countries. In 2016, RIM provided
training to two Swedes who then bombed a bookstore-café, a refugee shelter, and
a campground that housed asylum seekers. RIM’s paramilitary faction has also
been present in conflicts in Ukraine, Syria, and Libya.
Date listed
2021-02-03
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
SENDERO LUMINOSO (SL)
Also known as
Shining Path, Partido Comunista del Peru en el Sendero Luminoso de Jose Carlos
Mariategui, Communist Party of Peru on the Shining Path of Jose Carlos
Mariategui, Partido Comunista del Peru, Communist Party of Peru, The Communist
Party of Peru by the Shining Path of Jose Carlos Mariategui and Marxism,
Leninism, Maoism and the Thoughts of Chairman Gonzalo, Revolutionary Student
Front for the Shining Path of Mariategui, Communist Party of Peru - By Way of
the Shining Path of Mariategui, PCP - por el Sendero Luminoso de Mariategui, PCP
and PCP-SL
Description
Established in 1980, Sendero Luminoso (SL) is a splinter group of the Communist
Party of Peru. Its objective is to destroy existing Peruvian institutions and
replace them with a communist peasant revolutionary regime which would eliminate
foreign influence from the country. SL's area of operations is limited to Peru,
with most of its activities in rural areas, but some of its attacks have taken
place in the capital, Lima. Its tactics include indiscriminate bombing
campaigns, political assassinations, as well as armed attacks against civilians
and foreign interests in Peru. In March 2017, suspected SL snipers attacked a
police convey in Cumumpiari, killing 3 officers. More recently, in September
2017, 3 additional officers were killed in an SL ambush.
Date listed
2003-02-12
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
TALIBAN
Also known as
Afghan Taliban, Tahreek-i-Islami-i-Taliban Afghanistan, Movement of Islamic
Students, The Taleban, the Islamic Movement of the Taliban (De Talebano Islami
Ghurdzang or Tehrik) and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (De Afghanistan
Islami Emarat)
Description
The Taliban is an Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan. The
Taliban's main objectives are the removal of all foreign forces from
Afghanistan, and the restoration of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan through
the overthrow of the current government. The top leadership structure in the
Taliban is the Rahbari Shura (leadership council), better known as the Quetta
Shura after the Pakistani city in which it is currently based. Beneath the
Rahbari Shura are the regional military shuras for four major geographical areas
of operations in Afghanistan (Quetta, Peshawar, Miramshah, and Gerdi Jangal).
The Taliban uses terrorist tactics, including the extensive use of Improvised
Explosive Devices (IEDs) and suicide attacks, to further its political
objectives and is known to attack civilian targets, government compounds,
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)/Afghan bases, military targets in
built-up urban areas, as well as infrastructure projects. In 2011, the Taliban
was responsible for the majority of civilian casualties in Afghanistan and have
been known to carry out a number of attacks on girls' schools in particular.
More recently, on January 27, 2018, the Taliban claimed responsibility for an
attack in Kabul which utilized an ambulance as a suicide vehicle-borne IED to
kill at least 95 people and wound more than 150.
Date listed
2013-05-09
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
TEHRIK-E-TALIBAN PAKISTAN (TTP)
Also known as
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Tehrik-I-Taliban Pakistan, Tehrik-e-Taliban,
Pakistani Taliban, Tehreek-e-Taliban, Tehrik Taliban-I-Pakistan,
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
Description
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was founded in December 2007 as an umbrella
organization for pro-Taliban groups operating mostly in the Federally
Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North West
Frontier Province), Pakistan. It was led, first, by militant commander Baitullah
Mehsud and, following his death, by Hakimullah Mehsud. The TTP aims to create a
Taliban-style Islamic emirate under Sharia Law, beginning in Pakistan's tribal
areas and later extending to include Muslims elsewhere. The TTP strives to untie
pro-Taliban groups in FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to assist the Afghan Taliban
in their campaign against President Karzai and US/NATO forces in Afghanistan,
and to attack Pakistani state, military, and police installations. The TTP has
conducted numerous armed, bomb and suicide attacks to achieve its objectives.
The TTP has also engaged in criminal activity, such as extortion, theft, robbery
and kidnapping for ransom to support its terrorist operations. The TTP maintains
links to Al Qaida (AQ), Lashka-e-Jahngvi (LJ) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), all
listed terrorist groups under Canada's Criminal Code. Recently, in February
2018, the TPP claimed responsibility for a suicide attack at an army base in
northern Pakistan, killing at least 11 soldiers and wounding 13 others.
Date listed
2011-07-05
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
THE BASE
Also known as
N/A
Description
The Base is a neo-Nazi organization founded in 2018. The group was primarily
active in the United States and promotes a nihilistic and accelerationist
rhetoric— an ideology embraced by white supremacists who have determined that a
societal collapse is both imminent and necessary. They advocate for direct
action, especially in the form of violence, to create chaos, incite a race war,
and establish a white ethno-state. The Base has distributed manuals for
lone-wolf terror attacks, bomb making, counter-surveillance, and guerilla
warfare to its members. Members of the group plotted to carry out attacks at a
January 2020 rally in Virginia, United States. The group also organized training
camps in weaponry and military tactics around North America. The network
specifically seeks to recruit individuals with military experience so that they
can leverage their training.
Date listed
2021-02-03
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
THREE PERCENTERS
Also known as
3%ers, III%ers, Threepers
Description
Three Percenters are a decentralized entity within the broader anti-government
militia movement in the United States. The name “Three Percenters” is a
reference to a false belief that the number of Americans who fought against the
British during the Revolutionary War amounted to only three percent of the
population at the time. The entity has a presence in the United States and
Canada. Three Percenters have been linked to bomb plots targeting United States
federal government buildings and Muslim communities. In November 2015, a Three
Percenter was arrested and eventually convicted of shooting and wounding five
men at a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Most
notably, in 2020, two of the group's leaders directed a plot to kidnap the
Governor of Michigan that involved acquiring and detonating explosives to divert
police attention from the kidnapping, as well as public executions of public
officials by hanging them on live television.
Date listed
2021-06-25
Date reviewed
Not yet reviewed
WORLD TAMIL MOVEMENT (WTM)
Also known as
N/A
Description
The World Tamil Movement was created in 1986 and became a known and leading
front organization for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Canada.
The leadership of the WTM acts at the direction of the LTTE and has been
instrumental in fundraising in Canada on behalf of the LTTE. WTM representatives
canvas for donations amongst the Canadian Tamil population, and have been
involved in acts of intimidation and extortion to secure funds.
Date listed
2008-06-13
Date reviewed
2018-11-21
Date modified: 2021-06-25
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