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Al-Qa'ida: Al-Qa'ida is a Salafi-jihadist global terrorist network founded in 1988 by Usama bin Laden and other Arab foreign fighters who fought against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.  The group's primary objective is to establish a pan-Islamic caliphate by overthrowing Western-influenced Muslim regimes, expelling foreign forces from Muslim countries, and defeating Israel.

Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is a Sunni Islamist militant organization formed in January 2009 through the merger of al-Qaeda’s branches in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. It operates primarily in southern Yemen, with active presence in Abyan, Shabwah, Hadhramaut, Marib, and al-Bayda governorates, and has historically sought to establish an Islamic Emirate of Yemen.

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Al-Qa'ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is a Salafi-jihadist militant group and a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) operating primarily in North and West Africa, with active regions spanning Northern and Southern Algeria, Mali, Libya, Niger, and Mauritania.

Al-Shabaab: Al-Shabaab, formally known as Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen ("Movement of the Youth"), is a Sunni Islamist militant group based in Somalia. Al-Shabaab seeks to overthrow the FGS, expel foreign forces from Somalia, and establish a fundamentalist Islamic state guided by a strict interpretation of Sharia law.

Black Panthers: The Black Panther Party (BPP), originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, was a revolutionary Marxist–Leninist and Black power organization founded in October 1966 in Oakland, California, by college students Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.

Council on American Islamic Relations: Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit civil rights and advocacy organization founded in June 1994. However, CAIR has faced significant scrutiny and controversy. In 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice listed CAIR as an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas funding case.

Hamas: Hamas is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist political and militant organization founded in December 1987 during the First Intifada by Ahmed Yassin and others affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. It governs the Gaza Strip since seizing control from rival faction Fatah in 2007.

Harakat al-Nujaba:


Hezbollah: Hezbollah was founded in 1982 by Lebanese clerics in response to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Inspired by the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's model of Islamic governance, Hezbollah established strong ties with Iran.

Houthis: The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah (Partisans of God), are a Zaydi Shia Islamist political and military organization based in Yemen. They emerged in the 1990s under the leadership of Hussein al-Houthi, who opposed the Yemeni government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, accusing it of corruption and being backed by the United States and Saudi Arabia.

Hurras al-Din:


Islamic State: Islamic State (IS) and its affiliates remained the deadliest terrorist network in 2024, responsible for 1,805 deaths across 22 countries. Despite a 10% decline from the previous year, IS continues to operate as a global network through affiliated groups.

Islamic State-Khorasan Province:


Islamic State West Africa Province:


Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: The Islamic State (IS), also known as ISIS, ISIL, or Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist militant group and designated terrorist organization. It originated as al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) under Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and re-branded as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in 2013 before declaring a global caliphate.

Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad:


Jama‘at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin: JNIM has declared itself the official al-Qaeda branch in Mali and pledges allegiance to al-Qaeda's global leadership. Its stated objectives include expelling foreign (particularly French and UN) forces from the Sahel, implementing Sharia law, and establishing an Islamic state.

Kurdistan Workers’ Party:


Muslim Brotherhood: The Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna. It began as a social and religious movement aimed at promoting Islamic values and addressing social issues, such as poverty and education. Over time, it evolved into a political entity advocating for the establishment of a state governed by Islamic law (sharia).

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan: Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is a Deobandi jihadist militant organization formed in December 2007 as an umbrella group uniting various insurgent factions in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province.

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