U.S. State Department List of Foreign Terrorist Organizations

U.S. State Department List Of Foreign Terrorist Organizations

"Foreign Terrorist Organization" is a designation of non-United States-based organizations declared terrorist by the United States Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Most of the organizations as of 2007 on the list are Islamist extremist groups, with the remainder being mainly communist groups, followed by nationalist/separatist groups.

Read more about U.S. State Department List Of Foreign Terrorist Organizations:  Identification of Candidates, Designation Process, Legal Criteria For Designation, Legal Ramifications of Designation, Other Effects of Designation

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