https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/8-suspected-terrorists-possible-isis-ties-arrested-new-york-l-philadel-rcna156635
Eight men from Tajikistan with potential ties to ISIS out of central Asia were arrested over the weekend in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, three people familiar with the matter told NBC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism
Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war against non-combatants (mostly civilians and neutral military personnel). There are various different definitions of terrorism, with no universal agreement

https://www.britannica.com/topic/terrorism
Learn about the origins, types, and effects of terrorism, the calculated use of violence to create fear and achieve political goals. Explore the controversies and challenges of defining and combating terrorism in different contexts and jurisdictions.

https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism
The FBI's top priority is to protect the U.S. from terrorist attacks by individuals and groups inspired by foreign or domestic influences. Learn about the definitions, current threats, investigative methods, and how to report suspicious activity and protect yourself from terrorism.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/us/politics/terrorism-threat-fbi-tajik.html
The group got a second wind soon after the Taliban toppled the Afghan government that year. During the U.S. military withdrawal from the country in August 2021, ISIS-K carried out a suicide

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_the_United_States
Map of 2,872 terrorist incidents in the contiguous United States from 1970 to 2017. KEY: Orange: 2001-2017; Green: 1970-2000 Terrorism deaths in the United States In the United States, a common definition of terrorism is the systematic or threatened use of violence in order to create a general climate of fear to intimidate a population or government and thereby effect political, religious

https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/dec/05/terrorism-united-states-key-facts-patterns-and-tre/
Learn about the definition, frequency, ideology and impact of domestic and international terrorism in the U.S. from various sources and experts. Find out how terrorism is classified, investigated and penalized by law enforcement and legislation.

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/10/1035588542/9-11-fight-terrorist-attack
An American flag at ground zero on the evening of Sept. 11, 2001, after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. In the fall of 2001, Aaron Zebley was a 31-year-old FBI

https://ourworldindata.org/terrorism
Learn about the definition, causes, and consequences of terrorism, a rare but shocking form of violence by non-state actors. Compare the number and severity of attacks and deaths across regions and over time with data and charts.

https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/12/1131752
The Council heard from the UN Office on Counter-Terrorism, a survivor of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, and a representative of Ireland, which lost a peacekeeper in Lebanon. They stressed the need for prevention, human rights, and regional cooperation to counter terrorism.

https://education.cfr.org/learn/learning-journey/terrorism-introduction/what-the-world%E2%80%99s-terrorist-groups-have-in-common
Terrorism isn't limited to one group, geographic area, grievance, goal, method, or era. Terrorists have committed violence for all kinds of reasons: to create a new country, carry out a revolution, pursue racist goals, free animals from laboratory testing, end access to abortion, and more. It might, therefore, seem odd that groups with such

https://theconversation.com/what-is-terrorism-what-do-terrorists-want-78228
A professor at Georgetown University explains the definition, motives and trends of terrorism as a tactic of asymmetric power struggles. Learn how terrorism is not more frequent today than in the past and how it is concentrated in a few countries.

https://www.dhs.gov/national-terrorism-advisory-system
NTAS provides timely, detailed information about terrorist threats in the United States. Learn how to subscribe to NTAS alerts, access expired advisories, and find developer resources.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fueling-terror-how-extremists-are-made/
Behavior. The steep and virulent rise of terrorism ranks among the more disturbing trends in the world today. According to the 2015 Global Terrorism Index, terror-related deaths have increased

https://www.dni.gov/index.php/gt2040-home/emerging-dynamics/international-dynamics/the-future-of-terrorism
Terrorists will also seek weapons of mass destruction and other weapons and approaches that will allow them to conduct spectacular mass casualty attacks. For example, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has already launched mustard gas attacks and uses unmanned aerial vehicles extensively—as do Iranian-supported Shia militants. Autonomous

https://www.dni.gov/nctc/groups.html
A comprehensive list of terrorist groups and state sponsors of terrorism, with designation status and sanctions. Learn about the threats, activities, and profiles of each group and country.

https://www.dhs.gov/topics/preventing-terrorism-and-targeted-violence
The United States faces a rising danger from terrorists and rogue states seeking to use weapons of mass destruction. A weapon of mass destruction is a nuclear, radiological, chemical, biological, or other device that is intended to harm a large number of people. The Department of Homeland Security works every day to prevent terrorists and other

https://www.axios.com/2024/06/17/us-terrorist-attack-morell-allison
Alarmed by repeated warnings from top FBI and military officials, a former acting CIA director and a legendary foreign policy thinker write bluntly in Foreign Affairs: "The United States faces a serious threat of a terrorist attack in the months ahead.". Why it matters: Michael Morell and Graham Allison write that there are striking echoes of the run-up to 9/11 — including warnings about

https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/
A list of foreign organizations that are designated by the US as terrorist groups and their dates of designation. The web page also provides links to the legal authorities and criteria for FTO designations.

https://www.counterextremism.com/content/top-20-extremists
This new capacity translates to a greater risk of well-planned, highly organized international Islamist attacks reaching British and Western shores. This year's Top 20 boasts two of al-Qaeda's highest-ranking members in group leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and the leader of its Somali subsidiary group al-Shabaab, Ahmed Umar Abu Ubaidah.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/who-is-a-terrorist-actually/
Third, terrorism is perpetrated by non-state actors. That's a political science term that basically means anyone who's not acting as the agent of a recognized government. Soldiers and police

https://www.state.gov/terrorist-designation-of-harakat-ansar-allah-al-awfiya-2/
The Department of State today designated Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya (HAAA) and HAAA Secretary General Haydar Muzhir Ma'lak al-Sa'idi as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. HAAA is an Iraq-based Iran-aligned militia group and part of the "Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI)"— a front group that includes multiple Iran-aligned terrorist and militia groups, including U.S.-designated

https://www.dhs.gov/hsi/news/2024/06/18/fugitive-high-ranking-ms-13-leader-arrested-terrorism-charges-following-investigation
HSI is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security, responsible for investigating transnational crime and threats, specifically those criminal organizations that exploit the global infrastructure through which international trade, travel and finance move.

https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/look-terrorist-behavior-how-they-prepare-where-they-strike
Terrorists may stay close to home because of new immigration status, lack of transportation, lack of knowledge of the urban landscape or a desire to avoid attention. Among single-issue terrorists in particular, 71 percent of the preparatory acts occurred within 12 miles and 92 percent within 28 miles of the target. This finding may also be

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/gunmen-targets-russia-dagestan-rcna158498
The Russian government said that five terrorists were killed, and that 19 other people died in the attack, 15 of them police. The violence in the regional capital of Makhachkala and nearby Derbent

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2023/06/23/new-report-warns-terrorists-could-cause-human-extinction-with-spoiler-attacks/
For example, terrorists could leverage the potential risks in advanced AI research, an area which which some warn carries "risk of extinction," and leading to calls for strict safeguards on

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorist
terrorist: [noun] an advocate or practitioner of terrorism as a means of coercion.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/19/middleeast/houthi-rebels-red-sea-attacks-mv-tutor-intl/index.html
A Greek-owned coal carrier appears to have capsized in the Red Sea days after it was struck by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, according to a report published by the UK Maritime Trade Operations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_Most_Wanted_Terrorists
The FBI Most Wanted Terrorists is a list created and first released on October 10, 2001, with the authority of United States President George W. Bush, following the September 11 attacks (9/11 incident). Initially, the list contained 22 of the top suspected terrorists chosen by the FBI, all of whom had earlier been indicted for acts of terrorism

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/victims-october-7-massacre-file-lawsuit-against-unrwa-aiding-hamas-terrorists
Amid allegations that the U.N. agency UNRWA has been converted into a subsidiary of the terrorist entity Hamas, a lawsuit was filed to seek accountability for Hamas' atrocities on Oct. 7.