List of designated terrorist groups

A number of national governments and two international organizations have created lists of organizations that they designate as terrorist. The following list of designated terrorist groups lists groups designated as terrorist by current and former national governments, and inter-governmental organizations. Such designations have often had a significant effect on the groups’ activities. Many organizations that have been designated as terrorist have denied using terrorism as a military tactic to achieve their goals, and there is no international consensus on the legal definition of terrorism.^[1][2] Some organisations have multiple wings or components, one or more of which may be designated as terrorist while others are not.

This listing does not include unaffiliated individuals accused of terrorism, which is considered lone wolf terrorism. This list also excludes groups which might be widely considered terrorist, but who are not officially so designated according to the criteria specified above.

Organizations currently officially designated as terrorist organizations by various governments

Organization		Designators
Organizations listed by the United Nations Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaeda and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities[3]
	Abdullah Azzam Brigades	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Iraq,[8]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Abu Sayyaf	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Australia,[16]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[9][17]  Malaysia,[18]  New Zealand,[10]  Philippines,[19]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Aden-Abyan Islamic Army	United Nations,[20]  Argentina,[5]  Bahrain,[6]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  United Kingdom[14]
	Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  United Kingdom[14]
	Al-Mourabitoun[A]	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Australia,[16]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Iraq,[22][8]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[21]
	Al-Nusra Front[B]	United Nations,[25]  Argentina,[5]  Australia,[16]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Iran,[26]  Iraq,[27][28]  Japan,[9]  Kazakhstan,[29]  Kuwait,[30]  Kyrgyzstan[31]  Lebanon,[32]  Malaysia,[18]  New Zealand,[10]  Syria,[33][34]  Russia,[35]  Saudi Arabia,[36]  Tajikistan,[37]  Turkey,[38][39]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[40]
	al-Qaeda	United Nations,[41]  European Union,[42]  Argentina,[5]  Australia,[16]  Bahrain,[6]  Brazil,[43]  Canada,[7]  China,[44]  India,[45]  Indonesia,[46]  Iran,[47]  Ireland,[48]  Israel,[49][50]  Japan,[51][52][9]  Kazakhstan,[29]  Kyrgyzstan,[31]  Malaysia,[18]  New Zealand,[10]  Pakistan,[53]  Paraguay,[54]  Russia,[35]  Saudi Arabia,[55]  Tajikistan,[37]  Turkey,[56]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Australia,[16]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[9]  Malaysia,[18]  New Zealand,[10]  Saudi Arabia,[57]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United States[15]
	al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Australia,[16]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[9]  Malaysia,[18]  New Zealand,[10]  Russia,[35]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United States[15]
	Ansar al-Sharia (Libya)[C]	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Bahrain,[6]  Iraq,[8]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  Turkey,[59]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Bahrain,[6]  Iraq,[8]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  Tunisia,[60]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Ansar al-Islam	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Australia,[16]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Ansar Dine	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Bahrain,[6]  Iraq,[61]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United States,[15]  Canada[62]
	Ansaru	United Nations,[4]  Bahrain,[6]  Iraq,[22][8]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Armed Islamic Group of Algeria	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  United Kingdom,[14]
	League of Partisans	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[9]  Kazakhstan,[29]  New Zealand,[10]  Russia,[35]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Boko Haram	United Nations,[4]  Australia,[16]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Iraq,[22][8]  Japan,[9]  Malaysia,[18]  New Zealand,[10]  Turkey,[11][12][13]  United Arab Emirates,[63]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Caucasus Emirate	United Nations,[64]  Argentina,[5]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  Russia,[35]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[65]
	Egyptian Islamic Jihad[D]	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  Russia,[35]  United Kingdom[14]
	Haqqani network	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Bahrain,[6]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Harkat-ul-Mujahideen	United Nations,[4]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  India,[45]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Harakat Sham al-Islam	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Bahrain,[6]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  United States,[66][23]  Morocco[67]
	Jamiat ul-Ansar[E]	United Nations,[4]  Australia,[16]  Canada,[68]  New Zealand,[10]  India,[45]  Pakistan[53]
	Hayat Tahrir al-Sham[F]	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Syria[citation needed]  New Zealand,[10]  Russia,[35]  Turkey,[69]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States,[23]  Morocco[70]
	Islamic Jihad Union	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  China,[71]  Kyrgyzstan[31]  New Zealand,[10]  Pakistan,[72]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Australia,[16]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  China,[71]  Japan,[9]  Kazakhstan,[29]  Kyrgyzstan[31]  New Zealand,[10]  Pakistan,[72]  Russia,[35]  Tajikistan,[37]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Islamic State in the Greater Sahara	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Canada,[62]  Iraq,[73]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  United States[15]
	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	United Nations,[25]  European Union,[74]  Argentina,[5]  Australia,[16]  Azerbaijan,[75]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  China,[76]  Egypt,[77]  India,[45]  Indonesia,[78] Iraq,[79][80][81]  Iran,[82]  Israel,[83]  Japan,[9]  Jordan,[84]  Kazakhstan,[29]  Kuwait,[30]  Kyrgyzstan[31]  Lebanon,[32][85]  Malaysia,[18]  New Zealand,[10]  Pakistan,[72]  Paraguay,[54]  Syria,[citation needed]  Russia,[35]  Saudi Arabia,[36]  Tajikistan,[37]  Turkey,[86][87]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province	United Nations,[4]  Afghanistan,[88]  Argentina,[5]  Australia,[89]  Canada,[7]  Iraq,[90]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  India,[45]  United States[15]
	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Libya Province	United Nations,[4]  Australia,[16]  Iraq,[91]  Japan,[9]  United States[15]
	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Yemen Province	United Nations,[4]  Iraq,[91]  Japan,[9]  United States[92]
	Islamic State’s West Africa Province	United Nations,[4]  Japan,[9]  United States[15]
	Jaish-e-Mohammed	United Nations,[4]  Australia,[16]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  India,[45]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  Pakistan,[53]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar	United Nations,[4]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  United States[66]
	Jamaah Ansharut Daulah	United Nations,[4]  Indonesia,[78]  Japan,[9]
	Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid	United Nations,[4]  Bahrain,[6]  Indonesia,[93]  Japan,[9]  Malaysia,[18]  New Zealand,[10]  United States[15]
	Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin[G]	United Nations,[4]  Canada,[7]  Iraq,[94]  New Zealand,[10]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Jamaat-ul-Ahrar	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  Pakistan,[72]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[95]
	Jemaah Islamiyah	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Australia,[16]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7] Indonesia,[93] Japan,[96][9][17]  Malaysia,[18]  New Zealand,[10]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Jund al-Aqsa	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Japan,[9]  Malaysia,[18]  New Zealand,[10]  Saudi Arabia,[97]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[98]
	Jund al-Khilafah	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Bahrain,[6]  Japan,[9]  Kazakhstan,[29]  New Zealand,[10]  United Kingdom,[14]
	Katibat al-Imam al-Bukhari	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Iraq,[99]  New Zealand,[10]  Japan,[9]  Kyrgyzstan[31]  United States[100]
	Lashkar-e-Taiba	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Australia,[16]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  India,[45]  Japan,[51][9]  New Zealand,[10]  Pakistan,[53]  Tajikistan,[37]  Russia,[35]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Lashkar-e-Jhangvi	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Australia,[16]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  Pakistan,[53]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Libyan Islamic Fighting Group	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Bahrain,[6]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]
	Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Bahrain,[6]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  United Kingdom,[14]  Morocco[101]
	Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  United States[15][failed verification]
	Mujahidin Indonesia Timur	United Nations,[102]  Argentina,[5]  Bahrain,[6]  Japan,[9]  Indonesia,[93] Malaysia,[18]  New Zealand,[10]  United Kingdom,[14]
	Society of the Revival of Islamic Heritage	United Nations,[4]  Bahrain,[6]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  Russia[35]
	Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan	United Nations,[4]  Argentina,[5]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[9]  New Zealand,[10]  Pakistan,[53]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Turkistan Islamic Party[H]	United Nations,[4]  European Union,[103]  Argentina,[5]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  China,[104]  Japan,[9]  Kazakhstan,[29]  Kyrgyzstan[31]  Malaysia,[18]  New Zealand,[10]  Pakistan[105]  Russia,[106]  Tajikistan,[37]  Turkey,[107]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12]  United Kingdom[14]
Other organizations
	18th Street gang	El Salvador[108]
	Abu Nidal Organization	European Union,[109]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[96][17]  United Kingdom,[14]
	Addameer	Israel[110]
	Soldiers of Egypt (Ajnad Misr)	Egypt,[111]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[112]
	al-Aqsa Foundation	European Union[109]
	al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades	European Union,[109]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[51][17]  New Zealand,[113]  United States[15]
	Al-Ashtar Brigades	Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Al-Badr	India[45]
	al-Jama’a al-Islamiyya	European Union,[109]  Canada,[7]  Israel,[50]  Russia,[35]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Al Ghurabaa	United Kingdom[14]
	al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent	Australia,[16]  Canada,[7]  India,[45]  Japan,[17]  Pakistan,[72]  United States[15]
	Al-Shabaab	Australia,[16]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[17]  Malaysia,[18]  New Zealand,[113]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Al-Haq	Israel[110]
	Alex Boncayao Brigade	United States[114]
	Akhil Bharat Nepali Ekta Samaj	India[45]
	Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz	Iran[115]
	Atomwaffen Division	United Kingdom,[116]  Canada,[62]  Australia[117]
	Azov Battalion	Russia [118]
	Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies	United Arab Emirates[11][12][13]
	Takfir wal-Hijra	European Union,[109]  Kazakhstan,[29]  Kyrgyzstan[31]
	Al-Umar-Mujahideen	India[45]
	All Tripura Tiger Force	India[45]
	Ansar Bait al-Maqdis[I]	Australia,[16]  Canada,[7]  Egypt,[119]  New Zealand,[113]  United Arab Emirates,[11][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Ansar Khalifa Philippines [J]	Australia,[120]  Malaysia[18]
	Ansar ul Islam	United Kingdom,[14]  United States[121]
	Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army	Malaysia,[18]  Myanmar[122]
	Army of Islam	United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United States[15]
	Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order	Iraq,[80]  United States[15]
	Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq	United Arab Emirates,[11]  United States[15]
	Aum Shinrikyo	Canada,[7]  Kazakhstan,[29]  Russia,[35]
	Badr Organization	United Arab Emirates[11]
	Babbar Khalsa International	European Union,[109]  Canada,[7]  India,[45]  Japan,[96][17]  Malaysia,[18]  United Kingdom[14]
	Bahrain Freedom Movement	Bahrain[6]
	Balochistan Liberation Army	European Union,[123]  Pakistan,[124]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[125][126]
	Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters[K]	Australia,[120]  Malaysia[18]
	The Base	Canada,[62] United Kingdom,[127] Australia,[128] New Zealand[129]
	Bisan Center	Israel[110]
	Blood & Honour	Canada[7]
	Coalition of Patriots for Change	Central African Republic[130]
	Colectivos (Venezuela)	Venezuela (National Assembly)[131]
	Combat 18	Canada[7][127]
	Committee for Charity and Solidarity with Palestine	Israel[49]
	Communist Party of India (Maoist)	India[45]
	Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People’s War	India[45]
	Communist Party of the Philippines/ New People’s Army	European Union,[109]  Japan,[17]  New Zealand,[113]  Philippines,[132]  United States[15]
	Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist–Leninist	Turkey[86]
	Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei	United States[133]
	Continuity Irish Republican Army	New Zealand,[113]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Coordinadora Arauco-Malleco	Chile[134]
	Council on American–Islamic Relations	United Arab Emirates,[135][136]
	Cumann na mBan	United Kingdom[14]
	Darul Islam	Indonesia[93]
	Deendar Anjuman	India[45]
	Defence for Children International Palestine branch	Israel[110]
	Democratic Union Party (Syria)	Turkey
	Donetsk People’s Republic	Ukraine[137][138]
	Dukhtaran-e-Millat	India[45]
	East Turkestan Information Center	China[104]
	East Turkestan Liberation Organization	China,[104]  Kazakhstan,[29]  Kyrgyzstan[31]  Saudi Arabia[139]
	Euskadi Ta Askatasuna	European Union,[109]  Canada,[7]  New Zealand,[113]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	First of October Anti-Fascist Resistance Groups	European Union[140]
	February 14 Youth Coalition	Bahrain[6]
	Fianna Éireann	United Kingdom[14]
	Force 17	Israel[49]
	Free Papua Movement	Indonesia[141]
	Garo National Liberation Army	India[45]
	Great Eastern Islamic Raiders’ Front	European Union,[109]  Turkey[86]
	Grey Wolves	Kazakhstan,[142] European Union [143]
	Gülen movement	Gulf Cooperation Council,[144]  Pakistan,[145]  Turkey,[146]
	Hamas	European Union,[147]  Australia,[148]  Canada,[7]  Israel,[149]  Japan,[51][17]  Paraguay,[54]  United Kingdom,[150]  United States,[15]  Organization of American States[151]
	Hamas – Al-Qassam Brigades[L]	European Union,[109]  Australia,[16]  Canada,[7]  Israel,[153]  Japan,[17]  New Zealand,[113]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15] Organization of American States[151]
	Harakat Ansar Iran	Iran[154]
	Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba	United States[155]
	Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh	New Zealand,[113]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Harakat-Ul-Mujahideen/Alami	Japan,[9]  United Kingdom[14]
	Hasm Movement	Canada,[7]  Egypt,[156]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[157]
	Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin	Canada[7]
	Hezbollah	Arab League,[158]  Gulf Cooperation Council,[159]  Argentina,[5]  Australia,[160]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Colombia,[161]  Germany,[162]  Honduras,[161]  Israel,[163]  Malaysia,[18]  Paraguay,[54]  Saudi Arabia,[164]  United Arab Emirates,[164]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Kurdish Hezbollah	Turkey[86]
	Hezbollah (Military Wing)[M]	European Union,[165]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Malaysia,[18]  New Zealand,[113]  Saudi Arabia,[164]  United Arab Emirates,[164]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Hezbollah (External Security Organisation)[M]	Argentina,[5]  Australia,[16]  Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Malaysia,[18]  Saudi Arabia,[164]  United Arab Emirates,[164]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Hezbollah Al-Hejaz	Saudi Arabia,[57]  United Arab Emirates[11][12][13]
	Hizb ut-Tahrir	China,[166]  Egypt,[167]  Iran,[167]  Kazakhstan,[29]  Pakistan,[53]  Russia,[35]  Saudi Arabia,[167]  Tunisia,[168]  Tajikistan,[37]  Turkey[169][170]
	Hizbul Mujahideen	European Union,[109]  India,[45]  United States,[15]  Canada[62]
	Hofstad Network	European Union[109]
	Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development	European Union,[109]  Japan[17]  Israel[49]
	Houthis	Malaysia,[18]  Saudi Arabia,[36]  United Arab Emirates[11][12][13]
	Indian Mujahideen	Canada,[7]  India,[45]  Japan,[17]  New Zealand,[113]  United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	International Sikh Youth Federation	European Union,[109]  Canada,[7]  India[45]  Japan,[96][17]
	Irish National Liberation Army	United Kingdom[14]
	People’s Defence Forces	Australia,[171]  United Kingdom[14]
	People’s Protection Units	Turkey, Qatar[172]
	Irish People’s Liberation Organisation	United Kingdom[14]
	Provisional Irish Republican Army	United Kingdom[14]
	Islamic Jihad – Jamaat Mujahideen	Japan,[9]  Russia[35]
	International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy – Canada	Canada[7]
	International Union of Muslim Scholars	Bahrain,[6]  Egypt,[173][174]  Saudi Arabia,[174][173]  United Arab Emirates[174][173]
	Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan	Tajikistan,[37]
	Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps	Bahrain,[6]  Saudi Arabia,[175]  United States[176]
	Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Quds Force	Bahrain,[6]  Canada,[7]  Israel,[177]  Saudi Arabia,[175]  United States[15]
	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Sinai Province	Australia,[16]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[17]  Malaysia,[18]  New Zealand,[113]  Qatar,[178]  United States[15]
	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Central Africa Province[N]	United States[179]
	Jamaat al Dawa al Quran	United States[180]
	Jamaat Ul-Furquan	Japan,[9]  United Kingdom[14]
	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh	India,[45]  Malaysia,[18]  United Kingdom,[14]  Bangladesh[181]
	Jamaah Ansharusy Syariah	Indonesia[93]
	Jamiat al-Islah al-Idzhtimai	Russia[35]
	Jewish Underground	Israel[182]
	Jamiat-e Islami	Russia[35]
	Jund al-Sham	Russia[35]
	Jundallah	Iran,[183]  New Zealand,[113]  United States[15]
	Kach and Kahane Chai	Canada,[7]  Israel,[49]  Japan,[96][17]
	Kamtapur Liberation Organisation	India[45]
	Kangleipak Communist Party	India[45]
	Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup	India[45]
	Kata’ib Hezbollah	United Arab Emirates,[11][12][13]  United States[15]
	Khalistan Commando Force	India[45]
	Khalistan Liberation Force	India[45]
	Khalistan Zindabad Force	European Union,[109]  India[45]
	Kingdom Assembly of Iran	Iran[184]
	Komala–PIK	Iran[185][186]
	Komala–CPI	Iran[187]
	Komala–KTP	Iran[187]
	Krasnoyarsk Jamaat	Russia[35]
	Ku Klux Klan	Charleston, South Carolina[188] some parts of Canada
	Kurdistan Communities Union	Turkey[86]
	Kurdistan Democratic Party/North	Turkey[86]
	Kurdistan Democratic Party–Iran	Iran[187]
	Kurdistan Democratic Party	Iran[187]
	Kurdistan Freedom Hawks[O]	European Union,[109]  Australia,[171]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[189]
	Kurdistan Freedom Party	Iran[187]
	Kurdistan Workers’ Party[P]	European Union,[109]  NATO,[190]  Australia,[16]  Austria,[191]  Azerbaijan,[192]  Canada,[7]  Finland,[190]  Iran,[193]  Japan,[96][17]  Kazakhstan,[29]  Kyrgyzstan[31]  Netherlands,[194]  New Zealand,[113]  Spain,[195]  Syria,[196] Sweden,[190] Turkey,[86]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Lehi	Israel,[197]  United Kingdom[198]
	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam	European Union,[109]  Canada,[7]  India,[45]  Malaysia,[18]  Sri Lanka,[199]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Liwa Fatemiyoun	Canada[7]
	Lord’s Resistance Army	African Union,[200]  United States[114]
	Loyalist Volunteer Force	European Union,[140]  United Kingdom[14]
	Luhansk People’s Republic	Ukraine[137][138]
	Macina Liberation Front	Canada[62]
	Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia	United States[201]
	Manipur People’s Liberation Front	India[45]
	Maoist Communist Centre of India	India[45]
	Maoist Communist Party	Turkey[86]
	Mara Salvatrucha	El Salvador[108]
	Maute Group	Japan[17]
	Meta Platforms	Russia[202]
	The Minin and Pozharsky People’s Militia	Russia[35]
	Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem[Q]	Canada,[7]  United Arab Emirates,[11]  United States[15]
	Muslim Brotherhood	CSTO,[203]  Bahrain,[204]  Egypt,[205]  Libya (House of Representatives),[206]  Kazakhstan,[29]  Russia,[35]  Syria,[207]  Saudi Arabia,[36]  Tajikistan,[37]  United Arab Emirates[11][12][13]
	Movement for the self-determination of Kabylie	Algeria[208]
	National Action	United Kingdom[14]
	National Democratic Front of Bodoland	India[45]
	National Liberation Army	European Union,[109]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[17]  New Zealand,[113]  United States,[15]  Venezuela (National Assembly)[209]  Colombia[210]
	National Liberation Front of Tripura	India[45]
	National Liberation Movement of Ahwaz	Iran[115]
	National Socialist Council of Nagaland	India[45]
	National Unity Government of Myanmar	Myanmar[211]
	Neo-JMB	Japan[17]
	Network (Russia)	Russia[35]
	Orange Volunteers	European Union,[140]  United Kingdom[14]
	Oromo Liberation Army	Ethiopia [212]
	Palestine Liberation Front	Canada,[7]  Israel,[49]  Japan,[96][17]  United States[15]
	Palestinian Islamic Jihad	European Union,[109]  Australia,[16]  Canada,[7]  Israel,[213]  Japan,[51][17]  New Zealand,[113]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Palestinian Relief Development Fund – Interpal	Israel[49]
	Paraguayan People’s Army	Paraguay,[214]  United States[214]
	Party of Free Life of Kurdistan	Iran,[187]  Turkey,[215]  United States,[216]
	Congress of the Peoples of Ichkeria and Dagestan	Russia[35]
	People’s Liberation Army of Manipur	India[45]
	People’s Liberation Party-Front of Turkey	United Kingdom[14]
	People’s Mujahedin of Iran	Iran,[217]  Iraq,[218]  Japan[96]
	National Council of Resistance of Iran	Iran
	People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak	India[45]
	Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine	European Union,[109]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[96][17]  United States[15]
	Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command	European Union,[109]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[96][17]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Promised Day Brigade	United Arab Emirates[11]
	Proud Boys	Canada,[62]  New Zealand[129]
	Real Irish Republican Army	New Zealand,[113]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Red Hand Commando	United Kingdom[14]
	Red Hand Defenders	European Union,[140]  United Kingdom[14]
	Resistência Galega	Spain[219]
	Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia	Canada,[7]  Japan,[17]  New Zealand,[220]  Venezuela (National Assembly)[209]
	Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Dissidents	United States[15]
	Revolutionary Antifascist Patriotic Front	Spain[221]
	Revolutionary Nuclei	European Union,[140]  United Kingdom[222]
	Revolutionary Organization 17 November	European Union,[140]  United Kingdom[14]
	Revolutionary Party of Kurdistan	Turkey[86]
	Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party–Front	European Union,[109]  Japan,[96][17]  New Zealand,[113]  Turkey,[86]  United Kingdom,[14]  United States[15]
	Revolutionary Struggle	European Union,[223]  United States[15]
	Russian Imperial Movement	United States,[224]  Canada[62]
	Rachad	Algeria[208]
	Crimean branch of Right Sector	Russia[35]
	Sadval movement	Azerbaijan, Russia[225]
	Sabireen Movement	Canada,[7]  United States[157]
	Saor Éire	United Kingdom[14]
	Syrian opposition	Iran,[226]  Russia,[227]  Syria[228]
	The Saved Sect	United Kingdom[14]
	Tablighi Jamaat	Kazakhstan,[29] Saudi Arabia[229]  Tajikistan,[37]
	Tevhid-Selam (Al-Quds Army)	Turkey[86]
	Tigray People’s Liberation Front	Ethiopia [230]
	Saraya al-Mukhtar	Bahrain,[6]  Egypt,[231]  Saudi Arabia,[231]  United Arab Emirates[231]
	Sect of Revolutionaries	United States[232]
	Shining Path	European Union,[109]  Canada,[7]  Japan,[51][17]  New Zealand,[113]  United States[15]
	Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries[233]	Bahrain,[6]  Egypt,[233]  Saudi Arabia,[233]  United Arab Emirates[233]
	Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan	Pakistan,[53]  United Kingdom[14]
	Sonnenkrieg Division	United Kingdom[14]
	Students’ Islamic Movement of India	India[45]
	Supreme Military Majlis ul-Shura of the United Mujahideen Forces of Caucasus	Russia[35]
	Taliban	Canada,[7]  Japan,[51]  Kazakhstan,[29]  Kyrgyzstan,[31]  Russia,[35]  Tajikistan,[37]  United Arab Emirates[11][12][13]
	United States Armed Forces, CENTCOM and DoD	Iran
	Vanguards of Conquest	Canada
	Việt Tân	Vietnam
	Wagner Group	Estonia
	Weichán Auka Mapu	Chile
	Women’s Protection Units	Turkey
	World Tamil Movement	Canada
	World Uygur Youth Congress	China
	Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade	United States

Organizations formerly designated as terrorist

Below is the list of organizations that have officially been designated as terrorist in the past, by the respective parties, but have since been delisted.

Organization		Designators
	Abu Nidal Organization	United States (8 October 1997 – 1 June 2017)
	African National Congress	South Africa (16 December 1961 – 11 February 1990),  United States (August 1988 – 2008)
	United States branch of al-Haramain Foundation	New Zealand (?–2014)
	¡Alfaro Vive, Carajo!	Ecuador (1984–1991)
	Azov Battalion	Japan (2021–2022),
	Nuclei di Iniziativa Proletaria	European Union (?–2007)
	Nuclei di Iniziativa Proletaria Rivoluzionaria	European Union (?–2007)
	Nuclei Territoriali Antimperialisti	European Union (?–2007)
	Armed Islamic Group of Algeria	United States (8 October 1997 – 15 October 2010)
	Aum Shinrikyo	European Union (? – 18 July 2011),  United States(8 October 1997 – 20 May 2022>)
	Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine	United States (10 August 1997 – 10 August 1999)
	Canary Islands Independence Movement	Spain (1977–1979)
	United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia	European Union (? – 18 July 2011),  United States (2001–2014)
	Front de libération du Québec	Canada (1 April 1963 – 1971)
	Houthis	United States (19 January – 5 February 2021)
	Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council	India (16 November 2000 – 2011)
	Kach and Kahane Chai	European Union (? – 12 July 2010),  United States (8 October 1997 – 20 May 2022)
	Japanese Red Army	United States (8 October 1997 – 8 October 2001)
	Khmer Rouge	United States (8 October 1997 – 8 October 1999)
	Libyan Islamic Fighting Group	United Kingdom (? – November 2019),  United States
	Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front	United States (8 October 1997 – 8 October 1999)
	Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group	United States
	People’s Mujahedin of Iran	European Union (May 2002 – 26 January 2009),  Canada (24 May 2005 – 20 December 2012),  United Kingdom (28 March 2001 – 24 June 2008),  United States (8 July 1997 – 28 September 2012)
	National Council of Resistance of Iran	United States (15 August 2003 – 28 September 2012)
	Palestine Liberation Front	United Kingdom (? – 12 July 2010)
	Palestine Liberation Organization	United Kingdom (1988 – 1991)
	Fatah	United States (? – 1988)
	Revolutionary Nuclei	United States (10 August 1997 – 18 May 2009)
	Revolutionary Organization 17 November	United States
	Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement	United States (10 August 1997 – 8 October 2001)
	Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia	European Union (2001 – 13 November 2017),  United States (8 October 1997 – 30 November 2021)
	Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)	United States (? – 6 September 2012)
	Oromo Liberation Front	Ethiopia (? – 2018)
	Ogaden National Liberation Front	Ethiopia (? – 2018)
	Ginbot 7	Ethiopia (? – 2018)
	Turkistan Islamic Party	United States (? – 2020) UN security council (2002–2020)
	Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan	Pakistan (2021)

Process of designation

Among the countries that publish a list of designated terrorist organizations, some have a clear established procedure for listing and delisting, and some are opaque. The Berghof Foundation argues that opaque delisting conditions reduce the incentive for the organization to abandon terrorism, while fuelling radicalism.

Australia

Since 2002, the Australian Government maintains a list of terrorist organizations under the Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2002. Listing, de-listing and re-listing follows a protocol that mainly involves the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the Attorney-General’s Department.

Bahrain

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs maintains a public list of designated terrorist individuals and entities.

Canada

Since 18 December 2001, section 83.05 of the Canadian Criminal Code allows the Governor in Council to maintain a list of entities that are engaged in terrorism, facilitating it, or acting on behalf of such an entity.

A review is conducted every five years by the Minister of Public Safety to determine whether an entity should remain listed. Entities may apply for a judicial review by the Chief Justice of the Federal Court. Both ministerial and judicial reviews are published in the Canada Gazette. The list is also published on the website of Public Safety Canada.

European Union

The European Union has two lists of designated terrorist organisations that provide for different sanctions for the two groups. The first list is copied from the United Nations, and the second is an autonomous list. As of 13 January 2020, there are 21 organizations in the autonomous list.

India

Under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Ministry of Home Affairs maintains a list of banned organizations.

Iran

The state maintains a list of designated terror groups; it includes the US Armed Forces, CENTCOM.

Israel

The Israeli list of “Terrorists Organizations and Unauthorized Associations” is available at the National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing of Israel.

According to Just Security, the Israeli designation on 22 October 2021, of six West Bank Palestinian civil society organizations as terrorist organizations under Israel’s counterterrorism law of 2016 highlights the flawed nature of the law and says that “In 2021, it should be clear to everyone that criminalizing human rights groups on the basis of classified intelligence is absolutely unacceptable.” Human Rights Watch says that the 2016 law is in the category of countries with “Overbroad or Vague Definitions of “Terrorism”” and includes expressing support for a listed group such as waving a flag or singing its anthem, punishable by up to three years in prison.

In a statement on 26 October 2021, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said recent events “highlight how problematic Israel’s counterterrorism law is, including its overly broad definition of terrorism, problems of due process and the manner in which it allows evidence to be kept secret,”

Kazakhstan

The Government of Kazakhstan publishes a list of terrorist organizations banned by courts.

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan maintains a consolidated list of “destructive, extremist and terrorist” organizations officially banned by courts. As of 26 December 2018, the list includes 20 organizations and 12 of them are designated as terrorist organizations.

Malaysia

The Ministry of Home Affairs of Malaysia maintains a sanction list of individuals and organizations involved in terrorist activity. The list is regulated by the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds From Illegal Activities Act 2001 and is complementary to the United Nations Security Council sanction lists.

Myanmar

In Myanmar (formerly Burma), the Anti-Terrorism Central Committee is responsible for designating terrorist organisations in accordance with the country’s counter-terrorism law. Designations must be approved by the union government before being official. There are only two groups on Myanmar’s terror list: the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and Arakan Army, declared on 25 August 2017 and January 2019

New Zealand

The New Zealand Police are responsible for coordinating any requests to the Prime Minister for designation as a terrorist entity. The designation of terrorist organizations is also guided by the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002. New Zealand also abides by several United Nations resolutions dealing with counter-terrorism including UN Resolutions 1267, 1989, 2253, 1988, and 1373.

Pakistan

Government of Pakistan under section 11-B of Anti Terrorism Act can declare an organization believed to be concerned with terrorism as a Proscribed Organization or put it under surveillance. Ministry of Interior issues the formal notification of proscription of an organization. National Counter Terrorism Authority is primarily concerned with monitoring for any signs of re-emergence through intelligence coordination, once an organization is proscribed.

People’s Republic of China

In 2003, the Ministry of Public Security published a list of “East Turkestan” terrorist organizations on its website mps.gov.cn. This list was translated to English by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the US.

Philippines

The first group to be officially listed as a terrorist organization under the Human Security Act of 2007 is the Abu Sayyaf on 10 September 2015 by the Basilan provincial court. The Department of Foreign Affairs publishes a list of designated terrorist organizations under the Human Security Act or the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012.

The passage of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 automatically recognized all terrorist group designations by the United Nations under Philippine law which includes the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Under the same law, the Anti-Terrorism Council was formed to designate groups as terrorists.

Russia

A single federal list of organizations recognized as terrorist is used by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. The National Anti-Terrorism Committee maintains a list of terrorist organizations on its website nac.gov.ru, named “Federal United list of Terrorist Organizations”.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka bans using the ‘Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act, No. 48 of 1979 regulations, cited as the Prevention of Terrorism (Proscription of Extremist Organizations).

Tajikistan

The National Bank of Tajikistan publishes national lists of individuals and organizations declared terrorist or extremists by the Supreme Court.

In 2015, the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan was banned in Tajikistan as a terrorist organization.

Ukraine

In Ukraine, the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics are designated as terrorist organizations. Ukrainian authorities claim that the two organizations are made up of a rigid hierarchy, financing channels and supply of weapons with the purpose of deliberately propagating violence, seizing hostages, carrying out subversive activity, assassinations, and the intimidation of citizens.

United Arab Emirates

The Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates periodically issues resolutions to include individuals and organizations on its terrorist list. As of 4 March 2020, issued resolutions are 2014/41, 2017/18, 2017/28, 2017/45, 2018/24 and 2018/50.

United Nations

The United Nations does not have a list of all terrorist organizations. Instead, it has several lists focusing on international sanctions in particular contexts. The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267 established lists focused Al-Qaeda, the Taliban and their associates. The listing process was later extended to include the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom Home Office maintains a list of proscribed terrorist groups.

United States

The United States Department of State maintains a list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.