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Perhaps the most widely-known terrorist group, this organization has been responsible for many infamous attacks, including 9/11. | |
This leftist Peruvian group famously took over the Japanese Embassy in Lima, Peru in 1997. | |
This Islamist organization is primarily active in Somalia, though they have launched attacks in neighboring countries. | |
This leftist Peruvian group was known for its brutality against rural villagers. | |
Major Islamist separatist organization whose activities are concentrated in the Philippines. | |
This South American, leftist group has been involved in high-profile kidnappings and with drug trafficking. | |
Active primarily in Turkey, but also in Iraq, Syria, and Iran, this ethnic separatist group wants an independent state. | |
This organization is a radical Shiite Muslim group that waged a small war against Israel in 2006 after it kidnapped IDF soldiers. | |
Although recently defeated (2009), this organization once maintained control over its own territory, maintained an air force, and assassinated an Indian Prime Minister. | |
This group has been responsible for multiple bombings and attacks in Northern Ireland since 1997, including the Omagh bombing, which killed 29 people. | |
This Palestinian Sunni Islamist movement currently controls the Gaza strip portion of Palestine. | |
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