FIELD LISTING :: TERRORIST GROUPS - FOREIGN
This entry provides the population of the capital and up to four major cities defined as urban agglomerations with populations of at least 750,000 people. An urban agglomeration is defined as comprising the city or town proper and also the suburban fringe or thickly settled territory lying outside of, but adjacent to, the boundaries of the city. For smaller countries, lacking urban centers of 750,000 or more, only the population of the capital is presented.
| Country | MAJOR URBAN AREAS - POPULATION |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HUM): goals: aims to annex Kashmi into Pakistan and establish an Islamic state in Kashmir areas of operation: maintains an operational presence, including running a paramilitary training camp in the east |
| Algeria |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL): goals: aims to establish a global Islamic caliphate areas of operation: maintains an operational presence; ISIL refers to Algeria as its Wilayat al-Jazair |
| Egypt |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL): goals: aims to establish a global Islamic caliphate areas of operation: maintains an operational presence; ISIL refers to Egypt as its Wilayat Sinai Mujahidin Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem (MSC): goals: aims to threaten Israel's existence areas of operation: maintains an operational presence, especially along the Egypt-Israel border, where operatives stage attacks inside Israeli territory |
| Gaza Strip |
Abdallah Azzam Brigades (AAB): goals: aims to disrupt Israel's economy and its efforts to establish security areas of operation: operates as the Marwan Haddad Division; launches homemade rockets into Israeli territory |
| India |
Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HUM): goals: aims to annex Kashmi into Pakistan and establish an Islamic state in Kashmir areas of operation: maintains an operational presence, conducting attacks against Indian troops and civilian targets in the Kashmir region since at least 2005 |
| Iraq |
Abu Nidal Organization (ANO): goals: aims to destroy Israel through armed conflict areas of operation: although former and possibly current associates may be in Iraq, the group is considered inactive |
| Israel |
Mujahidin Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem (MSC): goals: aims to threaten Israel's existence areas of operation: maintains an operational presence, especially in the south |
| Lebanon |
Abu Nidal Organization (ANO): goals: aims to destroy Israel through armed conflict areas of operation: although former and possibly current associates may be in Lebanon, the group is considered inactive |
| Libya |
Mujahidin Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem (MSC): goals: aims to threaten Israel's existence areas of operation: maintains networks for operational planning, logistics, transferring funds, and smuggling fighters and arms to Syria from Libya |
| Pakistan |
Khorasan (ISIL-K): goals: aims to establish an Islamic caliphate in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region areas of operation: maintains a limited operational and recruitment presence across the country; conducts small-scale shooting or bombing attacks against Shi’a Muslims, military installations, and government buildings; claimed responsibility for the 13 May 2015 shooting attack against Shia Muslim bus passangers in Karachi, killing 45; refers to Pakistan and Afghanistan as its Wilayat al-Khorasan |
| Russia |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL): goals: aims to establish a global Islamic caliphate areas of operation: maintains an operational presence in the northern Caucasus's Dagestan, Chechnya, Ingushetia, and Kabardino-Balkaria (ISIL's Wilayat Kavkaz) regions under Rustam ASELDEROV (a.k.a. Abu Mukhammad Kadarsky), where ISIL has been known as ISIL-Caucasus Province (ISIL-CP) since 23 June 2015 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL): goals: aims to establish a global Islamic caliphate areas of operation: maintains an operational presence; ISIL refers to Saudi Arabia as its Wilayat Haramayn |
| Syria |
Abdallah Azzam Brigades (AAB): goals: aims to attack Shi'a Muslim and Western interests areas of operation: maintains an operational presence Mujahidin Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem (MSC): goals: aims to threaten Israel's existence areas of operation: maintains networks for operational planning, logistics, transferring funds, and smuggling fighters and arms to Syria from the Gaza Strip and Libya |
| Yemen |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL): goal: aims to establish a global Islamic caliphate areas of operation: maintains an operational presence; ISIL refers to Yemen as its Wilayat Sanaa |