Islamic terrorism

Organizational structures Financing Fronting Radicalization ( online ) Training camp Death squad Clandestine cell system Leaderless resistance Lone wolf Domestic Methods Tactics Agro-terrorism Aircraft hijacking list Beheading Guillotine #Reign of Terror Islamic views Salafi Bombing Animal-borne Car list Improvised Letter Proxy Threat Bioterrorism Cyberterrorism Dry run Environmental Hostage-taking Incitement to terrorism Individual terror Insurgency Kidnapping Nuclear Paper Piracy Propaganda of the deed Shooting School Spree Stabbing Stochastic Suicide attack Country categories Rockets and mortars Urban terrorism Vehicle-ramming Relationship to states Response to terrorism v t e Islamist terrorism is terrorism that is carried out to further the political and religious ambitions of a segment of the Muslim community . The term Islamic terrorism is used more commonly, especially in Western media, but some believe it to be a smear against Islam.

Organizational structures Financing Fronting Radicalization ( online ) Training camp Death squad Clandestine cell system Leaderless resistance Lone wolf Domestic Methods Tactics Agro-terrorism Aircraft hijacking list Beheading Guillotine #Reign of Terror Islamic views Salafi Bombing Animal-borne Car list Improvised Letter Proxy Threat Bioterrorism Cyberterrorism Dry run Environmental Hostage-taking Incitement to terrorism Individual terror Insurgency Kidnapping Nuclear Paper Piracy Propaganda of the deed Shooting School Spree Stabbing Stochastic Suicide attack Country categories Rockets and mortars Urban terrorism Vehicle-ramming Relationship to states Response to terrorism v t e terrorism Islamic terrorism is terrorism committed by extremist Muslims, and aimed at achieving varying political ends, like Osama bin Laden 's stated goal of ending American military presence in the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula, overthrowing "infidel regimes", and stopping American support for Israeli treatment of Palestinians . Observers have also argued that the attacks are aimed at propagating Islamic culture, society and values in opposition to perceived political, imperialistic , and/or cultural influences of non-Muslims , and the Western world in particular. There are also historical dimensions to the phenomenon, and the history of Western influence and control after the fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, is a common stated reason used within some terrorist groups to justify and explain its use of violence as resistive and retributive against western influences. The term "Islamic terrorism," or discourses using the term, have sometimes been attacked as "counter-productive", "unhelpful", "highly politicized, intellectually contestable" and "damaging to community relations". The focused and lethal threat posed to U.S. national security arises not from Muslims being offended by what America is, but rather from their plausible perception that the things they most love and value—God, Islam, their brethren, and Muslim lands—are being attacked by America. : Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= ( help ) “Al-Qaeda Blames 9/11 on US Support for Israel – Defense/Middle East – Israel News – Israel National News.” Web. 16 Apr. 2010. Dar al-Harb See ref:"purpose" and ref:"justification" Constructing Enemies: 'Islamic Terrorism' in Political and Academic Discourse, Richard Jackson

Terrorist acts whose perpetrators claim an Islam-related rationale Organizational structures Financing Fronting Radicalization ( online ) Training camp Death squad Clandestine cell system Leaderless resistance Lone wolf Domestic Methods Tactics Agro-terrorism Aircraft hijacking list Beheading Guillotine #Reign of Terror Islamic views Salafi Bombing Animal-borne Car list Improvised Letter Proxy Threat Bioterrorism Cyberterrorism Dry run Environmental Hostage-taking Incitement to terrorism Individual terror Insurgency Kidnapping Nuclear Paper Piracy Propaganda of the deed Shooting School Spree Stabbing Stochastic Suicide attack Country categories Rockets and mortars Urban terrorism Vehicle-ramming Relationship to states Response to terrorism v t e Islamic terrorism , Islamist terrorism or radical Islamic terrorism are terrorist acts against civilians committed by violent Islamists who claim a religious motivation. The largest numbers of incidents and fatalities caused by Islamic terrorism have occurred in places like Iraq , Afghanistan , Nigeria , Pakistan , Yemen and Syria . In 2015 four Islamic extremist groups were responsible for 74% of all deaths from Islamic terrorism: ISIS , Boko Haram , the Taliban and Al-Qaeda , according to the Global Terrorism Index 2016. Since approximately 2000, these incidents have occurred on a global scale, affecting not only Muslim-majority states in Africa and Asia, but also states with non-Muslim majority such as United States , United Kingdom , France , Germany , Spain , Belgium , Sweden , Russia , Australia , Canada , Sri Lanka , Israel , China , India and Philippines . Such attacks have targeted both Muslims and non-Muslims, however the majority affects Muslims themselves. In a number of the worst-affected Muslim-majority regions, these terrorists have been met by armed, independent resistance groups, state actors and their proxies , and elsewhere by condemnation coming from prominent Islamic figures. Justifications given for attacks on civilians by Islamic extremist groups come from extreme interpretations of the Quran and Hadith , and sharia law. These include retribution by armed jihad for the perceived injustices of unbelievers against Muslims (especially by Al-Qaeda); the belief that the killing of many self-proclaimed Muslims is required because they have violated Islamic law and are actually disbelievers ( kafir ); the need to restore and purify Islam by establishing sharia law, especially by restoring the Caliphate as a pan-Islamic state (especially ISIS ); the glory and heavenly rewards of martyrdom ; the supremacy of Islam over all other religions. Use of the phrase "Islamic terrorism" is disputed. In Western political speech it has variously been called "counter-productive", "highly politicized, intellectually contestable" and "damaging to community relations". Others have condemned the refusal to use the term as an act of "self-deception", "full-blown censorship" and "intellectual dishonesty". The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World . In Gerhard Böwering, Patricia Crone (ed.). The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought . Institute for Economics & Peace. Perspectives on Terrorism . 4 (3). Tolerance and Coercion in Islam: Interfaith Relations in the Muslim tradition . There are <ref group=Note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).

Terrorist acts by groups individuals who profess Islamic motivations or goals Organizational structures Financing Fronting Radicalization ( online ) Training camp Death squad Clandestine cell system Leaderless resistance Lone wolf Domestic Methods Tactics Agro-terrorism Aircraft hijacking list Beheading Guillotine #Reign of Terror Islamic views Salafi Bombing Animal-borne Car list Improvised Letter Proxy Threat Bioterrorism Cyberterrorism Dry run Environmental Hostage-taking Incitement to terrorism Individual terror Insurgency Kidnapping Nuclear Paper Piracy Propaganda of the deed Shooting School Spree Stabbing Stochastic Suicide attack Country categories Rockets and mortars Urban terrorism Vehicle-ramming Relationship to states Response to terrorism v t e Islamic terrorism (also known as Islamist terrorism or radical Islamic terrorism ) refers to terrorist acts with religious motivations carried out by fundamentalist militant Islamists and Islamic extremists . Incidents and fatalities from Islamic terrorism have been concentrated in eight Muslim-majority countries ( Afghanistan , Egypt , Iraq , Libya , Nigeria , Pakistan , Somalia , and Syria ), while four Islamic extremist groups ( Islamic State , Boko Haram , the Taliban , and al-Qaeda ) were responsible for 74% of all deaths from terrorism in 2015. The annual number of fatalities from terrorist attacks grew sharply from 2011 to 2014 when it reached a peak of 33,438, before declining to 13,826 in 2019. Since at least the 1990s, these terrorist incidents have occurred on a global scale, affecting not only Muslim-majority countries in Africa and Asia, but also Russia , Australia , Canada , Israel , India , the United States , China , the Philippines , Thailand , and countries within Europe . Such attacks have targeted both Muslims and non-Muslims, with one study finding 80% of terrorist victims to be Muslims. In a number of the worst-affected Muslim-majority regions, these terrorists have been met by armed, independent resistance groups, state actors and their proxies , and elsewhere by condemnation by prominent Islamic figures. Journalists have also become targets of Islamic terrorism, particularly for the depiction of the Islamic prophet Muhammad , with the Charlie Hebdo shooting being protested by millions in France . Justifications given for attacks on civilians by Islamic extremist groups come from their interpretations of the Quran , the hadith , and sharia law . These include retribution by armed jihad for the perceived injustices of unbelievers against Muslims; the belief that the killing of many self-proclaimed Muslims is required because they have violated Islamic law and are disbelievers ( takfir ); the overriding necessity of restoring and purifying Islam by establishing sharia law , especially by restoring the Caliphate as a pan-Islamic state (especially ISIS ); the glory and heavenly rewards of martyrdom ; the supremacy of Islam over all other religions . The use of the phrase "Islamic terrorism" is disputed. In Western political speech, it has variously been called "counter-productive", "highly politicized, intellectually contestable" and "damaging to community relations", by those who disapprove of the characterization 'Islamic'. Norton, Richard A. ; Kéchichian, Joseph A. The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World . Oxford and New York : Oxford University Press . In Böwering, Gerhard ; Crone, Patricia (eds.). The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought . Debating Authority and Martyrdom" . Institute for Economics and Peace . The study was conducted by a French non-governmental organization. Our World in Data . Overwhelming majority of terror victims are Muslims . Perspectives on Terrorism . 4 (3). "Theology of Violence-oriented Takfirism as a Political Theory: The Case of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)". In Cusack, Carole M. ; Upal, M. Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements . Tolerance and Coercion in Islam: Interfaith Relations in the Muslim tradition . The New York Times . There are <ref group=Note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).

Terrorist acts by groups of individuals who profess Islamic motivations or goals Organizational structures Financing Fronting Radicalization ( online ) Training camp Death squad Clandestine cell system Leaderless resistance Lone wolf Domestic Methods Tactics Agro-terrorism Aircraft hijacking list Beheading Guillotine #Reign of Terror Islamic views Salafi Bombing Animal-borne Car list Improvised Letter Proxy Threat Bioterrorism Cyberterrorism Dry run Environmental Hostage-taking Incitement to terrorism Individual terror Insurgency Kidnapping Nuclear Paper Piracy Propaganda of the deed Shooting School Spree Stabbing Stochastic Suicide attack Country categories Rockets and mortars Urban terrorism Vehicle-ramming Relationship to states Response to terrorism v t e Islamic terrorism (also known as Islamist terrorism , radical Islamic terrorism , or jihadist terrorism ) refers to terrorist acts carried out by fundamentalist militant Islamists and Islamic extremists . Since at least the 1990s, Islamist terrorist incidents have occurred around the world and targeted both Muslims and non-Muslims. Most attacks have been concentrated in Muslim-majority countries , with studies finding 80–90% of terrorist victims to be Muslim. The annual number of fatalities from terrorist attacks grew sharply from 2011 to 2014, when it reached a peak of 33,438, before declining to 13,826 in 2019. From 1979 to April 2024, five Islamic extremist groups—the Taliban , Islamic State , Boko Haram , Al Shabaab , and al-Qaeda —were responsible for more than 80% of all victims of Islamist terrorist attacks. In some of the worst-affected Muslim-majority regions, these terrorists have been met by armed, independent resistance groups. Islamist terrorism has also been roundly condemned by prominent Islamic figures and groups. Justifications given for attacks on civilians by Islamic extremist groups come from their interpretations of the Quran , the hadith , and Sharia . These killings include retribution by armed jihad for the perceived injustices of unbelievers against Muslims; the belief that many self-proclaimed Muslims have violated Islamic law and are disbelievers ( takfir ); the perceived necessity of restoring Islam by establishing Sharia as the source of law, including by reestablishing the Caliphate as a pan-Islamic state (e.g., ISIS ); the glory and heavenly rewards of martyrdom ( istishhad ); and the belief in the supremacy of Islam over all other religions . Justification of violence without permitted declarations of takfir ( excommunication ) has been criticized. The use of the phrase "Islamic terrorism" is disputed. In Western political speech, it has variously been called "counter-productive", "highly politicized, intellectually contestable" and "damaging to community relations", by those who disapprove of the characterization 'Islamic'. It has been argued that "Islamic terrorism" is a misnomer for what should be called " Islamist terrorism". Norton, Richard A. ; Kéchichian, Joseph A. The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World . Oxford and New York : Oxford University Press . In Böwering, Gerhard ; Crone, Patricia (eds.). The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought . Debating Authority and Martyrdom" . Institute for Economics and Peace . The study was conducted by a French non-governmental organization. Our World in Data . Overwhelming majority of terror victims are Muslims . Perspectives on Terrorism . 4 (3). "Theology of Violence-oriented Takfirism as a Political Theory: The Case of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)". In Cusack, Carole M. ; Upal, M. Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements . Tolerance and Coercion in Islam: Interfaith Relations in the Muslim tradition . The New York Times . Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses . 9 (4). There are <ref group=Note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).