Radical Organisations

Profiles of designated and documented extremist groups, covering founding, ideology, operational history, formal designations by governments and international bodies, and key personnel. Ideological labels are used where sourced and specific.

12 organisations documented

2010s

Radical Organisations2 Organisations

Islamic State (ISIS / ISIL / Da'esh)

Salafi-jihadist · Iraq, Syria +4 more

active

The Resistance Front (TRF)

Kashmiri nationalist (LeT proxy; jihadist underpinning) · India (Jammu and Kashmir), Pakistan

active

2000s

Radical Organisations4 Organisations

Boko Haram (Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad)

Salafi-jihadist · Nigeria, Niger +2 more

fragmented

Indian Mujahideen (IM)

Islamist, jihadist · India, Pakistan +1 more

fragmented

Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)

Deobandi-jihadist · Pakistan, India (Jammu and Kashmir)

active

Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)

Deobandi-jihadist · Pakistan (tribal areas), Afghanistan

active

1990s

Radical Organisations1 Organisation

Jemaah Islamiyah (JI)

Salafi-jihadist · Indonesia, Malaysia +3 more

inactive

1980s

Radical Organisations4 Organisations

Al-Qaeda

Salafi-jihadist · Afghanistan, Pakistan +5 more

active

Hamas (Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya)

Islamist, Muslim Brotherhood-derived · Gaza Strip, West Bank (limited) +2 more

active

Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM)

Islamist, jihadist (Kashmir-focused) · India (Jammu and Kashmir), Pakistan

active

Lashkar-e-Taiba

Salafi-jihadist, Ahl-e-Hadith · Pakistan, India (Jammu and Kashmir) +1 more

active

1970s

Radical Organisations1 Organisation

Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI)

Islamist · India

inactive