Title: Section 4 Terrorist Intelligence Operations - Operations Security - INTELLIGENCE THREAT HANDBOOK<
Headings: Section 4
Terrorist Intelligence Operations

Operations Security
INTELLIGENCE THREAT HANDBOOK
Section 4
Terrorist Intelligence Operations
Terrorist group categories
Terrorist tactics
Terrorist objectives
Terrorist threats to the United States
Terrorist sponsors
Libya
Syria
Iran
Sudan
Iraq
Cuba
North Korea
Islamic fundamentalist groups
Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS)
Party of God (Hizballah)
Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Abu Nidal Organization (ANO)
Islamic Group (Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya)
Terrorism Trends
Conclusion

Content: domestic and international. Domestic terrorism involves groups or individuals whose activities, conducted in the United States without foreign influence, are directed at elements of the United States Government or population. International terrorism involves activity committed by foreign-based groups or individuals who are either directed by countries or groups outside the United States or whose activities transcend national boundaries. [ Note 2]
Terrorist group categories
Terrorist groups generally are either non-state-supported (either indigenous or transnational), state-supported, or state-directed. Non-state supported terrorist groups are autonomous and receive no significant support from a government. State-supported groups generally operate independently but receive support from one or more governments. Such support may include weapons, training, money, intelligence, or safe havens. State- directed terrorist organizations act as agents of a government. Such groups receive intelligence, logistics, and operational support from the sponsoring government, frequently through diplomatic missions. State-directed terrorism is potentially a deniable and/or relatively inexpensive method of carrying out attacks against an enemy state or its interests. [