Title: State-sponsored terrorism - Wikipedia
Headings: State-sponsored terrorism
State-sponsored terrorism
Contents
Definition
Background
Types of support
Ideological support
By country
Afghanistan
China
India
Iran
Israel
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Malaysia
North Korea
Pakistan
Philippines
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Soviet Union
Sudan
Syria
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Venezuela
See also
References
Further reading
External links

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Terrorism
Definitions
History
Incidents
By ideology
Anarchist
Communist
Green/Ecological
Left-wing/Far-left
Narcotics-driven
Nationalist
Right-wing/Far-right
Religious
Buddhist
Christian ( Mormon)
Hindu
Islamic ( Wahhabism)
Jewish
Sikh
Special-interest / Single-issue
Suffragette
Anti-abortion
Environmental
Misogynist
Related topics
Violent extremism
Ethnic violence
Militia movement
Resistance movement
Structure
Financing
Fronting
Radicalization ( Online)
Training camp
Death squad
Clandestine cell system
Leaderless resistance
Lone wolf
Methods
Tactics
Agro-terrorism
Aircraft hijacking ( list)
Animal-borne bomb attacks
Beheading
Bioterrorism
Car bombing ( list)
Cyberterrorism
Dirty bomb
Dry run
Explosive
Hostage-taking
Improvised explosive device (IED)
Vehicle-ramming
Spree shooting
Individual terror
Insurgency
Kidnapping
Letter bomb
Lone wolf
Mass shooting
Nuclear
Paper terrorism
Piracy
Propaganda of the deed
Proxy bomb
School shooting
Stabbing
Suicide attack ( list)
Rockets and mortars
Terrorist groups
Designated terrorist groups
Charities accused of ties to terrorism
Adherents
Violent non-state actors
State terrorism
Kazakhstan
Soviet Union
Sri Lanka
United States
Uzbekistan
State-sponsored terrorism
Iran
Israel
Kuwait
Pakistan
Qatar
Russia ( Soviet Union)
Saudi Arabia
Syria
United States
Response to terrorism
Counter-terrorism
International conventions
Anti-terrorism legislation
Terrorism insurance
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State-sponsored terrorism is government support of violent non-state actors engaged in terrorism. States can sponsor terrorist groups in several ways, including but not limited to funding terrorist organizations, providing training, supplying weapons, and hosting groups within their borders. Because of the pejorative nature of the word, the identification of particular examples are usually subject to political dispute and different definitions of terrorism . Contents
1 Definition
2 Background
3 Types of support
3.1 Ideological support
4 By country
4.1 Afghanistan
4.2 China
4.3 India
4.4 Iran
4.5 Israel
4.6 Kuwait
4.7 Lebanon
4.8 Libya
4.9 Malaysia
4.10 North Korea
4.11 Pakistan
4.12 Philippines
4.13 Qatar
4.14 Russia
4.15 Saudi Arabia
4.16 Soviet Union
4.17 Sudan
4.18 Syria
4.19 Turkey
4.20 United Arab Emirates
4.21 United Kingdom
4.22 United States
4.23 Venezuela
5 See also
6 References
7 Further reading
8 External links
Definition
One possible definition is the US State Department's List of State Sponsors of Terrorism. The US State Department designation is authorized by three laws: the Export Administration Act of 1979, the Arms Export Control Act, and the Foreign Assistance Act. As of July 2018
[update]
there are four countries on this list: North Korea, Iran, Sudan and Syria. According to the State Department there are four types of sanctions imposed on countries who are designated state-sponsors of terrorism under these statutes: