Patterns of Global Terrorism
General background
The Patterns of Global Terrorism report is submitted in compliance with Title 22 of
the United States Code, Section 2656f(a), which requires the Department of State to provide
Congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting
the criteria of Section (a)(1) and (2) of the Act. As required by legislation, the report
includes detailed assessments of foreign countries where significant terrorist acts occurred
and countries about which Congress was notified during the preceding five years pursuant to
Section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (the so-called terrorist-list countries
that have repeatedly provided state support for international terrorism). In addition, the
report includes all relevant information about the previous year's activities of individuals,
terrorist organizations, or umbrella groups known to be responsible for the kidnapping or
death of any US citizen during the preceding five years and groups known to be financed by
state sponsors of terrorism.
In 1996, Congress amended the reporting requirements contained in the above-referenced law.
The amended law requires the Department of State to report on the extent to which other
countries cooperate with the United States in apprehending, convicting, and punishing
terrorists responsible for attacking US citizens or interests. The law also requires
that this report describe the extent to which foreign governments are cooperating, or
have cooperated during the previous five years, in preventing future acts of terrorism.
Full text of reports by year:
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