Explore the world’s top 50 UN-designated terrorist organizations in this comprehensive article. We examine the groups listed by the United Nations for their roles in international terrorism, origins, ideologies, and impact on global security. Stay informed on the organizations shaping global security dynamics and the efforts to combat them

Rank	Name of Organization	Estimated Members	Base Country	Target Country/Region
50	National Socialist Underground (NSU)	Few Dozen	Germany	Germany, European Union
49	Khalistan Commando Force	100-500	India	India
48	Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)	Less Than 200	Uganda	Uganda, Central Africa
47	People’s Revolutioary Army (ERP)	200-500	Argentina	Argentina
46	Basque ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna)	200-500	Spain	Spain
45	Aryan Nations	Few Hundred	United States	United States
44	PELP (Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine)	Few Hundred	Palestine	Israel
43	Islamic Jihad Union (IJU)	Few Hundred	Uzbekistan, Europe	Global
42	Real Irish Republican (RIPA)	Few Hundred	Ireland	UK
41	Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA)	Few Hundred	Ireland	UK
40	Red Brigades	Few Hundred	Italy	Italy
39	PELP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine)	Few Hundred	Palestine	Israel
38	Jundallah	Few Hundred	Iran	Iran, Pakistan
37	Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP)	Few Hundred	China, Central Asia	Central Asia, China (Xinjiangi)
36	MATA (Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement)	300-500	Peru	Peru
35	Abu Sayyaf Group	500-800	Philippnes	Philippnes
34	AI-Mourabitoun	500- 1,000	Mali	North Africa, Sahel
33	Jemaah Islaniyah	500-1,000	Indonesia	Southeast Asia
32	Jaish ul-Adl	500-1,000	Iran, Pakistan	Iran, Pakistan
31	East Turestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)	500-1,000	China (Xinjiangi)	China (Xinjiangi), Central Asia
30	Kashmir Liberation front	500-1,000	Jammu & Kashmir	India
29	Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Afeice (Mujao)	500-1,000	Mali	MAli, West Africa
28	Ansar Dine	500-1,500	Mali	Mali
27	Montoneros	1,000-2,000	Argentina	Argentina
26	Jaish-e-Mohammed	1,000-2,000	Pakistan	India
25	Islanmic Movement of Uzvbekistan (IMU)	1,000-2,000	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan, Afghanistan
24	Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)	1,000-3,000	North Africa	North Africa, Sahel Region
23	Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS)	1,000-3,000	Mali, Burkina Faso	Mali, Sahel Region
22	KKK (Ku Klux Klan)	Few Thousand	United States	United States
21	Ansar al-Sharia	1,000-5,000	Libya, Tunisia	North Africa
20	Caucasus Emirate	1,000-5,000	Russia	Russia, North Caucasus
19	Lashkar-e-Taiba	2,000-5,000	Pakistan	India
18	Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP)	2,000-5,000	Pakistan	Pakistan, India
17	National Liberation Army (ELN)	2,000-5,000	Colombia	Colombia
16	SPLA-N (Sudan People’s Liberation Armay-North)	2,000-5,000	Sudan	Sudan
15	Al-Qaeda in the Arabaian Peninsula (AQAP)	3,000-5,000	Yemen	Yemen
14	AL-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)	3,000-5,000	Saudi Arabai	Saudi Arabai
13	Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)	3,000-6,000	Pakistan	Pakistan
12	Somali Islamic Courts Union	5,000-7,000	Somalia	Somalia
11	Al-Shabaab	5,000-10,000	Somalia	Somalia, Kenya
10	Boke Haram	5,000-10,000	Nigeria	Nigeria, Niger
9	Hezbollah al-Hejaz	Few Hundred	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia
8	Jund al-Aqsa	Several Thousand	Syria	Syria
7	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis	Few Thousand	Egypt	Egypt, Israel
6	Farc-EP	10,000-15,000	Colombia	Colombia
5	ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)	10,000-15,000	Libya	Libya
4	Al-Qaeda	20,000-30,000	Yemen	Yemen, Saudi Arabia
3	Hamas	20,000-30,000	Algeria	North Africa
2	Hezbollah	20,000-30,000	Afghanistan	Afghanistan, Pakistan
1	Islamic State (ISIS)	20,000-30,000	Iraq, Syria	Global