domestic terrorism
Local political violence
Domestic terrorism is violence or criminal acts committed within a country by its own residents, intended to intimidate civilians or coerce government policy for ideological ends.
The term distinguishes homegrown threats from foreign terrorism: The FBI classifies the Oklahoma City bombing as domestic terrorism.
Political debates often center on which acts qualify and which groups get labeled terrorists.
Shift toward extreme ideology
- fundamentalismStrict adherence to core tenets
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
- militancyCombative advocacy stance
- anti-governmentOpposed to ruling authorities
lone wolf · cell · manifesto · hate group · homegrown · insurgency · sectarianism · ultranationalism
Attack with explosives
- mass shootingMulti-victim gun attack
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
hostage-taking · mail bomb · pipe bomb · IED · bioterrorism · cyberattack · soft target · sleeper cell
Central plains metropolis
- El PasoWest Texas border city
- ChristchurchSouth Island metropolis
- January 6thSixth day, first month
- UnabomberDomestic terrorist targeting universities
Olympic Park · mass casualty · attack · atrocity · victims · memorial · anniversary · trial
Combating organized political violence
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
- DHSBat-only roster spots
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
threat assessment · watchlist · no-fly list · investigation · prevention · interdiction · deradicalization · tip line
Ideology favoring Caucasian dominance
- supremacismIdeology claiming group superiority
- anti-governmentOpposed to ruling authorities
- separatismAdvocacy for political breakaway
- accelerationismIntensify systems to destroy them
militia movement · sovereign citizen · eco-fascism · skinhead · QAnon · indoctrination · propaganda · recruitment
radicalization
Shift toward extreme ideology
- fundamentalismStrict adherence to core tenets
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
- militancyCombative advocacy stance
anti-government · lone wolf · cell · manifesto · hate group · homegrown · insurgency · sectarianism · ultranationalism · nativism
bombing
Attack with explosives
- mass shootingMulti-victim gun attack
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
assassination · hostage-taking · mail bomb · pipe bomb · IED · bioterrorism · cyberattack · soft target · sleeper cell · plot
Oklahoma City
Central plains metropolis
- El PasoWest Texas border city
- ChristchurchSouth Island metropolis
- January 6thSixth day, first month
Unabomber · Olympic Park · mass casualty · attack · atrocity · victims · memorial · anniversary · trial · conviction
counterterrorism
Combating organized political violence
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
- DHSBat-only roster spots
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
intelligence · threat assessment · watchlist · no-fly list · investigation · prevention · interdiction · deradicalization · tip line · law enforcement
white nationalism
Ideology favoring Caucasian dominance
- supremacismIdeology claiming group superiority
- anti-governmentOpposed to ruling authorities
- separatismAdvocacy for political breakaway
accelerationism · militia movement · sovereign citizen · eco-fascism · skinhead · QAnon · indoctrination · propaganda · recruitment · dogma
- criminal investigationsinvestigations, crime scene, crime scenes, crime scene investigation, crime scene analysis
- FBIFBI, agent, special agent, bureau, FBI Academy
- public alertsemergency broadcast, wireless alert, text alert, civil emergency, terror alert
- Terrorismterror cell, suicide bomber, suicide bombing, suicide attack, bombing
- public safetypolice, 911, ambulance, fire department, firefighters
- securitysecurity guard, security cameras, alarm system, security system, lock
domestic terrorisminternational terrorism
Cross-border politically motivated violence
domestic terrorismrule of law
Supremacy of established laws
due process · constitutional authority · democratic governance · police action
domestic terrorismpeaceful protest
Nonviolent collective expression of dissent
nonviolent resistance · civil disobedience · democratic participation · political activism · civic engagement
domestic, terrorism, domesticated, domicile, domesticate, domesticity, domestically, domestication, domesticating