2005 (pdf format)

U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. This annual report is entitled Country Reports on Terrorism. Beginning with the report for 2004, it replaced the previously published Patterns of Global Terrorism.

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In addition to the individual report files listed below, this report is also available as a single file.

Special Briefing releasing the reports.

Background Information: Country Reports on Terrorism and Patterns of Global Terrorism

--  Table of Contents [ 222 Kb]
--  Chapter 1 -- Legislative Requirements and Key Terms [ 6685 Kb]
--  Chapter 2 -- Strategic Assessment [ 354 Kb]
--  Chapter 3 -- Terrorist Safe Havens  [ 367 Kb]
--  Chapter 4 -- Building International Will and Capacity to Counter Terrorism [ 975 Kb]
--  Chapter 5 -- Country Reports: Africa Overview [ 664 Kb]
--  Chapter 5 -- Country Reports: East Asia and Pacific Overview  [ 1017 Kb]
--  Chapter 5 -- Country Reports: Europe and Eurasia Overview [ 1496 Kb]
--  Chapter 5 -- Country Reports: Middle East and North Africa Overview [ 1088 Kb]
--  Chapter 5 -- Country Reports: South Asia Overview [ 1323 Kb]
--  Chapter 5 -- Country Reports: Western Hemisphere Overview [ 1682 Kb]
--  Chapter 6 -- State Sponsors of Terror Overview  [ 142 Kb]
--  Chapter 7 -- The Global Challenge of WMD Terrorism  [ 190 Kb]
--  Chapter 8 -- Foreign Terrorist Organizations  [ 405 Kb]
--  National Counterterrorism Center: Country Reports on Terrorism 2005, Statistical Annex [ 411 Kb]
--  Supplement on Terrorism Deaths, Injuries, Kidnappings of Private U.S. Citizens [ 27 Kb]
--  Supplement: Report to Congress Required under Section 7120(b) of the 9/11 Commission Implementation Act of 2004 [ 3635 Kb]