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
--  Chapter 1 -- Legislative Requirements and Key Terms
--  Chapter 2 -- Strategic Assessment
--  Chapter 3 -- Terrorist Safe Havens
--  Chapter 4 -- Building International Will and Capacity to Counter Terrorism
--  Chapter 5 -- Country Reports: Africa Overview
--  Chapter 5 -- Country Reports: East Asia and Pacific Overview
--  Chapter 5 -- Country Reports: Europe and Eurasia Overview
--  Chapter 5 -- Country Reports: Middle East and North Africa Overview
--  Chapter 5 -- Country Reports: South Asia Overview
--  Chapter 5 -- Country Reports: Western Hemisphere Overview
--  Chapter 6 -- State Sponsors of Terror Overview
--  Chapter 7 -- The Global Challenge of WMD Terrorism
--  Chapter 8 -- Foreign Terrorist Organizations
--  National Counterterrorism Center: Country Reports on Terrorism 2005, Statistical Annex
--  Supplement on Terrorism Deaths, Injuries, Kidnappings of Private U.S. Citizens
--  Supplement: Report to Congress Required under Section 7120(b) of the 9/11 Commission Implementation Act of 2004