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state-sponsored terrorism

state support for terrorist activities and/or organizations
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state-sponsored terrorism

Summary

state-sponsored terrorism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (895 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • state-sponsored terrorism is a type of terrorism[2].
  • state-sponsored terrorism is a type of state crime[3].
  • state-sponsored terrorism is a type of covert operation[4].
  • state-sponsored terrorism is a type of black operation[5].
  • state-sponsored terrorism's significant event is recorded as Celle Hole[6].
  • state-sponsored terrorism's significant event is recorded as Operation Northwoods[7].
  • state-sponsored terrorism's significant event is recorded as Gleiwitz incident[8].
  • state-sponsored terrorism's significant event is recorded as Lavon Affair[9].
  • state-sponsored terrorism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:State-sponsored terrorism[10].
  • state-sponsored terrorism's different from is recorded as state terrorism[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include terrorism[2], state crime[3], covert operation[4], and black operation[5].

Why It Matters

state-sponsored terrorism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (895 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · LM.CR · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → state support for terrorist activities and/or organizations
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||tr, en */"
  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Significant event → Celle Hole, Operation Northwoods, Gleiwitz incident +1
    Topic's main category → Category:State-sponsored terrorism
    Subclass of → terrorism, state crime, covert operation +1
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534672005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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