WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday designated four European left-wing groups as terrorist organizations, following through on a pledge to aggressively confront leftist extremism after the fatal September shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The newly listed groups, all based in Europe, have been tied to past bombings, attacks on police facilities, and violent confrontations with neo-Nazi organizations.
The networks include Italy’s International Revolutionary Front, known for sending explosive packages to European Commission President Romano Prodi in the early 2000s and for a 2012 shooting that wounded a prominent nuclear industry executive. Also targeted are two Greek groups linked to bombings at riot police and labor ministry buildings in Athens, and Antifa Ost, a German-based anti-fascist network whose members were convicted in 2023 for coordinated hammer attacks on neo-Nazis in Dresden.
The U.S. government says the designation allows federal agencies to restrict any financial or material support that may flow to the groups through American systems. While anarchist and antifa-aligned collectives often operate as loose networks rather than formal organizations, federal officials argue recent cases demonstrate continued cross-border activity.
The State Department’s announcement echoed broader concerns about rising political violence. Studies — including those cited by the Justice Department — show the U.S. has recently seen an uptick in attacks across the ideological spectrum. The administration’s move follows Trump’s earlier executive order labeling antifa a domestic terror organization, though domestic groups cannot be formally added to the State Department’s foreign terrorist list.
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