# Far-Left Terrorists Committed Most Western Terrorism from 1970 to 1980 by the U.S. Department of State > "Historically, most politically motivated terrorism in the West has been carried out by violent far-left groups and individuals. Between 1970 and 1980, far-left terrorists were responsible for 93% of terrorist attacks and 58% of terrorism-related deaths." > **— U.S. Department of State**, *Fact Sheet, July 16, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Source dossier:** [[research/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]]. - **Direct publication or recording:** [direct publication](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/07/state-department-addresses-international-resurgence-of-far-left-political-terrorism/). - **Editorial form:** The Reminder preserves the prepared contiguous quotation; punctuation and spoken disfluency treatment are recorded in the candidate map when applicable. - **Context and treatment:** The Department names the Western domain, perpetrator category, comparison decade, share of attacks, and share of deaths; [direct publication](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/07/state-department-addresses-international-resurgence-of-far-left-political-terrorism/), first statistical bullet. Direct contiguous passage. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] - **Collection:** [[collections/American|American Culture Collection]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]] - **Article:** [[articles/Reframing Antisemitism as a National Security Threat|Reframing Antisemitism as a National Security Threat]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/U.S. Department of State|U.S. Department of State]] - [[wiki/Counterterrorism|Counterterrorism]] - [[wiki/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Historically, most politically motivated terrorism in the West has been carried out by violent far-left groups and individuals. Between 1970 and 1980, far-left terrorists were responsible for 93% of terrorist attacks and 58% of terrorism-related deaths." — U.S. Department of State, Fact Sheet, July 16, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-us-state-department-far-left-terrorists-committed-most-western-terrorism-from-1970-to-1980 ```