These Are the Foreign Terrorist Organizations the Government Warns AgainstThese Are the Foreign Terrorist Organizations the Government Warns AgainstThis post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. We looked at the official list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations maintained by the U.S. Department of State. Natasa Adzic / Shutterstock.comIn order to be designated a foreign terrorist organization, the group must fit three criteria. So, for example, while many countries have accused the Israel Defense Force of terrorism and committing many of the same crimes as organizations on this list, the U.S. would never label it a terrorist organization. #12 Harakat Sawa’d Misr (HASM)Mihai_Andritoiu / Shutterstock.comFounded in 2016, HASM is an Islamist group active in Egypt with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.