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Since the September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, U.S. attention to terrorism in Latin America has intensified, with an increase in bilateral and regional cooperation. In its April 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism, the State Department maintained that terrorism in the region was primarily perpetrated by terrorist organizations in Colombia and by the remnants of radical leftist Andean groups. Overall, however, the report maintained that the threat of a transnational terrorist attack remained low for most countries in the hemisphere. Cuba has remained on the State Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism since 1982 pursuant to. | Congressional Research K Service---- Latin America Terrorism Issues Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs July 14 2009 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov RS21049 CRS Report for Congress------------- Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Latin America Terrorism Issues Summary Since the September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington U.S. attention to terrorism in Latin America has intensified with an increase in bilateral and regional cooperation. In its April 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism the State Department maintained that terrorism in the region was primarily perpetrated by terrorist organizations in Colombia and by the remnants of radical leftist Andean groups. Overall however the report maintained that the threat of a transnational terrorist attack remained low for most countries in the hemisphere. Cuba has remained on the State Department s list of state sponsors of terrorism since 1982 pursuant to Section 6 j of the Export Administration Act which triggers a number of economic sanctions. Both Cuba and Venezuela are on the State Department s annual list of countries determined to be not cooperating fully with U.S. antiterrorism efforts pursuant to Section 40A of the Arms Export Control Act. U.S. officials have expressed concerns over the past several years about Venezuela s lack of cooperation on antiterrorism efforts its relations with Iran and President Hugo Chávez s sympathetic statements for Colombian terrorist groups. The State Department terrorism report noted however that President Chávez publicly changed course in June 2008 and called on the FARC to unconditionally release all hostages declaring that armed struggle is out of place in modern Latin America. In recent years U.S. concerns have increased over activities of the radical Lebanon-based Islamic group Hezbollah and the Sunni Muslim Palestinian group Hamas in the tri-border area of Argentina Brazil and Paraguay. The State Department .
