The US National Counterterrorism Center is pleased to present the 2016 edition of the Counterterrorism (CT) Calendar. Since 2003, we have published the calendar in a daily planner format that provides our consumers with a variety of information related to international terrorism, including wanted terrorists; terrorist group fact sheets; technical issue related to terrorist tactics, techniques, and procedures; and potential dates of importance that terrorists might consider when planning attacks. The cover of this year’s CT Calendar highlights terrorists’ growing use of social media and other emerging online technologies to recruit, radicalize, and encourage adherents to carry out attacks. This year will be the last hardcopy publication of the calendar, as growing production costs necessitate our transition to more cost- effective dissemination methods. In the coming years, NCTC will use a variety of online and other media platforms to continue to share the valuable information found in the CT Calendar with a broad customer set, including our Federal, State, Local, and Tribal law enforcement partners; agencies across the Intelligence Community; private sector partners; and the US public. On behalf of NCTC, I want to thank all the consumers of the CT Calendar during the past 12 years. We hope you continue to find the CT Calendar beneficial to your daily efforts. Sincerely, Nicholas J. Rasmussen Director The US National Counterterrorism Center is pleased to present the 2016 edition of the Counterterrorism (CT) Calendar. This edition, like others since the Calendar was first published in daily planner format in 2003, contains many features across the full range of issues pertaining to international terrorism: terrorist groups, wanted terrorists, and technical pages on various threat-related topics. The Calendar also marks dates that terrorists may believe are important if planning attacks to commemorate particular events. Individuals portrayed in this calendar are all listed on the US Government’s Rewards for Justice site or on FBI sites devoted to terrorism. These individuals have all been either indicted or are being sought for their involvement in international terrorism. The CT Calendar is designed as a ready reference guide for law-enforcement, intelligence, military and security personnel, contingency planners, or citizens concerned about terrorist threats. The CT Calendar is oriented primarily to readers in the United States, but we hope it will be useful for citizens of other countries as well. We invite you to visit the interactive version of the calendar at http://www.nctc.gov. In the conduct of intelligence activities, the Intelligence Community (IC) recognizes that it must protect fully the legal rights of all US persons, including freedoms, civil liberties, and privacy rights guaranteed by Federal law. The IC is not authorized to collect, retain, or disseminate information about US persons solely based on Constitutionally protected activities such as First Amendment speech, and may not do so based solely on race, religion, or other protected classification. All individuals in this calendar are included only because of information linking them to international terrorism. Individuals identified as charged or indicted with criminal wrongdoing are entitled to a presumption of innocence in the US court system, unless and until such time as they are deemed guilty through the judicial process. Islamic Calendar Spelling of Arabic Names and Terms The Islamic calendar is based on the movement While there is no universally accepted and observation of the moon. The Islamic transliteration of Arabic names and terms, this year contains 12 months, none of which can edition of the Counterterrorism Calendar adheres exceed 30 days. Each month starts when the to a transliteration system that is generally used lunar crescent is first seen after a new moon. throughout the US Government. In this system, Because 12 lunar months multiplied by 29.53 the letters “u” and “a” are preferred over “o” days equals 354.36 days, the Islamic calendar and “e.” For example, the name of the al-Qa‘ida will always be approximately 11 days shorter operative who was detained on 1 March 2003 is than the Western (Gregorian) calendar. For Khalid Shaykh Muhammad, not Khalid Sheikh example, 1 Muharram, the first day of Islamic Mohammed; he was an associate of Usama Bin year 1437 (known in the West by the Latin term Ladin, not Osama Bin Laden. We have retained, Anno Hegirae, or A.H.), fell on 14 October 2015; however, the spellings used on the Rewards for in A.H. 1438, 1 Muharram falls on 2 October Justice and FBI terrorism sites; spellings there 2016. Because of lunar observation and are designed for easy recognition or are used differences in time zones, the observance of in legal documents and therefore do not always Islamic holidays and calendar dates may vary conform to these rules. from region to region. Map Boundaries Islamic dates and holidays are approximate, Boundary representation is not as they are determined by local lunar necessarily authoritative. observation. Islamic and Jewish holidays begin the evening preceding the date shown unless Date and Sources of Information stated otherwise. The information in this calendar is valid as of 29 August 2015. This publication contains only information in the public domain that has been verified and disseminated by US Government sources. Rewards for Justice Program The Rewards for Justice (RFJ) Program is one of Uday and Qusay Husayn, the sons of former the most valuable US Government assets in the Iraqi dictator Saddam Husayn. This campaign fight against international terrorism. Established produced the fastest result in RFJ history—a by the 1984 Act to Combat International turnaround of just 18 days. In that case, RFJ paid Terrorism, Public Law 98-533, Rewards for a reward of $30 million for information leading Justice has developed into a global interagency to the Husayn brothers’ location. effort led by the Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security. In June 2007, RFJ paid $10 million to Filipino citizens who provided information on the Under this program, the Secretary of State may locations of Khadafi Janjalani and Abu offer rewards for information that prevents Solaiman, Abu Sayyaf Group leaders. These or favorably resolves acts of international men were involved in the kidnappings of Martin terrorism against US persons or property and Gracia Burnham, the murder of Guillermo worldwide. The Secretary may also offer Sobero, and attacks against the US Embassy rewards for information leading to the in Manila. disruption of financial mechanisms of a foreign terrorist organization. Rewards of up to $25 RFJ is always interested in receiving proposals million have been authorized for information to add key terrorist leaders to its Most Wanted leading to the capture of key al-Qa‘ida leaders. List and Web site—www.rewardsforjustice.net. Additionally, RFJ welcomes reward payment The Rewards for Justice Program is very nominations from any US federal, state, or effective. Since the program’s inception, the local government agency on behalf of persons United States has paid over $125 million to more who have already provided information that than 80 people who provided information that has prevented or favorably resolved an act of prevented and/or led to the favorable resolution international terrorism against US persons of acts of international terrorism. or property. Although RFJ provides strict confidentiality to If you want to propose adding a key terrorist all its sources, in certain instances RFJ has been leader to the RFJ Most Wanted List and Web able to publicize some of its success stories. site or to nominate a source for a reward, please For example, RFJ paid a $2 million reward for contact the RFJ Program. information that led US and Pakistani authorities to the location of Ramzi Yousef, an international Rewards for Justice terrorist who was convicted in the 1993 Washington, DC 20522-0303 bombing of the World Trade Center. www.rewardsforjustice.net [email protected] Ten years later, on 3 July 2003, RFJ initiated 1-800-US-REWARD (1-800-877-3927) an advertising campaign that was responsible @Rewards4Justice for information that led US Armed Forces to Ramzi Ahmed Yousef Uday Husayn Qusay Husayn Abu Solaiman Khadafi Janjalani Convicted Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased 2016 Counterterrorism Calendar | www.nctc.gov 3 Foreign Terrorist Organizations Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) are foreign organizations that are designated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended. FTO designations play a critical role in our fight against terrorism and are an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pressuring groups to get out of the terrorism business. The listed groups appear in chronological order of designation. For updates to the FTO list, visit http://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/other/des/123085.htm. For fact sheets on the FTOs, visit http://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2013/index.htm. › Abu Nidal Organization (ANO) › Communist Party of the Philippines/New People’s Army (CPP/NPA) › Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) Jemaah Islamiya (JI) › Aum Shinrikyo (AUM) › Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) › Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) › Ansar al-Islam (AAI) › Gama’a al-Islamiyya (Islamic Group) (IG) › Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) › HAMAS › Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) › Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HUM) › Islamic