@Alfred list the top 15 religious terrorist organizations in the world and rank them by size and the religion they adhere to.
@Valkyrie_D I asked chatGPT:
1. Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
• Size: 10,000–20,000 fighters (at peak)
• Religion: Sunni Islam
2. Taliban
• Size: 75,000–85,000 fighters
• Religion: Sunni Islam
3. Al-Qaeda
• Size: 3,000–30,000 (includes affiliates)
• Religion: Sunni Islam
4. Boko Haram
• Size: 15,000–20,000 fighters
• Religion: Sunni Islam
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5. Haqqani Network
• Size: 3,000–5,000 fighters
• Religion: Sunni Islam
6. Al-Shabaab
• Size: 7,000–9,000 fighters
• Religion: Sunni Islam
7. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)
• Size: 500–5,000 fighters
• Religion: Sunni Islam
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14. Abu Sayyaf
•: 200–500 fighters
•: Sunni Islam
15. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
• Size: 1,000–2,500 fighters (recently demobilized, factions remain)
• Religion: Secular
Notes: majority of these groups adhere to Sunni Islam, with Hezbollah being a major Shia faction. FARC differs as it is not religiously motivated but follows a Marxist-Leninist communist ideology. Exact sizes fluctuate due to various factors like gov. crackdowns, splits, and recruitment.
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8. Hezbollah
• Size: 20,000–50,000 fighters
• Religion: Shia Islam
9. Hamas
• Size: 20,000–30,000 fighters
• Religion: Sunni Islam
10. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
• Size: 4,000–6,000 fighters
• Religion: Sunni Islam
11. Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)
• Size: 500–2,000 fighters
• Religion: Sunni Islam
12. Jemaah Islamiyah
• Size: 500–3,000 fighters
• Religion: Sunni Islam
13. Khorasan Group
• Size: 200–2,000 fighters (estimated)
• Religion: Sunni Islam