Designated as a Terrorist Group by the U.S.: What Do We Know About “Terrorgram”?

The U.S. Department of State announced on Monday that it has designated the group “Terrorgram” as a terrorist organization and listed three of its leaders as “Specially Designated Global Terrorists.”

In a statement reported by Al-Hurra network, the State Department noted that in September, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted two of “Terrorgram’s” leaders on 15 charges, including inciting hate crimes, advocating the murder of federal officials, and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists.

According to the State Department, “Terrorgram” is a transnational terrorist group primarily operating on social media platforms and the digital messaging platform Telegram. The group has been linked to terrorist attacks in multiple countries.

The group promotes the ideology of “violent white supremacy,” encourages attacks on perceived enemies, and provides instructions and educational materials about tactics, methods, and targets for attacks, including critical infrastructure and government officials. It also glorifies those who have carried out such attacks.

One of “Terrorgram’s” primary goals is to sow chaos by targeting political figures and social groups such as ethnic and religious minorities. The group claims to aim at starting a “race war” to destroy governments and bring about the collapse of current political and social systems, ultimately establishing a state dominated by white supremacists.

According to the State Department’s statement, the group has been involved in several terrorist attacks and activities since 2022. In October 2022, it organized an armed attack outside an LGBTQ+ bar in Slovakia.

In July 2024, the group was on the verge of carrying out an attack on energy facilities in New Jersey. It was also involved in a knife attack in August 2024 near a mosque in Turkey.

These activities led to the indictment of two of its leaders in September for inciting hate crimes, murdering federal officials, and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists.

As part of efforts to pursue the group’s leaders, the U.S. Department of State designated three prominent figures of “Terrorgram” as global terrorists. These leaders are:

• Ciro Daniel Amorim Ferreira, an administrator of a “Terrorgram” channel residing in Brazil;
• Noah Leckold, a prominent member of the group residing in Croatia;
• Hendrik-Wahl Müller, another channel administrator residing in South Africa.