[Source](https://www.oann.com/newsroom/u-s-state-dept-designates-violent-antifa-linked-groups-across-europe-as-ftos/) > The U.S. State Department has officially designated four violent European far-left groups linked to Antifa as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs). > The State Department announced the designation on Thursday, labeling the groups “Antifa Ost, the International Revolutionary Front, Armed Proletarian Justice, and Revolutionary Class Self Defense” as foreign terrorist organizations who “use force against those they identify as opponents of their Marxist and anarchist projects.” > The four groups are based in Germany, Italy, and Greece. The Antifa-linked groups have been accused of carrying out terrorist attacks such as bombings and mass shootings to advance a far-left political agenda.