Some cases of American support for terrorists in Latin America and the Middle East :

1960, US provided training, arms, and funds to terrorists among Cuban exiles, such as Orlando Bosch and Luis Posada Carriles.1971 to 1975, US intelligence services (CIA) instigated and abetted right-wing terrorism in Italy during the 1970s.1981 to 1991, US provided weapons, training, and extensive financial and logistical support to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua against the legal Nicaraguan government.2011, US provided extensive lethal and non-lethal aid to terrorist Syrian militant groups such as Nour al-Din al-Zenki and ISIS fighting the Syrian government.