The primary mission of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (CT) (click here) is to forge partnerships with non-state actors, multilateral organizations, and foreign governments to advance the counterterrorism objectives and national security of the United States. Working with our U.S. Government counterterrorism team, CT takes a leading role in developing coordinated strategies to defeat terrorists abroad and in securing the cooperation of international partners.

See I thought The State Department being the pivotal government department with all these nations, considering this is a matter of military action, was something knew.

No.

The Bureau of Counterterrorism is in the State Department.