Last Updated: January 19, 2026
AL-QA'IDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA
Aliases
AQAP; AL-QA'IDA ORGANIZATION IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA; TANZIM QA'IDAT AL-JIHAD FI JAZIRAT AL-ARAB; AL-QA'IDA OF JIHAD ORGANIZATION IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA; AL-QA'IDA IN YEMEN; AQY; AL-QA'IDA IN THE SOUTH ARABIAN PENINSULA; ANSAR AL-SHARI'A; ANSAR AL-SHARIA; ANSAR AL-SHARIAH; ANSAR AL SHARIAH; PARTISANS OF ISLAMIC LAW; SONS OF ABYAN; SONS OF HADRAM...
Address
Yemen; Saudi Arabia
Other Information
SDN
Date of listing
2010-01-19
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 597
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
Target State
Terrorism
Measures
Blocking Property
Official Information
Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) are foreign organizations that are designated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended. FTO designations play a critical role in our fight against terrorism and are an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pre...
Additional Details
SDN
Program URL
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-31/subtitle-B/chapter-V/part-597