Last Updated: January 19, 2026

POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE

Aliases

PFLP; RED EAGLES; RED EAGLE GROUP; RED EAGLE GANG; HALHUL GANG; HALHUL SQUAD; PALESTINIAN POPULAR RESISTANCE FORCES; PPRF; MARTYR ABU-ALI MUSTAFA BATTALION

Official reason

Today, in a joint action with Canada, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, or “Samidoun,” a sham charity that serves as an international fundraiser for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist organization. The PFLP, w...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2646

Date of listing

1995-01-24

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