SDN list · entry 10761

AL-SHABAAB

Yes. AL-SHABAAB is on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list under the FTO, SDGT and SOMALIA programs, as of the list published October 9, 2026. It is a company or organisation, OFAC entry number 10761, added on March 19, 2008. OFAC lists 24 other names for it, shown below; screen against all of them.

Listed as of the SDN list published October 9, 2026 · version 5970dbe3dca1

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Status	On the list
List	Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN)
Programs	FTO, SDGT, SOMALIA
Type	company or organisation
Added to the list	March 19, 2008
First seen by us	2026-10-07 17:15 UTC

Names

Name	Type	Strength
THE YOUTH	A.K.A.	weak alias
AL-SHABAB	A.K.A.	strong
MUJAHIDIN AL-SHABAAB MOVEMENT	A.K.A.	strong
MUJAHIDIN YOUTH MOVEMENT	A.K.A.	strong
MUJAHIDEEN YOUTH MOVEMENT	A.K.A.	strong
MYM	A.K.A.	weak alias
HARAKAT SHABAB AL-MUJAHIDIN	A.K.A.	strong
HIZBUL SHABAAB	A.K.A.	strong
HISB'UL SHABAAB	A.K.A.	strong
AL-SHABAAB AL-ISLAMIYA	A.K.A.	strong
YOUTH WING	A.K.A.	weak alias
AL-SHABAAB AL-ISLAAM	A.K.A.	strong
AL-SHABAAB AL-JIHAAD	A.K.A.	strong
THE UNITY OF ISLAMIC YOUTH	A.K.A.	weak alias
HARAKAT AL-SHABAAB AL-MUJAAHIDIIN	A.K.A.	strong
HARAKATUL-SHABAAB AL MUJAAHIDIIN	A.K.A.	strong
SHABAAB	A.K.A.	strong
MUJAAHIDIIN YOUTH MOVEMENT	A.K.A.	strong
AL-SHABAAB	Primary name	strong
al-Hijra	A.K.A.	weak alias
Al Hijra	A.K.A.	weak alias
Muslim Youth Center	A.K.A.	weak alias
MYC	A.K.A.	weak alias
Pumwani Muslim Youth	A.K.A.	strong
Pumwani Islamist Muslim Youth Center	A.K.A.	strong

OFAC flags weak aliases as low quality: a match on a weak alias alone should not drive a block.

Details published by OFAC

Address	Somalia
Secondary sanctions risk:	section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886

Legal basis

Executive Order 13224 (Terrorism)
INA
Executive Order 13620 (Somalia)