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SDN list · entry 11695

AL-QA'IDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA

Yes. AL-QA'IDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA is on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list under the SDGT and FTO programs, as of the list published October 9, 2026. It is a company or organisation, OFAC entry number 11695, added on January 19, 2010. OFAC lists 17 other names for it, shown below; screen against all of them.

Listed as of the SDN list published · version 5970dbe3dca1

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StatusOn the list
ListSpecially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN)
ProgramsSDGT, FTO
Typecompany or organisation
Added to the listJanuary 19, 2010
First seen by us2026-10-07 17:15 UTC

Names

NameTypeStrength
AQAPA.K.A.weak alias
AL-QA'IDA ORGANIZATION IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULAA.K.A.strong
TANZIM QA'IDAT AL-JIHAD FI JAZIRAT AL-ARABA.K.A.strong
AL-QA'IDA OF JIHAD ORGANIZATION IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULAA.K.A.strong
AL-QA'IDA IN YEMENA.K.A.strong
AQYA.K.A.weak alias
AL-QA'IDA IN THE SOUTH ARABIAN PENINSULAA.K.A.strong
AL-QA'IDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULAPrimary namestrong
ANSAR AL-SHARI'AA.K.A.strong
ANSAR AL-SHARIAA.K.A.strong
ANSAR AL-SHARIAHA.K.A.strong
ANSAR AL SHARIAHA.K.A.strong
PARTISANS OF ISLAMIC LAWA.K.A.strong
Sons of AbyanA.K.A.weak alias
Sons of HadramawtA.K.A.weak alias
Sons of Hadramawt CommitteeA.K.A.weak alias
Civil Council of HadramawtA.K.A.weak alias
National Hadramawt CouncilA.K.A.weak alias

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

Details published by OFAC

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

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