State Department designations Archives

State Department designates Hizballah operative, Baloch separatist group

Thomas Joscelyn | July 3, 2019

The State Department’s latest terrorist designations include a Hizballah operative who serves as the “Chief of Hizballah Unit 200” and the Balochistan Liberation Army, which targets Pakistani forces and civilians. State also amended its previous designation of Jundallah, which targets Iranian forces, to include Jaysh al-Adl as an alias for the group.

Jihadists in Syria denounce US designation of Uzbek group

Thomas Joscelyn and Caleb Weiss | March 26, 2018

Jihadists and Islamists in Syria have denounced the US government’s decision to designate Katibat Imam al Bukhari (KIB) as a terrorist organization. The KIB’s own statement on the designation includes misleading claims and some of those defending the group have their own al Qaeda links.

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