Cabinet approves terrorist organisations list

Manama, Apr 11 (BNA): During its weekly session held today under the chairmanship of HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Cabinet approved a list of 68 terrorist organisations as recognised regionally and internationally, in addition to the list of local terrorist organizations previously approved by the Cabinet. 1- Hezbollah. 2- Ansar Al Islam/ Al Qaeda Kurdish Battalions 3- Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (Iraq, Syria, Libya, Nigeria) 4- Al Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula 5- Al-Nusrah Front (Syria) 6- Abu Sayyaf Group (Philippines) 7- Harakat Ul Mujahideen (Pakistan) 8- Al Qaeda 9- Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (Pakistan) 10- Jaish-e-Mohammed (Pakistan) 11- Lashkar-e Tayyiba (Pakistan) 12- Osbat/Asbat Al Ansar (Lebanon) 13- Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (North Africa) 14- Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan/ Pakistani Taliban (Pakistan) 15- Abdallah Azzam Brigades (Lebanon) 16- Ansar al-Dine (Mali) 17- Boko Haram (Nigeria) 18- Ansar al-Shari’a in Benghazi (Libya) 19- Ansar Al Shari’a in Darnah (Libya) 20- Jemaah Islamiya (Indonesia) 21- Lashkar i Jhangvi (Pakistan) 22- Harakat ul-Jihad-I Islami (Pakistan/ Bangladesh) 23- Jemaah Anshorut Tauhid (Indonesia) 24- Ansaru/ Jamaat Ansaru Al Muslimina fi Bilad Al Sudan (Nigeria) 25- Al-Mulathamun Battalion (Algeria) 26- Ansar Al-Sharia in Tunisia (Tunisia) 27- Al Mourabitoon (Mali) 28- Armed Islamic Group (Algeria) 29- Jamaat Houmat Al Daawa Al Salafiya 30- East Turkistan Islamic Party (Western China) 31- Egyptian Islamic Jihad (Egypt) 32- Emarat Kavkaz or Caucasus Emirate (Russia) 33- Global Relief Foundation (USA) 34- Harakat Sham Al Islam – Syrian Islamic Movement (Syria) 35- Hilal Ahmar Society Indonesia (Humanitarian wing of Jemaah Islamiya) 36- Islamic Army of Aden (Yemen) 37- Islamic International Brigade 38- Islamic Jihad Group (Associated with Emarat Kavkaz, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan) 39- Jamaatu Ahl Al Sunna Liddawati Wal-Jihad (Organization of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb) 40- Jund Al-Khilafa (Algeria) 41- Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (Libya) 42- Maktab Al-Khidamat (Afghanistan) 43- Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group 44- Muhammad Jamal Network (Egypt) 45- Mujahidin Indonesian Timur (Indonesia) 46- Movement por l’Unification et le Jihad en Afrique de l’Ouest (MUJAO) Associated with Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb. 47- Rajah Solaiman Movement (Philippines) 48- Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (Afghanistan & Pakistan branches) 49- Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs (Russia) 50- Special Purpose Islamic Regiment (Russia) 51- Army of Emigrants and Supporters (Syria) 52- Tunisian Combatant Group (Tunisia) 53- Ummah Tameer-e-Nau (Pakistan) 54- Wafa Humanitatian Organization (Afghanistan) 55- Al Itihaad Al Islamiya (Somalia) 56- Al Akhtar Trust International 57- Al Haramain Islamic Foundation (Saudi Arabia) 58- Afghan Support Committee (Afghanistan) 59- Al Mouakone Bil Dam (Mali) 60- Al Furqan (Bosnia) 61- Al Rashid Trust (Pakistan) 62- Benevolence International Foundation 63- Jam’yah Ta’awun Al Islamia/ Islamic Society Cooperation (Afghanistan) 64- Rabita Trust (Pakistan) 65- Taibah International Offices (Bosnia) 66- Coalition of February 14th Youth (Bahrain) 67- Saraya Al-Ashtar (Bahrain) 68- Saraya Al Muqawama Al Sha’biya (Bahrain)