2001/12/31
By: John Black
In the December 7, 2001 Federal Register, the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State designated 39 “Terrorist Organizations” under the USA PATRIOT Act. These organizations are:
– Al-Ittihad al-Islami (AIAI)
– Al-Wafa al-Igatha al Islamia
– Asbat al-Ansar
– Darkazanli Company
– Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC)
– Islamic Army of Aden
– Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
– Makhtab al-Khidmat
– Al-Hamati Sweets Bakeries
– Al-Nur Honey Center
– Al-Rashid Trust
– Al-Shifa Honey Press for Industry and Commerce
– Jaysh-e-Mohammed
– Jamiat al-Ta’awun al-Islamiyya
– Alex Boncayao Brigade (ABB)
– Army for the Liberation of Rwanda (ALIR)
A.K.A. – Interahamwe, Former Armed Forces (EX-FAR)
– First of October Antifascist Resistance Group (GRAPO)
A.K.A. – Group de Resistencia Anti-Fascista Premero De Octubre
– Harakat ul Jihad I Islami (HUJI)
– Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LT)
A.K.A. – Army of the Righteous
– The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)
– Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA)
A.K.A. – Continuity Army Council
– Orange Volunteers (OV)
– Red Hand Defenders (RHD)
– New People’s Army (NPA)
– People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD)
– Revolutionary United Front (RUF)
– Al Ma’unah
– Jayshullah
– Black Star
– Anarchist Faction for Overthrow
– Red Brigades – Combatant Communist Party (BR-PCC)
– Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus
– Turkish Hizballah
– Jerusalem Warriors
– Islamic Renewal and Reform Organization
– The Pentagaon Gang
(as far as we know, not AKA The McLaughlin Group)
– Japanese Red Army (JRA)
– TheAllied Democratic Forces (ADF)
– Jamiat ul-Mujahideen
In the December 21. 2001 Federal Register, the Bureau of Export Administration, Commerce removed two Russian entities from the Entity List. The two entities are:
– INOR Scientific Center
Moscow, Russia
– Polyus Scientific Production Association
3 Ulitsa Vvedenskogo, 117342
Moscow, Russia
These entities were placed on the Bureau’s Entity List for suspicion of engaging in activities involving weapons of mass destruction and missile technology on July 29, 1998. After an investigation, the State Department entities’ nonproliferation restrictions because of the remedial measures these entities have taken.
In the December 26, 2001 Federal Register, the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, within the Department of State designated the following groups foreign terrorist organizations. They are as follows:
– Jaish e-Mohammed
A.K.A. – the Army of Mohammed
A.K.A. – Mohammed’s Army
A.K.A. – Tehrik ul-Furqaan
– Lashkar e-Tayyiba
A.K.A. – the LT
A.K.A. – Lashkar e-Toiba
A.K.A. – Lashkar-I-Taiba
A.K.A. – Army of the Righteous
During December, the Office of Foreign Assets Controls placed several announcements on its web page adding quite a few parties to its various lists:
December 3, 2001, persons or organizations “Threatening International Stabilization Efforts in the Western Balkans”:
– Albanian National Army
A.K.A. – ANA
A.K.A. – AKSH
(active in the Balkans)
– National Committee for the Liberation and Protection of Albanian Lands
A.K.A. – KKCMTSH
(active in the Balkans)
December 4, 2001, Specifically Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT:
– Al-AQSA Islamic Bank
A.K.A. – Al-AQSA Al-Islami Bank
P.O. Box 3753
Al-Beireh, West Bank
Ramallah II 970
West Bank
– Beit El-Mal Holdings
A.K.A. – Arab Palestinian Beit El-Mal Company
A.K.A. – Beit Al Mal Holdings
A.K.A. – Beit El Mal Al-Phalastini Al-Arabi Al-Mushima Al-Aama Al-Mahaduda Ltd.
A.K.A. – Palestinian Arab Beit El Mal Corporation, Ltd.
P.O. Box 662
Ramallah, West Bank
– Hold Land Foundation for Relief and Development (F.K.A. – Occupied Land Fund)
with multiple addresses:
525 International Parkway, Suite 509
Richardson, Texas 75081, USA
P.O. Box 832390
Richardson, Texas 75083, USA
9250 S. Harlem Ave.
Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
345 E. Railway Ave.
Patterson, New Jersey 07503, USA
December 14, 2001, OFAC, under the USA Patriot Act of 2001, designated these entities as BPI-PA:
– Global Relief Foundation, Inc. with two addresses:
9935 S. 76th Ave., #1
Bridgeview, Illinois 60455, USA
P.O. Box 1406
Bridgeview, Illinois 60455, USA
– Benevolence International Foundation, Inc. with three addresses:
20-24 Branford Place, Suite 705
Newark, NJ 07102, USA
9838 S. Roberts Road, Suite 1-W
Palos Hills, Illinois 60465, USA
P.O. Box 548
Worth, Illinois 60482, USA
December 20, 2001, OFAC identified the following groups and individuals as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT:
– Lashkar E-Tayyiba
A.K.A. – Army of the Righteous
A.K.A. – Lashkar E-Toiba
A.K.A. – Lashkar-I-Taiba
Pakistan
– Mohammed Tufail
A.K.A. – S.M. Tufail
A.K.A. – Sheik Mohammed Tufail
(Pakistani National)
– Sultan Bashir-Ud-Din Mahmood
A.K.A. – Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood
A.K.A. – Dr. Bashir Uddin Mehmood
A.K.A. – Sultan Baishiruddin Mekmud
D.O.B.: alt. 1937 – 1945
Street 13
Wazir Akbar Khan
Kabul, Afghanistan
(Pakistani national)
Ummah Tameer E-Nau (UTN)
Street 13
Wazir Akbar Khan
Kabul, Afghanistan
– Abdul Majeed
A.K.A. – Chaudnry Abdul Majeed
A.K.A. – Abdul Majid
D.O.B.: 15 Apr. 1939; alt. 1938
(Pakistani National)
December 26 2001, OFAC designated the following Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT) as FTOs:
– Jaish-I-Mohammed
A.K.A. – Army of Mohammed
A.K.A. – Mohammed’s Army
A.K.A. – Tehrik Ul-Furqaan
(active in Pakistan)
– Lashkar E-Tayyiba
A.K.A. – Army of the Righteous
A.K.A. – Lashkar E-Toiba
A.K.A. – Lashkar-I-Taiba
(active in Pakistan)
December 26, 2001, OFAC amended the following SDGTs (designated on the 20th of December 2001) to include several new aliases:
– Ummah Tameer E-Nau (UTN)
A.K.A. – Foundation for Construction
A.K.A. – Nation Building
A.K.A. – Reconstruction Foundation
A.K.A. – Reconstruction of the Islamic Community
A.K.A. – Reconstruction of the Muslim Ummah
A.K.A. – Ummah Tameer I-Nau
A.K.A. – Ummah Tamir E-Nau
A.K.A. – Ummah Tamir I-Nau
A.K.A. – Ummat Tamir-I-Pau
Street 13
Wazir Akbar Khan
Kabul, Afghanistan
60-C
Nazim Ud Din Road
Islamabad F 8/4, Pakistan
December 31, 2001, OFAC added these parties to its SDGT list:
– Continuity IRA (CIRA)
(active in the United Kingdom)
– Orange Volunteers
(active in the United Kingdom)
– First of October Antifascist Resistance Group (GRAPO)
(active in Spain
– Ulster Defence(sic) Association
A.K.A. – Ulster Freedom Fighters
(active in the United Kingdom)
– Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF)
(active in the United Kingdom)
– Red Hand Defenders (RHD)
(active in the United Kingdom)