2016 Foreign Terrorism Organization/Executive Order 13224 Group Designations

2016 Foreign Terrorism Organization/Executive Order 13224 Group Designations in 2016

_ On January 4, the Department of State designated ISIL-Khorasan (ISIL-K) under E.O. 13224 and as a FTO. (See Chapter 6, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, for further information on ISIL-K.)

_ On May 19, the Department of State designated ISIL-Libya under E.O. 13224 and as a FTO. (See Chapter 6, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, for further information on ISIL-Libya.)

_ On June 30, the Department of State designated al-Qa'ida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) under E.O. 13224 and as a FTO. (See Chapter 6, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, for further information on AQIS)

_ On November 10, the Department of State amended the E.O. 13224 and FTO designations of al-Nusrah Front to add additional aliases, including Jabhat Fath al-Sham. In July, al-Nusrah Front announced that it would now be known as Jabhat Fath al-Sham. Whether it calls itself Jabhat Fath al-Sham or al-Nusrah Front, the group remains al-Qa'ida's affiliate in Syria. (See Chapter 6, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, for more information on al-Nusrah Front and the July 2016 announcement.)

_ On December 28, the Department of State amended the E.O. 13224 and FTO designations of Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LeT) to include the alias Al-Muhammadia Students (AMS). AMS is the student wing and a subsidiary of LeT. It works with LeT senior leaders to organize recruiting courses and other activities for youth. (See Chapter 6, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, for more information on LeT.)