Department of State

Department of State in 2011

United States views on international law (based on the document “Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law”): In 2011, the Department of State announced the Secretary of State's designation of five entities and 16 individuals (including their known aliases) pursuant to E.O. 13224, as follows: Qari Hussain (76 Fed. Reg. 3931 (Jan. 21, 2011)); Sect of Revolutionaries (76 Fed. Reg. 10,634 (Feb. 25, 2011)); Miguel de Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina (76 Fed. Reg. 16,652 (Mar. 24, 2011)); Jose Ignazio Reta de Frutos (76 Fed. Reg. 16,652 (Mar. 24, 2011)); Ibrahim Hassan Tali al-Asiri (76 Fed. Reg. 17,735 (Mar. 30, 2011)); Budruddin Haqqani (76 Fed. Reg. 28,299 (May 16, 2011)); Army of Islam (76 Fed. Reg. 29,812 (May 23, 2011)); Caucasus Emirate (76 Fed. Reg. 30,987 (May 27, 2011)); Othman al-Ghamdi (76 Fed. Reg. 35,938 (June 20, 2011)); Mumtaz Dughmush (76 Fed. Reg. 52,044 (Aug. 19, 2011)); Sangeen Zadran (76 Fed. Reg. 52,044 (Aug. 19, 2011)); Indian Mujahideen (76 Fed. Reg. 58,076 (Sep. 19, 2011)); Muhammed Hisham Muhammed Ismai'l Abu Ghazala (76 Fed. Reg. 58,853 (Sep. 22, 2011)); Jurdan Martitegui Lizaso (76 Fed. Reg. 59,768 (Sep. 27, 2011)); Ibrahim 'Awwad Ibrahim 'Ali al-Badri (76 Fed. Reg. 62,494 (Oct. 7, 2011)); Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei (76 Fed. Reg. 63,702 (Oct. 13, 2011)); Mali Khan (76 Fed. Reg. 69,318 (Nov. 8, 2011)); Ibrahim Suleiman Hamad al-Hablain (76 Fed. Reg. 73,760 (Nov. 29, 2011)); Jose Antonio Urruticoechea Bengoechea (AKA Ternera) (76 Fed. Reg. 78,716 (Dec. 19, 2011); Saleh al-Qarawi (76 Fed. Reg. 78,717 (Dec. 19, 2011)).

During 2011 the Security Council's 1267/1989 Committee added three of these individuals and one of these entities to its al-Qaida list (Ibrahim 'Awwad Ibrahim 'Ali al-Badri, Ibrahim Hassan Tali al-Asiri, Othman al-Ghamdi, and Caucasus Emirate,). The Committee also added one individual and one entity that had been designated by the State Department in 2011 (Doku Umarov and Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan). See (internet link) un.org/sc/committees/1267/index.shtml. The new 1988 Committee added two of the individuals designated by the State Department in 2011 to its list (Sangeen Zadran and Budruddin Haqqani). See (internet link) un.org/sc/committees/1988/.

On October 24, 2011, Secretary Clinton determined that Shamil Salmanovich Basayev and Imad Fa'iz Mughniyah no longer met the criteria for designation under E.O. 13224 and revoked their previous designations. 76 Fed. Reg. 69,318 (Nov. 8, 2011); 76 Fed. Reg. 73,760 (Nov. 29, 2011).