Foreign Terrorist Organizations

Foreign Terrorist Organizations in 2011

United States views on international law (based on the document “Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law”): In 2011, the Secretary of State continued to designate additional entities as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (“FTOs”) under § 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended. See information on International Criminal Law in this legal Encyclopedia.B.1.c.(2) for a discussion of the designations and other related developments in 2011. Many of the organizations the Secretary of State has designated as FTOs also have been designated pursuant to Executive Order 13224. Designated FTOs and their agents are subject to a variety of measures, including financial sanctions. See (internet link) state.gov/j/ct/rls/other/des/123085.htm for background on the applicable sanctions and other legal consequences of designation as an FTO.

Foreign Terrorist Organizations

In relation to the international law practice and Foreign Terrorist Organizations in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section:

Sanctions, Export Controls, International Restrictions

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Imposition, Implementation, and Modification of Sanctions and Certain Other Restrictions

Under this topic, in the Encyclopedia, find out information on Terrorism. Note: there is detailed information and resources, in relation with these topics during the year 2011, covered by the entry, in this law Encyclopedia, about Foreign terrorist organizations

Foreign Terrorist Organizations in 2016

Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designations are an important element of our counterterrorism efforts. Designations of foreign terrorist groups expose and isolate these organizations, deny them access to the U.S. financial system, and create significant criminal and immigration consequences for their members and supporters. Moreover, designations can assist or complement the law enforcement actions of other U.S. agencies and other governments

In 2016, the Department of State designated the following terrorist groups as FTOs: ISIS-Khorasan, ISIL-Libya, and al-Qa'ida in the Indian Subcontinent. The Department of State also amended the FTO designations of al-Nusrah Front on November 10 to include the alias Jabhat Fath al-Sham and of Lashkar e-Tayyiba on December 28 to include the alias Al-Muhammadia Students.

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See Also

• Sanctions
• Export Controls
• International Restrictions
• Imposition Of Sanctions
• Implementation Of Sanctions
• Modification Of Sanctions
• Terrorism
• Terrorist Organizations