Yesterday, OFAC added the following two entities to the SDN List under its counter terrrorism program:
ANSARU (a.k.a. ANSARUL MUSLIMINA FI BILADIS SUDAN; a.k.a. JAMA'ATU ANSARIL MUSLIMINA FI BILADIS SUDAN; a.k.a. JAMA'ATU ANSARUL MUSLIMINA FI BILADIS-SUDAN; a.k.a. VANGUARDS FOR THE PROTECTION OF MUSLIMS IN BLACK AFRICA; a.k.a. “JAMBS”), Nigeria [FTO] [SDGT].
BOKO HARAM (a.k.a. JAMA'ATU AHLIS SUNNA LIDDA'AWATI WAL-JIHAD; a.k.a. JAMA'ATU AHLUS-SUNNAH LIDDA'AWATI WAL JIHAD; a.k.a. NIGERIAN TALIBAN; a.k.a. PEOPLE COMMITTED TO THE PROPHET'S TEACHINGS FOR PROPAGATION AND JIHAD; a.k.a. SUNNI GROUP FOR PREACHING AND JIHAD), Nigeria [FTO] [SDGT].
The Boko Haram listing is a bit of a surprise; given the group's prominence, one would have thought it was on the list already.
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