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Designation of Ansarul Islam

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Designation of Ansarul Islam
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The Department of State has designated Ansarul Islam as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.This designation imposes strict sanctions on foreign individuals determined to have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of Americans or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States.

This designation seeks to deny Ansarul Islam the resources it needs to plan and carry out further terrorist attacks. Among other consequences, all of its property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and Americans are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with the group.

Ansarul Islam is a terrorist group based in the west African nation of Burkina Faso. The group has launched numerous attacks in northern Burkina Faso near the border with Mali, including a December 2016 attack against an army squad that killed a dozen soldiers, one of the deadliest ever attacks against Burkina Faso’s military.



The United States remains committed to rooting out all terrorist groups, including Ansarul Islam, wherever they may lurk.