Overview

• The State Department listed Harakat al-Nujaba, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya, and Kata’ib al-Imam Ali as FTOs under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
• The designations become effective upon publication in the Federal Register.
• The measures block property under U.S. jurisdiction, bar most transactions by U.S. persons, and expose third parties to potential secondary sanctions.
• U.S. officials cite the groups’ roles within the Islamic Resistance in Iraq and their ties to Iran’s IRGC-Qods Force, with training, funding, logistics, and some members trained with Hizballah.
• The record includes HAAA’s involvement in the January 2024 Tower 22 drone attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members, as well as prior FTO actions against Kata’ib Hizballah and Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq.