Entity
Ansar al-Islam (AI)
Listed by UN Security Council, United Kingdom and Canada. No matched entry on the United States and European Union lists. Lists as published through October 13, 2026.
Listing Status by Jurisdiction
- US No matched entry
- UN Listed
- EU No matched entry
- UK Listed
- CA Listed
Entries on Each List
All 3 entries tie through OpenSanctions entity NK-Tn2mTHreJqp2u62FNduhfj plus an exact name or alias. Any further match basis is shown on the entry.
UN Security Council
ANSAR AL-ISLAM
- Reference
- QDe.098
- Listing date
- February 24, 2003
- Program or regime as stated
- Al-Qaida
- Match basis
- Official name match (hand-checked): "Ansar al-Islam", see the Public Safety Canada entry (with CA entry Criminal Code listed entity 13)
- UN reference number QDe.098 (with UK entry AQD0032)
- Source
- UN Security Council Consolidated List, file of October 12, 2026
United Kingdom
ANSAR AL-ISLAM
- Reference
- AQD0032
- Listing date
- February 24, 2003
- Program or regime as stated
- Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
- Identifiers on the entry
- UN reference QDe.098
- Match basis
- UN reference number QDe.098 (with UN entry QDe.098)
- Source
- UK Sanctions List, file of October 12, 2026
Canada
Ansar al-Islam (AI)
- Reference
- Criminal Code listed entity 13
- Listing date
- May 17, 2004
- Program or regime as stated
- Criminal Code listed entity
- Match basis
- Official name match (hand-checked): "Ansar al-Islam", see the Public Safety Canada entry (with UN entry QDe.098)
- Source
- Canada Criminal Code Listed Terrorist Entities, file of December 10, 2025
Same Name, No Shared Identifier
These entities carry an identical name or alias but no identifier ties them to this one, so they are kept separate. They may describe the same subject.
- Devotees of Islam (EU only)
- Asz-Szabab w Mozambiku (EU only)
- Defenders of Islam (US + EU, not UN / UK / CA)
- Islamic State-Mozambique (US + CA, not UN / EU / UK)
Program Assignment
- ISIS, al-Qaeda and Affiliates: list program Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; UN Al-Qaida list
Names and Aliases on the Lists (19)
- ANSAR AL-ISLAM
- Ansar al-Islam
- Ansar al-Islam (AI)
- Ansar al-Sunna
- Ansar al-Sunna Army
- Devotees of Islam
- Followers of Islam in Kurdistan
- Helpers of Islam
- Jaish Ansar al-Sunna
- Jund al-Islam
- Kurdish Taliban
- Kurdistan Supporters of Islam
- Kurdistan Taliban
- Soldiers of God
- Soldiers of Islam
- Supporters of Islam
- Supporters of Islam in Kurdistan
- The Partisans of Islam
- أنصار الاسلام
Cite: Middle East Forum, "Ansar al-Islam (AI)," Sanctions Comparator, accessed October 13, 2026, https://sanctions.meforum.org/e/un-qde-098/.