Entity

Al-Qa'Ida in the Arabian Peninsula

Listed by United States. No matched entry on the UN Security Council, European Union, United Kingdom and Canada lists. Lists as published through October 13, 2026.

• ISIS, al-Qaeda and Affiliates

Listing Status by Jurisdiction

• US Listed
• UN No matched entry
• EU No matched entry
• UK No matched entry
• CA No matched entry

Entries on Each List

• United States

  AL-QA'IDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA

  Reference

  OFAC entry 11695

  Listing date

  Not stated in the SDN list file

  Program or regime as stated

  FTO; SDGT

  Match basis

  Single entry for this entity

  Source

  OFAC SDN List, file of October 13, 2026

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.

• Al-Qaida i Yemen (EU only)
• AAS-T (EU only)
• Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) (UN + UK + CA, not US / EU)
• Ansar Al-Shari’a in Tunisia (AAS-T) (UN + UK, not US / EU / CA)

Program Assignment

• ISIS, al-Qaeda and Affiliates: inferred from the US listing text, which names the group

Names and Aliases on the Lists (11)

• AL-QA'IDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA
• AL-QA'IDA IN THE SOUTH ARABIAN PENINSULA
• AL-QA'IDA IN YEMEN
• AL-QA'IDA OF JIHAD ORGANIZATION IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA
• AL-QA'IDA ORGANIZATION IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA
• ANSAR AL SHARIAH
• ANSAR AL-SHARI'A
• ANSAR AL-SHARIA
• ANSAR AL-SHARIAH
• PARTISANS OF ISLAMIC LAW
• TANZIM QA'IDAT AL-JIHAD FI JAZIRAT AL-ARAB

Cite: Middle East Forum, "Al-Qa'Ida in the Arabian Peninsula," Sanctions Comparator, accessed October 13, 2026, https://sanctions.meforum.org/e/us-11695/.