Entity

Defenders of Islam

Listed by United States and European Union. No matched entry on the UN Security Council, 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 Listed
• UK No matched entry
• CA No matched entry

Entries on Each List

All 2 entries tie through OpenSanctions entity NK-GvwHh6afdVpwfS5ppYEdhz plus an exact name or alias. Any further match basis is shown on the entry.

• United States

  ANSARUL ISLAM

  Reference

  OFAC entry 23803

  Listing date

  Not stated in the SDN list file

  Program or regime as stated

  SDGT

  Match basis

  OpenSanctions entity stated above

  Source

  OFAC SDN List, file of October 13, 2026

• European Union

  Defenders of Islam

  Reference

  EU.8415.87

  Listing date

  June 20, 2022

  Program or regime as stated

  EUAQ

  Identifiers on the entry

  Regulations 2022/949 (OJ L164 I)

  Match basis

  OpenSanctions entity stated above

  Source

  EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, file of October 12, 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.

• Devotees of Islam (EU only)
• Ansar al-Islam (AI) (UN + UK + CA, not US / EU)

Program Assignment

• ISIS, al-Qaeda and Affiliates: list program EU EUAQ

Names and Aliases on the Lists (16)

• ANSAR AL-ISLAM
• Ansar al-Islam
• ANSAR UL ISLAM OF MALAM BOUREIMA DICKO
• Ansar ul Islam of Malam Boureima Dicko
• ANSAR-UL-ISLAM LIL-ICHAD WAL JIHAD
• Ansar-ul-islam lil-ichad wal jihad
• Ansaroul Islam
• ANSAROUR ISLAM
• Ansarour Islam
• ANSARUL ISLAM
• Ansarul Islam
• Apărătorii Islamului
• DEFENDERS OF ISLAM
• Defenders of Islam
• Defensores del Islam
• IRSAD

Cite: Middle East Forum, "Defenders of Islam," Sanctions Comparator, accessed October 13, 2026, https://sanctions.meforum.org/e/us-23803/.