Entity

Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)

Listed by United States, UN Security Council, European Union, United Kingdom and Canada. Lists as published through October 13, 2026.

• ISIS, al-Qaeda and Affiliates

Listing Status by Jurisdiction

• US Listed
• UN Listed
• EU Listed
• UK Listed
• CA Listed

Entries on Each List

All 5 entries tie through OpenSanctions entity NK-YypQx4vZ5MYKke5DAjUPhi plus an exact name or alias. Any further match basis is shown on the entry.

• United States

  SALAFIST GROUP FOR CALL AND COMBAT

  Reference

  OFAC entry 6897

  Listing date

  Not stated in the SDN list file

  Program or regime as stated

  FTO; SDGT

  Match basis

  OpenSanctions entity stated above

  Source

  OFAC SDN List, file of October 13, 2026

• UN Security Council

  THE ORGANIZATION OF AL-QAIDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB

  Reference

  QDe.014

  Listing date

  October 6, 2001

  Program or regime as stated

  Al-Qaida

  Match basis

  • UN reference number QDe.014 (with UK entry AQD0081)

  Source

  UN Security Council Consolidated List, file of October 12, 2026

• United Kingdom

  THE ORGANIZATION OF AL-QAIDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB

  Reference

  AQD0081

  Listing date

  October 6, 2001

  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.014

  Match basis

  • UN reference number QDe.014 (with UN entry QDe.014)

  Source

  UK Sanctions List, file of October 12, 2026

• European Union

  GSPC

  Reference

  EU.459.37

  Listing date

  Not stated on the entry; earliest regulation cited was published January 18, 2012

  Program or regime as stated

  TAQA

  Identifiers on the entry

  Regulations 34/2012 (OJ L15)

  Match basis

  OpenSanctions entity stated above

  Source

  EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, file of October 12, 2026

• Canada

  Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)

  Reference

  Criminal Code listed entity 9

  Listing date

  July 23, 2002

  Program or regime as stated

  Criminal Code listed entity

  Match basis

  OpenSanctions entity stated above

  Source

  Canada Criminal Code Listed Terrorist Entities, file of December 10, 2025

Program Assignment

• ISIS, al-Qaeda and Affiliates: list program EU TAQA; Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; UN Al-Qaida list

Names and Aliases on the Lists (39)

• Al Qaida au Maghreb islamique AQMI
• Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb
• Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
• Al Qaïda au Maghreb islamique
• Al Qaïda au Maghreb islamique (AQMI)
• Al Qaïda au Maghreb islamique AQMI
• AL-QA'IDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB
• Al-Qaida organizācija Islama Magrebas valstīs
• Al-Qa´ida in the Islamic Maghreb
• Al-Qa´ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb
• Al-Qa´ida Organisation in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb
• al-Qaïda dans les pays du Maghreb islamique
• AQIM
• AQMI
• Groupe salafiste pour la prédication et le combat
• Grupo Salafista de Prédica e Combate
• Grupo Salafista para la Predicación y el Combate
• Gruppo salafista per la predicazione e il combattimento
• GSPC
• LE GROUPE SALAFISTE POUR LA PREDICATION ET LE COMBAT
• Le Groupe Salafiste pour La Predication et le Combat GSPC
• Le Groupe Salafiste pour La Prédication et le Combat (GSPC)
• Le Groupe Salafiste pour La Prédication et le Combat GSPC
• Le Groupe Salafiste pour la Prédiction et le Combat
• Organização da Al-Qaida no Magrebe Islâmico
• Organizația Al-Qaida în Magrebul islamic
• SALAFIST GROUP FOR CALL AND COMBAT
• Salafist Group For Call and Combat
• Salafist Group for Call and Combat
• Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC)
• SALAFIST GROUP FOR PREACHING AND COMBAT
• TANZIM AL-QA'IDA FI BILAD AL-MAGHRIB AL-ISLAMIYA
• Tanzim al-Qa´ida fi bilad al-Maghreb al-Islamiya
• Tanzim Qaedat bi-Bilad al-Maghrab al-Islami
• THE ORGANIZATION OF AL-QAIDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB
• The Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb
• the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat
• Οµάδα σαλαφιστών µαχητών και ιεροκηρύκων
• تنظيم القا عدة ببلاد المغرب الاسلامي

Cite: Middle East Forum, "Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)," Sanctions Comparator, accessed October 13, 2026, https://sanctions.meforum.org/e/us-6897/.