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Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula

Designation status by government

Listed by the UN Security Council, the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom; on all four lists checked.

  • UN Security CouncilOn the list; file date 2010
  • United StatesOn the list; file date 2010
  • European UnionOn the list; file date 2002
  • United KingdomOn the list; file date 2010

A designation is a government act, not an MEF finding. Each line below quotes the list and links the government’s own notice.

Listing Timeline

Listing timeline for Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula Earliest dated act and later amendments carried in each list file, 2000 to 2026. The table below gives every dated event. 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 UN 19 Jan 2010 US (OFAC) 19 Jan 2010 EU 29 May 2002 UK list 19 Jan 2010
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Status on Each List

  1. UN Security Council Consolidated ListAs of 16 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The UN Security Council lists AL-QAIDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA (AQAP) (entry QDe.129). Earliest date in the list file: 19 Jan 2010.

    Program as written on the list: “Al-Qaida”

    List note, quoted: “AQAP is a regional affiliate of Al-Qaida (QDe.004) and an armed group operating primarily in Arabian Peninsula. Location: Yemen. Alternative location: Saudi Arabia (2004 – 2006). Formed in Jan. 2009 when Al-Qaida in Yemen combined with Saudi Arabian Al-Qaida operatives. Leader of AQAP is Sa'ad bin Atef al-Awlaki. Ansar al-Shari’a was formed in early 2011 by AQAP and has taken responsibility for multiple attacks in Yemen against both government and civilian targets. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities”

    Official list entry

    United Nations Security Council, "AL-QAIDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA (AQAP)," UN Security Council Consolidated List, QDe.129, list of 16 Oct 2026.

  2. U.S. OFAC SDN ListAs of 18 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) lists AL-QA'IDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA (entry 11695). OFAC entry created 19 Jan 2010.

    Program as written on the list: “FTO; SDGT”

    Official list entryOfficial notice

    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, "AL-QA'IDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA," U.S. OFAC SDN List, entry 11695, accessed 18 Oct 2026.

  3. EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions ListAs of 15 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The Council of the European Union lists AAS (entry EU.3415.74). Earliest act named in the EU file for this entry: 29 May 2002.

    Program as written on the list: “TAQA”

    Official list entry

    Council of the European Union, "AAS," EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, EU.3415.74, file of 15 Oct 2026.

  4. UK Sanctions ListAs of 16 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The UK government lists AL-QAIDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA (entry AQD0029). Earliest date in the list file: 19 Jan 2010.

    Program as written on the list: “Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019”

    Official list entry

    UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, "AL-QAIDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA," UK Sanctions List, AQD0029, list of 16 Oct 2026.

  5. U.S. OFAC Non-SDN Consolidated ListAs of 18 Oct 2026

    Not on US non-SDN list as of 18 Oct 2026

    Not on the U.S. OFAC Non-SDN Consolidated List as of 18 Oct 2026. Checked against this list's names and aliases on 17 Oct 2026; editor review pending.

    The list at source

Listing History

Dated events as carried in each list file. OFAC dates are the entry-creation dates in OFAC’s advanced SDN file.
DateListEventAct or source
29 May 2002EUEU regulation881/2002 (OJ L139)
19 Jan 2010UKUK designationUK Sanctions List AQD0029
19 Jan 2010UNUN listingUN ref QDe.129
19 Jan 2010US SDNOFAC entry createdOFAC SDN entry
26 Jan 2010EUEU act amending the entry70/2010 (OJ L20)
4 Oct 2012UNUN entry amendedUN ref QDe.129
12 Oct 2012EUEU act amending the entry933/2012 (OJ L278)
15 Jun 2015UNUN entry amendedUN ref QDe.129
24 Jun 2016UNUN entry amendedUN ref QDe.129
1 Jul 2016EUEU act amending the entry2016/1063 (OJ L177)
15 Nov 2021UNUN entry amendedUN ref QDe.129
18 Aug 2026UNUN entry amendedUN ref QDe.129
20 Aug 2026UKUK entry last updatedUK Sanctions List AQD0029

Names as Listed

  • AL-QA'IDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA
  • AL-QA'IDA ORGANIZATION IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA
  • TANZIM QA'IDAT AL-JIHAD FI JAZIRAT AL-ARAB
  • AL-QA'IDA OF JIHAD ORGANIZATION IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA
  • AL-QA'IDA IN YEMEN
  • AL-QA'IDA IN THE SOUTH ARABIAN PENINSULA
  • ANSAR AL-SHARI'A
  • ANSAR AL-SHARIA
  • ANSAR AL-SHARIAH
  • ANSAR AL SHARIAH
  • PARTISANS OF ISLAMIC LAW
  • AAS
  • AQAP
  • AQY
  • Al-Qaida Organization in the Arabian Peninsula
  • Al-Qaida in Yemen
  • Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula
  • Al-Qaida in the South Arabian Peninsula
  • Al-Qaida of Jihad Organization in the Arabian Peninsula
  • Ansar al-Shari’a
  • Tanzim Qa'idat al-Jihad fi Jazirat al-Arabm
  • AQPA
  • Al-Kaida na Półwyspie Arabskim
  • Al-Kaida organizacije Džihad z Arabskega polotoka,
  • Al-Kaida w Jemenie
  • Al-Kaida w południowej części Półwyspu Arabskiego
  • Al-Kaida z Arabskega polotoka
  • Al-Kaida z južnega dela Arabskega polotoka
  • Al-Qa'ida Jemen
  • Al-Qa'ida van het zuidelijk Arabisch Schiereiland
  • Al-Qa'ida-organisatie van het Arabisch Schiereiland
  • Al-Qaeda en la península arábiga
  • Al-Qaid a de l’organisation du Djihad dans la péninsule arabique
  • Al-Qaida Organization fil-Peniżola Għarbija
  • Al-Qaida Organization på Den Arabiske Halvø
  • Al-Qaida au Yémen
  • Al-Qaida dans la péninsule arabique
  • Al-Qaida dans la péninsule sud-arabique
  • Al-Qaida din Peninsula Arabia
  • Al-Qaida din Peninsula Arabia de Sud
  • Al-Qaida din Yemen
  • Al-Qaida fil-Jemen
  • Al-Qaida fil-Peniżola Għarbija
  • Al-Qaida fil-Peniżola t'Isfel Għarbija
  • Al-Qaida i Yemen
  • Al-Qaida i den sydlige del af Den Arabiske Halvø
  • Al-Qaida iz Jemna
  • Al-Qaida of Jihad Organization din Peninsula Arabia
  • Al-Qaida of Jihad Organization på Den Arabiske Halvø,
  • Al-Qaida på Den Arabiske Halvø
  • Al-Qaida tal-Jihad Organization fil-Peniżola Għarbija,
  • Al-Qaida στην Αραβική Χερσόνησο
  • Al-Qaida στην Νότια Αραβική Χερσόνησο
  • Al-Qaida στην Υεμένη
  • Al-Qaida της οργάνωσης Jihad στην Αραβική Χερσόνησο
  • Al-Qa‘ida van de Jihad-organisatie van het Arabisch Schiereiland
  • Al-Qa‘ida van het Arabisch Schiereiland
  • Organizacja dżihadu na Półwyspie arabskim Al-Kaida,
  • Organizacja na Półwyspie Arabskim Al-Kaida
  • Organizația Al-Qaida din Peninsula Arabia

13 further names in the researcher export.

Identifiers

EU:5523, UK:AQD0029, UN ref QDe.129, UN:QDe.129, US:11695

Entries are joined across lists only by a shared UN reference number, IMO number or an editor’s hand-checked crosswalk (this entity is in the crosswalk).