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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

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 2004
  • United StatesOn the list; file date 2004
  • European UnionOn the list; file date 2004
  • United KingdomOn the list; file date 2004

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 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 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 18 Oct 2004 US (OFAC) 15 Oct 2004 EU 23 Oct 2004 UK list 18 Oct 2004 UK proscribed June 2014
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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 IRAQ (entry QDe.115). Earliest date in the list file: 18 Oct 2004.

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

    List note, quoted: “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 IRAQ," UN Security Council Consolidated List, QDe.115, 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 ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT (entry 8759). OFAC entry created 15 Oct 2004.

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

    Official list entryOfficial notice

    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, "ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT," U.S. OFAC SDN List, entry 8759, accessed 18 Oct 2026.

  3. EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions ListAs of 15 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The Council of the European Union lists AQI (entry EU.1163.58).

    Program as written on the list: “TAQA”

    Official list entry

    Council of the European Union, "AQI," EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, EU.1163.58, file of 15 Oct 2026.

  4. UK Sanctions ListAs of 16 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The UK government lists AL-QAIDA IN IRAQ (entry AQD0028). Earliest date in the list file: 18 Oct 2004.

    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 IRAQ," UK Sanctions List, AQD0028, 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
  6. UK proscribed organisations (Home Office)As of 17 Oct 2026

    Proscribed

    The UK Home Office list of proscribed organisations under the Terrorism Act 2000 carries the heading Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) also known as Dawlat al-‘Iraq al-Islamiyya, Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Dawlat al Islamiya fi Iraq wa al Sham (DAISh) and the Islamic State in Iraq and Sham: Proscribed June 2014. Proscription is a separate legal instrument from the UK Sanctions List.

    Official notice

    UK Home Office, "Proscribed Terrorist Groups or Organisations," GOV.UK, accessed 17 Oct 2026.

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
15 Oct 2004US SDNOFAC entry createdOFAC SDN entry
18 Oct 2004UKUK designationUK Sanctions List AQD0028
18 Oct 2004UNUN listingUN ref QDe.115
23 Oct 2004EUEU act amending the entry1840/2004 (OJ L322)
2 Dec 2004UNUN entry amendedUN ref QDe.115
17 Dec 2004EUEU act amending the entry2145/2004 (OJ L370)
5 Mar 2009UNUN entry amendedUN ref QDe.115
18 Nov 2009EUEU act amending the entry1102/2009 (OJ L303)
13 Dec 2011UNUN entry amendedUN ref QDe.115
30 May 2013UNUN entry amendedUN ref QDe.115
29 Jun 2013EUEU act amending the entry632/2013 (OJ L179)
14 May 2014UNUN entry amendedUN ref QDe.115
2 Jun 2014UNUN entry amendedUN ref QDe.115
13 Jun 2014EUEU act amending the entry630/2014 (OJ L174)
24 Nov 2020UNUN entry amendedUN ref QDe.115
12 Jan 2022UKUK entry last updatedUK Sanctions List AQD0028

Names as Listed

  • ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT
  • THE MONOTHEISM AND JIHAD GROUP
  • AL-ZARQAWI NETWORK
  • AL-TAWHID
  • TANZIM QA'IDAT AL-JIHAD FI BILAD AL-RAFIDAYN
  • THE ORGANIZATION OF AL-JIHAD'S BASE IN IRAQ
  • THE ORGANIZATION OF AL-JIHAD'S BASE OF OPERATIONS IN IRAQ
  • AL-QAIDA OF JIHAD IN IRAQ
  • AL-QAIDA IN IRAQ
  • AL-QAIDA IN MESOPOTAMIA
  • AL-QAIDA IN THE LAND OF THE TWO RIVERS
  • AL-QAIDA OF THE JIHAD IN THE LAND OF THE TWO RIVERS
  • AL-QAIDA OF JIHAD ORGANIZATION IN THE LAND OF THE TWO RIVERS
  • AL-QAIDA GROUP OF JIHAD IN IRAQ
  • AL-QAIDA GROUP OF JIHAD IN THE LAND OF THE TWO RIVERS
  • THE ORGANIZATION OF JIHAD'S BASE IN THE COUNTRY OF THE TWO RIVERS
  • THE ORGANIZATION BASE OF JIHAD/COUNTRY OF THE TWO RIVERS
  • THE ORGANIZATION OF AL-JIHAD'S BASE IN THE LAND OF THE TWO RIVERS
  • THE ORGANIZATION BASE OF JIHAD/MESOPOTAMIA
  • THE ORGANIZATION OF AL-JIHAD'S BASE OF OPERATIONS IN THE LAND OF THE TWO RIVERS
  • TANZEEM QA'IDAT AL JIHAD/BILAD AL RAAFIDAINI
  • ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ
  • JAM'AT AL TAWHID WA'AL-JIHAD
  • ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND AL-SHAM
  • ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA
  • AD-DAWLA AL-ISLAMIYYA FI AL-'IRAQ WA-SH-SHAM
  • DAESH
  • DAWLA AL ISLAMIYA
  • AL-FURQAN ESTABLISHMENT FOR MEDIA PRODUCTION
  • ISLAMIC STATE
  • ISIL
  • ISIS
  • AMAQ NEWS AGENCY
  • AL HAYAT MEDIA CENTER
  • AL-HAYAT MEDIA CENTER
  • AQI
  • Al-Qaida in Iraq
  • Al-Qaida of Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers
  • ISI
  • Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
  • Islamic State of Iraq
  • JTJ
  • Jama’at al-Tawhid Wa'al-Jihad
  • Qaida of the Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers
  • Tanzeem Qa’idat al Jihad/Bilad al Raafidaini
  • Tanzim Qa’idat Al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn
  • The Organization Base of Jihad/Country of the Two Rivers
  • The Organization Base of Jihad/Mesopotamia
  • The Organization of Jihad’s Base in the Country of the Two Rivers
  • al-Tawhid
  • al-Zarqawi network
  • the Monotheism and Jihad Group
  • Al-Kaida v Iraku
  • Al-Qaida no Iraque
  • Al-Zarqawi-Netzwerk
  • Džihadska Al-Kaida v deželi dveh rek
  • Džihadska Kaida v deželi dveh rek
  • Estado Islâmico do Irão
  • Grupa „Monoteizm i Jihad”
  • Gruppe ,Einheit Gottes und Heiliger Krieg'

24 further names in the researcher export.

Identifiers

EU:2560, UK:AQD0028, UN ref QDe.115, UN:QDe.115, US:8759

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).