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Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada

Designation status by government

Listed by the United States; not on the UN or UK lists as of 16 Oct 2026, or the EU list as of 15 Oct 2026.

  • UN Security CouncilNot on the list as of 16 Oct 2026
  • United StatesOn the list; file date 2023
  • European UnionNot on the list as of 15 Oct 2026
  • United KingdomNot on the list as of 16 Oct 2026

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 Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada Earliest dated act and later amendments carried in each list file, 2020 to 2026. The table below gives every dated event. 2020 2022 2024 2026 US (OFAC) 17 Nov 2023
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Status on Each List

  1. UN Security Council Consolidated ListAs of 16 Oct 2026

    Not on UN list as of 16 Oct 2026

    Not on the UN Security Council Consolidated List as of 16 Oct 2026. Checked against this list's names and aliases on 17 Oct 2026; editor review pending.

    The list at source
  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 KATA'IB SAYYID AL-SHUHADA (entry 46348). OFAC entry created 17 Nov 2023.

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

    Official list entryOfficial notice

    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, "KATA'IB SAYYID AL-SHUHADA," U.S. OFAC SDN List, entry 46348, accessed 18 Oct 2026.

  3. EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions ListAs of 15 Oct 2026

    Not on EU list as of 15 Oct 2026

    Not on the EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List as of 15 Oct 2026. Checked against this list's names and aliases on 17 Oct 2026; editor review pending.

    The list at source
  4. UK Sanctions ListAs of 16 Oct 2026

    Not on UK list as of 16 Oct 2026

    Not on the UK Sanctions List as of 16 Oct 2026. Checked against this list's names and aliases on 17 Oct 2026; editor review pending.

    The list at source
  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
17 Nov 2023US SDNOFAC entry createdOFAC SDN entry

Names as Listed

  • KATA'IB SAYYID AL-SHUHADA
  • BATTALION OF THE SAYYID'S MARTYRS
  • THE MASTER OF THE MARTYRS BRIGADE
  • KATA'IB ABU FADL AL-ABBAS
  • KATA'IB KARBALA

Identifiers

US:46348

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).