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Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Designation status by government

Listed by the United States and the European Union; not on the UN or UK lists as of 16 Oct 2026.

  • UN Security CouncilNot on the list as of 16 Oct 2026
  • United StatesOn the list; file date 1995
  • European UnionOn the list; file date 2003
  • 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.

About This Entry

Group profile in the Jihad Intel archive (2014 to 2018).

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Listing Timeline

Listing timeline for Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Earliest dated act and later amendments carried in each list file, 1995 to 2026. The table below gives every dated event. 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 US (OFAC) 24 Jan 1995 EU 22 Dec 2003
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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 POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE (entry 4709). OFAC entry created 24 Jan 1995.

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

    Official list entry

    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, "POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE," U.S. OFAC SDN List, entry 4709, accessed 18 Oct 2026.

  3. EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions ListAs of 15 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The Council of the European Union lists PFLP (entry EU.3699.66).

    Program as written on the list: “TERR”

    Official list entry

    Council of the European Union, "PFLP," EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, EU.3699.66, file of 15 Oct 2026.

  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
24 Jan 1995US SDNOFAC entry createdOFAC SDN entry
25 Jan 1995US SDNFederal Register notice naming the entry60 FR 5084
22 Dec 2003EUEU act amending the entry2003/902/EC (OJ L340)
16 Mar 2005EUEU act amending the entry2005/221/CFSP (OJ L69)
31 May 2006EUEU act amending the entry2006/379/EC (OJ L144)
29 Jun 2007EUEU act amending the entry2007/445/EC (OJ L169)
16 Jul 2008EUEU act amending the entry2008/583/EC (OJ L188)
14 Jan 2020EUEU act amending the entry2020/19 (OJ L8I)
21 Jul 2023EUEU act amending the entry2023/1505 (OJ L184)
16 Jan 2024EUEU act amending the entry2024/329 (OJ L16012024)
31 Jan 2025EUEU act amending the entry2025/206 (L 202500206)

Names as Listed

  • POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE
  • PFLP
  • RED EAGLES
  • RED EAGLE GROUP
  • RED EAGLE GANG
  • HALHUL GANG
  • HALHUL SQUAD
  • PALESTINIAN POPULAR RESISTANCE FORCES
  • PPRF
  • MARTYR ABU-ALI MUSTAFA BATTALION
  • Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
  • FPEP
  • FPLP
  • Folkefronten til Palæstinas Befrielse
  • Folkfronten för Palestinas befrielse
  • Frente Popular de Liberación de Palestina
  • Frente Popular de Libertação da Palestina
  • Front populaire de libération de la Palestine
  • Fronta Pobail i gcomhair Shaoirse na Palaistíne
  • Fronte popolare di liberazione della Palestina
  • Frontul Popular pentru Eliberarea Palestinei
  • Il-Front Popolari għal-Liberazzjoni tal-Palestina
  • Lidová fronta za osvobození Palestiny
  • Ljudska fronta za osvoboditev Palestine
  • Ludowy Front Wyzwolenia Palestyny
  • Narodna fronta za oslobođenje Palestine
  • Népi Front Palesztina Felszabadításért
  • PATF
  • PILF
  • Palestiina Vabastamise Rahvarinne
  • Palestiinan vapautuksen kansanrintama
  • Palestinos išlaisvinimo liaudies frontas
  • Palestīnas atbrīvošanas Tautas Fronte
  • Volksfront für die Befreiung Palästinas
  • Volksfront voor de bevrijding van Palestina
  • Ľudový front za oslobodenie Palestíny
  • Λαϊκό Μέτωπο για την Απελευθέρωση της Παλαιστίνης
  • Народен Фронт за освобождение на Палестина

Identifiers

EU:218, US:4709

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).