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Al-Ashtar

Terrorism · Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity
TypeCompany[sources]
NameAl-Ashtar · Al-Ashtar Brigades · SARAYA AL-ASHTAR · Saraya · al-Ashtar Brigades · 4 more...[sources]
AliasAl Ashtar Brigades · Imam al-Mahdi Brigades · Islamic Allah Brigades · Saraya Waad Allah · Saraya al-Ashtar · 4 more...[sources]
Weak aliasAAB[sources]
Incorporation datenot available[sources]
JurisdictionIran[sources]
CountryBahrain · Iraq · Iran[sources]
AbbreviationAAB[sources]
PermID5097135897[sources]
Registration numbernot available[sources]
Unique Entity IDL268BR5HB7V5 · SJLCWM7H7M17[sources]
StatusActive[sources]
AddressBahrain · Iran · Iraq[sources]
Source linkwww.publicsafety.gc.ca · permid.org · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
Last changeLast processedFirst seen

Descriptions

Al-Ashtar Brigades (AAB) is a Shia militant group supported by Iran which aims to overthrow Bahrain's Sunni monarchy. AAB was established in 2013 and has incited violence towards the Bahraini leadership. AAB has claimed responsibility for several bombings targeting security forces, including the February 14, 2014, attack on a minibus carrying police officers, which wounded several individuals; and the March 3, 2014, improvised explosive device attack which killed three policemen and injured several others. AAB also claimed responsibility for the killing of an off-duty police officer near Bahrain's capital city, Manama, on January 29, 2017. In 2019, AAB vowed to target American and British interests in Bahrain. On February 3, 2021, Bahrain security services foiled a bomb plot by alleged AAB affiliates. In May 2024, AAB claimed it launched a drone attack against the Israeli company Trucknet, representing the first time the Bahraini contingent of Iran's axis of resistance has actively taken part in the conflict against Israel.

Canadian Listed Terrorist Entities,

(also SARAYA AL-ASHTAR)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also AL-ASHTAR BRIGADES)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

Relationships

Data sources

UK Proscribed Terrorist Groups or Organizations96

The United Kingdom's list of Proscribed Organizations under the Terrorism Act 2000

United Kingdom · Home Office

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,945

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

Canadian Listed Terrorist Entities89

The Canadian government's own list of people and organizations associated with terrorism

Canada · Public Safety Canada

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List36,808

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,618

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

Taiwan Strategic High-Tech Commodities Entity List9,970

Entities subject to export restrictions due to concerns about the end-use or end-users, particularly relating to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or other military applications.

Taiwan · MOEA

Qatar Unified Record of Persons and Entities on Sanction List835

This dataset contains both UN-mandated and the national sanctions designations for Qatar (Targeted Financial Sanctions).

Qatar · NCTC

US Department of State Foreign Terrorist Organizations109

Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

United States · DOS

United Arab Emirates Local Terrorist List327

The UAE's asset freeze list of individuals and legal entities that are suspected of, attempt to, or commit terrorist acts.

United Arab Emirates · EOCN

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

PermID Open Data6,292

Permanent Identifier (PermID) is a reference data spine offered by LSEG/Refinitiv to help create unique identifiers for organizations that are publicly listed.

External dataset · LSEG · non-official source


Source data IDs: ae-lt-159e813fb8bb2c5177943e47c6cd69f54e78de79 · qa-nctc-93-saraya-al-ashtar · usgsa-s4mr6jp2j · ofac-24723 · gb-proscribed-76040720c5db1973ea2391c8b3c7e95ffa9da080 · ca-lte-56-al-ashtar-brigades · usgsa-s4mr6jp0l · us-dos-fto-b0778ff5890b6d2205c9f082f2f90a06ab461b50 · permid-5097135897 · ca-lte-56-al-ashtar-brigades-aab · tw-shtc-1a24f98e5616726e41947e14638b0b89f7b7294c · tw-shtc-be736f68f7793999eb532f65511a547dfc9c8bd3

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