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AL-ASHTAR BRIGADES

Terrorism · Sanctioned entity
TypeOrganization[sources]
NameAL-ASHTAR BRIGADES · Al-Ashtar Brigades (AAB) · Saraya Al-Ashtar · al-Ashtar Brigades · سرايا الأشتر (البحرين) · 1 more...[sources]
Other nameAl Ashtar Brigades · Al-Ashtar · Imam al-Mahdi Brigades · Islamic Allah Brigades · SARAYA AL-ASHTAR · 8 more...[sources]
Weak aliasAAB[sources]
Legal formnot available[sources]
CountryBahrain · Iraq · Iran[sources]
Registration numberGU2AS9NURPH1[sources]
Unique Entity IDGU2AS9NURPH1[sources]
Statusnot available[sources]
Source linkwww.publicsafety.gc.ca · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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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; and the March 3, 2014, improvised explosive device attack which killed 3 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.

Canadian Listed Terrorist Entities,

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Data sources

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)21,254

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

United States · ITA

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List33,376

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

United States · OFAC

United Arab Emirates Local Terrorist List282

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

Canadian Listed Terrorist Entities79

The Canadian governments own list of people and organizations associated with terrorism

Canada · Public Safety Canada

Qatar Unified Record of Persons and Entities on Sanction List707

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

Qatar · NCTC

US SAM Procurement Exclusions112,259

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

United States · GSA


Source data IDs: ae-lt-159e813fb8bb2c5177943e47c6cd69f54e78de79 · ca-lte-56-al-ashtar-brigades-aab · qa-nctc-93-saraya-al-ashtar · ofac-24723 · usgsa-s4mr6jp0l

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