The Review and Amendment of the Designation of Al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula, aka Al-Qa’ida of Jihad Organization in the Arabian Peninsula, aka Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Jazirat al-Arab, aka Al-Qa’ida in Yemen, aka Al-Qa’ida in the South Arabian Peninsula as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act

“Therefore, the Secretary of State hereby determines that the designation of the aforementioned organization as a foreign terrorist organization, pursuant to Section 219 of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1189), shall be maintained, and in addition, effective upon the date of publication in the Federal Register, the Secretary of State hereby amends the 2010 designation of al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula as a foreign terrorist organization, pursuant to 219(b) of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1189(b)), to include the following new alias and other possible transliterations thereof: Ansar al-Shari’a.”

77 FR 61046
Published 10-05-2012