Protecting Charitable Organizations - A
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Afghan Support Committee
U.S. Designation Date: January 9, 2002
UN Designation Date: January 11, 2002
Background: The Afghan Support Committee (ASC) is a
non-governmental organization (NGO) established by Usama bin Laden,
based in Afghanistan, and affiliated with the Revival of Islamic
Heritage Society (RIHS). Abu Bakr Al-Jaziri, the finance chief of ASC,
also served as the head of organized fundraising for UBL. Al-Jaziri
collected funds for al Qaida in Jalalabad through the ASC. He also
collected money for al Qaida from local Arab NGOs by claiming the funds
were for orphans and widows. Al-Jaziri then turned the funds over to al
Qaida’s finance committee. In 2000, he moved from Jalalabad to Pakistan
where he continued to raise and transfer funds for al Qaida.
AKAs: Ahya Ul Turas
Jamiat Ayat-Ur-Rhas Al Islamia
Jamiat Ihya Ul Turath Ul Turath Al Islamia
Lajnat Ul Masa Eidatul Afghani
For Additional Information:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/po910.htm
Aid Organization of the Ulema
U.S. Designation Date: April 19, 2002
UN Designation Date: April 24, 2002
Background: The Aid Organization of the Ulema (AOU)
is based in Pakistan and is a successor organization to Al Rashid Trust,
listed by the UN as a financial facilitator of terrorists in September
2001, under UNSCR 1333. Al Rashid Trust was among the first
organizations designated as a terrorist financier and facilitator. Al
Rashid Trust changed its name to AOU and remains active. AOU is
headquartered in Pakistan, and continues to operate offices there. AOU
has been raising funds for the Taliban since 1999, and officers of the
organization are reported to be representatives and key leaders of al
Qaida. This designation captures the re-named office and identifies
additional locations of other branch offices in Pakistan.
AKAs: Al Rashid Trust Al Rushed Trust Al-Rushed Trust Al-Rashid Trust
For Additional Information:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/po3014.htm
Al Akhtar Trust
U.S. Designation Date: October 14, 2003
Background: Al Akhtar Trust is known to have
provided support to al Qaida fighters in Afghanistan. Al Akhtar Trust is
carrying on the activities of the previously designated Al Rashid Trust
(designated September 23, 2001) and is linked to the Taliban and Al
Qaida. An associate of Al Akhtar Trust has attempted to raise funds to
finance obligatory jihad in Iraq, and it has been reported that a
financier of Al Akhtar Trust has been linked to the kidnapping and
murder of the Wall Street Journal's South Asia Bureau Chief, Daniel
Pearl. The group leader of the terrorist group Jadish-e-Mohammed,
Mastoid Zahra, set up two organizations registered in Pakistan as
humanitarian aid agencies: Al Akhtar Trust and Elkhart Trust.
Jadish-e-Mohammed hoped to give the impression that the two new
organizations were separate entities and sought to use them as a way to
deliver arms and ammunition to their members under the guise of
providing humanitarian aid to refugees and other needy groups. Pakistani
newspaper reporting in November 2000 indicated that Al Akhtar Trust was
established under the supervision of prominent religious scholars for
the purpose of providing financial assistance for mujahideen, financial
support to the Taliban and food, clothes, and education to orphans of
martyrs. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Al Akhtar Trust is
Hakeen Muhammad Akhtar, a Pakistani citizen, who stated that their
services for the Taliban and Mullah Omar were known to the world. Al
Akhtar Trust was providing a wide range of support to Al-Qaida and
Pakistani-based sectarian and jihadi groups, specifically
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Lashkar-I-Jhangvi, and Jaish-e-Mohammed. All three of
these organizations have been designated by the U.S. These efforts
included providing financial and logistical support as well as arranging
travel for Islamic extremists. This designation covers operations of Al
Akhtar Trust through offices and individuals operating outside of
Pakistan.
In June 2008, the United States identified new aliases Al Akhtar used
to circumvent sanctions so that it could continue to support al Qaida.
AKAs: Al Akhtar Trust
Al-Akhtar Trust International
Akhtarabad Medical Camp
Akhtar Medical Centre
Pakistan Relief Foundation
Pakistani Relief Foundation
Azmat-e-Pakistan Trust
Azmat Pakistan Trust
For Additional Information:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/js899.htm
For Additional Information about New Aliases:
http://www.treasury.gov/press/releases/hp1065.htm
Al Aqsa Foundation
U.S. Designation Date: May 29, 2003
Background: Al Aqsa Foundation (AAF) is a critical
part of the HAMAS terrorist support infrastructure. Through its
headquarters in Germany and branch offices in the Netherlands, Denmark,
Belgium, Sweden, Pakistan, South Africa, Yemen and elsewhere, AAF
funnels money collected for charitable purposes to HAMAS terrorists.
Like other HAMAS-affiliated charities, AAF uses humanitarian relief as
cover to provide support to the HAMAS terrorist organization. Mahmoud
Amr, the Director of AAF in Germany, is an active figure in HAMAS. AAF
offices are included in lists of organizations that contributed to the
HAMAS-affiliated Charity Coalition in 2001 and 2002. Pursuant to a July
31, 2002 administrative order, German authorities closed AAF in Germany
for supporting HAMAS. In April 2003, Dutch authorities blocked AAF
assets in The Netherlands based on information that funds were provided
to organizations supporting terrorism in the Middle East. Criminal
charges against some AAF officials were also filed. On January 1, 2003,
the Danish government charged three AAF officials in Denmark for
supporting terrorism. Also, the head of the Yemeni branch of AAF, Shaykh
Muhammad Ali Hassan Al-Muayad, was arrested for providing support to
terrorist organizations, including Al-Qaida and HAMAS, in January 2003
by German authorities. In Scandinavia, the Oslo, Norway-based Islamic
League used the AAF in Sweden to channel funds from some members of the
Islamic community in Oslo, Norway to HAMAS. Al-Muayad has also allegedly
provided money, arms, recruits and communication equipment for
Al-Qaida. At least until Al-Muayad's arrest, Ali Muqbil, the General
Manager of AAF in Yemen and a HAMAS official, transferred funds on
Al-Muayad’s orders to HAMAS, PIJ or other Palestinian organizations
assisting "Palestinian fighters." The disbursements were recorded as
contributions for charitable projects. Also, several officials and
active supporters of al Qaida and Asbat Al-Ansar (designated under EO
13224 as a specially designated global terrorist) are leaders of some
branches of the AAF.
AKAs: Al-Aqsa International Foundation Al-Aqsa
Charitable Foundation Sanabil al-Aqsa Charitable Foundation Al-Aqsa
Sinabil Establishment Al-Aqsa Charitable Organization Charitable Al-Aqsa
Establishment Mu'assa al-Aqsa al-Khayriyya Mu'assa Sanabil Al-Aqsa al-
Khayriyya Aqssa Society, Al-Aqsa Islamic Charitable Society Islamic
Charitable Society for al-Aqsa Charitable Society to Help the Noble
al-Aqsa Nusrat al-Aqsa al-Sharif
For Additional Information:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/js439.htm
Al Furqan
U.S. Designation Date: May 6, 2004
UN Designation Date: May 11, 2004
Background: Information shows this non-governmental
organization was associated with al Qaida, having close ties and sharing
an office with the Global Relief Foundation (GRF), and was chiefly
sponsored by the Bosnian branch of the Al Haramain Islamic Foundation,
with whom it jointly conducted many activities in Bosnia. Individuals
working for Al Furqan have been involved in multiple instances of
suspicious activity, including surveillance of the U.S. Embassy and UN
buildings in Sarajevo. One former Al Furqan employee also has ties to
the Algerian Armed Islamic Group (GIA). Although Al Furqan ostensibly
ceased operations in 2002, two successor organizations, Sirat and
Istikamet, continue to act on behalf of Al Furqan in Bosnia.
AKAs: Dzemilijati Furkan Dzem’ijjetul Furqan
Association for Citizens Rights and Resistance to Lies Dzemijetul Furkan
Association of Citizens for the Support of Truth and Suppression of
Lies Sirat Association for Education Culture and Building Society-Sirat
Association for Education Cultural and to Create Society-Sirat Istikamet
In Siratel
For Additional Information:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/js1527.htm
Al-Haramain & Al Masjed Al-Aqsa Charity Foundation
U.S. Designation Date: May 6, 2004
UN Designation Date: June 28, 2004
Background: The Al-Haramain & Al Masjed Al-Aqsa
Charity Foundation (AHAMAA) has significant financial ties to the
Bosnia-based NGO Al Furqan, and al Qaida financier Wa’el Hamza Julaidan,
who was designated by the Treasury Department on September 6, 2002.
Wa’el Hamza Julaidan, a Saudi citizen, is a close associate of Usama bin
Laden. Julaidan fought with bin Laden in Afghanistan in the 1980s. Bin
Laden himself acknowledged his close ties to Julaidan during a 1999
interview with al-Jazeera TV. As a member of the Board of Directors for
AHAMAA, Julaidan opened three bank accounts on behalf of the NGO between
1997 and 2001 and continued to have authorization to handle two of
their accounts as a signatory on two the NGO’s Bosnian accounts.
AKAs: Al Haramain Al Masjed Al Aqsa Al Haramayn Al Masjid Al Aqsa Al-Haramayn and Al Masjid Al Aqsa Charitable Foundation
For Additional Information:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/js1527.htm
Al Haramain Islamic Foundation-related Designations :
Al Haramain Islamic Foundation
General Background: Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation
(AHF) represents itself as a private, charitable, and educational
organization dedicated to promoting Islamic teaching throughout the
world. It is one of the principal Islamic non-governmental organizations
active throughout the world. Funding generally comes from grants from
other countries, individual Muslim benefactors, and special campaigns,
which selectively target Muslim-owned business entities around the world
as sources of donations.
There is evidence that field offices and representatives operating
throughout Africa, Asia and Europe have provided financial and
logistical support to the al Qaida network and other terrorist
organizations designated by the United States, and, in some cases,
included on the UN 1267 Committee’s consolidated list of
individuals/entities subject to Security Council Sanctions. Some of
these organizations include the Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ), Jemaah
Islamiyah, Al-Ittihad Al-Islamiya (AIAI), Lashkar E-Taibah, and HAMAS –
all of which are designated terrorist organizations and all of which
have received funds from AHF, its branches, or local intermediaries.
Al Haramain - Afghanistan
Saudi/U.S. Designation Date: June 2, 2004
UN Designation Date: June 6, 2004
Background: In Afghanistan, prior to the removal of
the Taliban from power, AHF supported the cause of Jihad and was linked
to the UBL financed Makhtab al-Khidemat (MK), a pre-cursor organization
of al Qaida and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to the
authorities of E.O. 13224.
Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, AHF activities
supporting terrorism in Afghanistan continued. In 2002, activities
included involvement with a group of persons trained to attack
foreigners in Afghanistan. A journalist suspected of meeting with al
Qaida and Taliban members in Afghanistan was reportedly transferring
funds on behalf of the al Qaida-affiliated AHF and forwarding videotapes
from al Qaida leaders to an Arabic language TV network for broadcast.
For Additional Information:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/js1703.htm
Al Haramain - Albania
Saudi/U.S. Designation Date: June 2, 2004
UN Designation Date: June 6, 2004
The U.S. has information that indicates UBL may have financed the
establishment of AHF in Albania, which has been used as cover for
terrorist activity in Albania and in Europe. In late 2000, a close
associate of a UBL operative moved to Albania and was running an unnamed
AHF subsidiary. In 1998, the head of Egyptian Islamic Jihad in Albania
was reportedly also a financial official for AHF in Albania. This
individual, Ahmed Ibrahim al-Nagar, was reportedly extradited from
Albania to Egypt in 1998. At his trial in Egypt, al-Nager reportedly
voiced his support for UBL and al Qaida’s August 1998 terrorist attacks
against the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
Salih Tivari, a senior official of the moderate Albanian Muslim
community, was murdered in January 2002. Ermir Gjinishi, who had been
supported by AHF, was detained in connection with the murder, but no
charges were filed; he was later released by Albanian authorities. Just
prior to being murdered, Tivari informed the AHF-affiliated Gjinishi
that he intended to reduce "foreign Islamic influence" in the Albanian
Muslim community.
Prior to his murder, Tivari controlled finances, personnel decisions,
and donations within the Albanian Muslim community. This provided him
significant power, enabling him to survive several attempts by
extremists trained overseas to replace him or usurp his power.
As of late 2003, AHF was paying for, through a HAMAS member with
close ties to AHF in Albania, security personnel to guard the AHF
building in Albania, which had been shut down earlier in 2003.
For Additional Information:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/js1703.htm
Al Haramain - Bangladesh
Saudi/U.S. Designation Date: June 2, 2004
UN Designation Date: June 6, 2004
Background: Information available to the U.S. shows
that a senior AHF official deployed a Bangladeshi national to conduct
surveillance on U.S. consulates in India for potential terrorist
attacks. The Bangladeshi national was arrested in early 1999 in India,
reportedly carrying four pounds of explosives and five detonators. The
terrorist suspect told police that he intended to attack U.S. diplomatic
missions in India. The suspect reportedly confessed to training in al
Qaida terrorist camps in Afghanistan, where he met personally with Usama
bin Laden in 1994. The suspect first heard of plans for these attacks
at the AHF office in Bangladesh.
For Additional Information:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/js1703.htm
Al Haramain Islamic Foundation (Vazir a/k/a) - Bosnia
Saudi/U.S. Designation Date: March 11, 2002
Amended December 22, 2003
UN Designation Date: March 13, 2002
Amended December 26, 2003
Background: The Bosnia office of Al Haramain is
linked to Al-Gama’at al-Islamiyya, an Egyptian terrorist group
(designated under Executive Order 13224 on October 31, 2001) that was a
signatory to UBL’s February 23, 1998 fatwa against the United States.
After the Bosnia branch of Al Haramain was designated in March 2002, Al
Haramain officials closed its Bosnian operations. Officials in Bosnia
then persuaded senior Al Haramain officials to reopen the organization
under a different name in Travnik, Bosnia. The new non-governmental
organization, Vazir, was founded in May 2003 and established its
headquarters in a business space formerly used by Al Haramain. The
Ministry of Justice and Administration for the Central Bosnian canton
registered Vazir on June 11, 2003, as an association for sport, culture,
and education. The office opened under the name Vazir in early August
2003. The original designation of the Bosnian branch of Al Haramain was
amended to add the aka, “Vazir,” resulting in the formal designation of
Vazir on December 22, 2003.
For Additional Information:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/po1086.htm
Al Haramain Islamic Foundation – Comoros Islands
U.S. Designation Date: September 9, 2004
UN Designation Date: September 28, 2004
Background: Al Haramain had operations throughout
the Union of the Comoros, and information shows that associates of AHF
Comoros are linked to al Qaida. According to the transcript of U.S. v.
Bin Laden, the Union of the Comoros was used as a staging area and
exfiltration route for the perpetrators of the 1998 bombings of the U.S.
embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The AHF branches in Kenya and Tanzania
have been previously designated for providing financial and other
operational support to these terrorist attacks.
For Additional Information:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/js1895.htm
Al Haramain - Ethiopia
Saudi/U.S. Designation Date: June 2, 2004
UN Designation Date: June 6, 2004
Background: Information available to the U.S. shows
that AHF in Ethiopia has provided support to Al-Ittihad Al-Islamiya
(AIAI). In Ethiopia, AIAI has engaged in attacks against Ethiopian
defense forces. AIAI has been designated both by the U.S. Government and
by the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee. Ethiopia is one of the countries
where AHF’s website states that they have operations, but there does not
appear to be a formal branch office. As part of our efforts to
designate this branch, we have asked that action be taken to ensure that
individuals cannot use the name of AHF or act under its auspices
within, or in connection with services provided in, Ethiopia.
For Additional Information:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/js1703.htm
Al Haramain Islamic Foundation - Indonesia
U.S. Designation Date: January 22, 2004
UN Designation Date: January 26, 2004
Background: In 2002, money purportedly donated by
the Al Haramain Islamic Foundation (AHF) for humanitarian purposes to
non-profit organizations in Indonesia was possibly diverted for weapons
procurement, with the full knowledge of AHF in Indonesia. Using a
variety of means, AHF has provided financial support to al Qaida
operatives in Indonesia and to the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah
(JI). According to Omar al-Faruq, a senior al Qaida official apprehended
in Southeast Asia, AHF was one of the primary sources of funding for al
Qaida network activities in the region. The U.S. has designated JI, and
the 1267 Committee has included it on its list, because of its ties to
al Qaida. JI has committed a series of terrorist attacks, including the
bombing of a nightclub in Bali on October 12, 2002 that killed 202
people and wounded over 300 additional people.
AKA: Yayasan Al-Manahil-Indonesia
For Additional Information:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/js1108.htm
Al Haramain Islamic Foundation - Kenya and Tanzania
U.S. Designation Date: January 22, 2004
UN Designation Date: January 26, 2004
Background: Al Haramain Islamic Foundation offices
in Kenya and Tanzania provide support, or act for or on behalf of,
Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya (AIAI) and al Qaida. AIAI shares ideological,
financial and training links with al Qaida and financial links with
several NGOs and companies, including AHF, which is used to transfer
funds. AIAI also has invested in the "legitimate" business activities of
AHF.
As early as 1997, U.S. and other friendly authorities were informed
that the Kenyan branch of AHF was involved in plotting terrorist attacks
against Americans. As a result, a number of individuals connected to
AHF in Kenya were arrested and later deported by Kenyan authorities. In
August 1997, an AHF employee indicated that the planned attack against
the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi would be a suicide bombing carried out by
crashing a vehicle into the gate at the Embassy. A wealthy AHF official
outside East Africa agreed to provide the necessary funds. Also in 1997,
AHF senior leaders in Nairobi decided to alter their (then) previous
plans to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi and instead sought to
assassinate U.S. citizens. During this time period, an AHF official
indicated he had obtained five hand grenades and seven "bazookas’ from a
source in Somalia. According to information available to the U.S.,
these weapons were to be used in a possible assassination attempt
against a U.S. official. A former Tanzanian AHF Director was believed to
be associated with UBL and was responsible for making preparations for
the advance party that planned the August 7, 1998, bombings of the U.S.
Embassies in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. As a result of
these attacks, 224 people were killed.
Shortly before the dual-Embassy bombing attacks in Kenya and
Tanzania, a former AHF official in Tanzania met with another conspirator
to the attacks and cautioned the individual against disclosing
knowledge of preparations for the attacks. Around the same time, four
individuals led by an AHF official were arrested in Europe. At that
time, they admitted maintaining close ties with two terrorist groups,
Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) and Gamma Islamiyah. In early 2003,
individuals affiliated with AHF in Tanzania discussed the status of
plans for an attack against several hotels in Zanzibar. The scheduled
attacks did not take place due to increased security by local
authorities, but planning for the attacks remained active.
For Additional Information:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/js1108.htm
Al Haramain - The Netherlands
Saudi/U.S. Designation Date: June 2, 2004
UN Designation Date: June 6, 2004
Background: Since 2001, Dutch officials have
confirmed that the Al Haramain Humanitarian Aid Foundation located in
Amsterdam is part of the larger Al Haramain Islamic Foundation network
and that Aqeel Abdul Aziz Al-Aqil, who has also been designated by the
United States and the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee because of AHF's
support for al Qaida while under his oversight, is chairman of this
foundation’s board of directors. As noted elsewhere in this document,
AHF was the founder and leader of AHF and was responsible for all of its
activities, including its support of terrorism.
AKA: Stichting Al Haramain Humanitarian Aid
For Additional Information:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/js1703.htm
Al Haramain Islamic Foundation - Pakistan
Saudi/U.S. Designation Date: March 11, 2002
UN Designation Date: March 13, 2002
Background:
Before the removal of the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, the Al
Haramain Islamic Foundation in Pakistan (AHF-Pakistan) supported the
Taliban and other groups. AHF-Pakistan is also linked to the
UBL-financed and designated terrorist organization, Makhtab al-Khidemat
(MK). At least two former AHF-Pakistan employees are suspected of having
al Qaida ties, and another AHF-Pakistan employee is suspected of
financing al Qaida operations. Another former AHF employee in Islamabad
was identified as an alleged al- Qaida member who reportedly planned to
carry out several devastating terrorist operations in the United States.
In January 2001, extremists with ties to individuals associated with a
fugitive UBL lieutenant were indirectly involved with AHF-Pakistan. As
of late 2002, a senior member of AHF in Pakistan, who has also been
identified as a "bin Laden facilitator," reportedly operated a human
smuggling ring to facilitate travel of al Qaida members and their
families out of Afghanistan to various other countries. AHF in Pakistan
also supports the designated terrorist organization, Lashkar E-Taibah
(LET). Some time in 2000, an AHF representative in Karachi, Pakistan met
with Zelinkhan Yandarbiev. The U.S. has designated Yandarbiev, and the
UN 1267 Committee has included him on its list because of his
connections to al Qaida. The AHF representative and Yandarbiev
reportedly resolved the issue of delivery to Chechnya of Zenit missiles,
sting anti-aircraft missiles, and hand-held anti-tank weapons.
For Additional Information:
http://www.treasury.gov/press/releases/po1086.htm
Al Haramain Islamic Foundation - Somalia
Saudi/U.S. Designation Date: March 11, 2002
UN Designation Date: March 13, 2002
Background: The Saudi-based Al Haramain Islamic
Foundation is a private, charitable and educational organization
dedicated to promoting Islamic teachings throughout the world. The
Somalia office, however is linked to Usama bin Laden’s al Qaida network
and Al-Itihaad al-Islamiyya (AIAI), a Somali terrorist group (designated
under Executive Order 13224 on September 23, 2001). Al Haramain Somalia
employed AIAI members and provided them with salaries through al
Barakaat Bank (designated under Executive Order 13224 on November 7,
2001), which was a primary source of terrorist funding. Al Haramain
Somalia continued to provide material and financial support for AIAI
even after the group’s designation under E.O. 13224 and UNSCR 1333.
Money was funneled to AIAI by disguising funds as if they were intended
for orphanage projects or Islamic schools.
For Additional Information:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/po1086.htm
Al Haramain Islamic Foundation - United States
U.S. Designation Date: September 9, 2004
UN Designation Date: September 28, 2004
The U.S.-based branch of AHF was formally established in 1997.
Documents naming Suliman Al-Buthe as the organization's attorney and
providing him with broad legal authority were signed by Aqeel Abdul Aziz
Al-Aqil, the former director of AHF. Aqil has been designated by the
United States and the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee because of AHF's
support for al Qaida while under his oversight, and Al-Buthe has also
been designated by the United States and the UN 1267 Sanctions
Committee. The assets of the U.S. AHF branch, which is headquartered in
Oregon, were originally blocked pending investigation on February 19,
2004. An affidavit in support of a search warrant by other federal
agencies also alleged that the U.S. branch of AHF criminally violated
tax laws and engaged in other money laundering offenses. Information
showed that individuals associated with the branch tried to conceal the
movement of funds intended for Chechnya by omitting them from tax
returns and mischaracterizing their use, which they claimed was for the
purchase of a prayer house in Springfield, Missouri. The U.S.-based
branch of AHF was fully designated under E.O. 13224 on September 9,
2004, and under UNSCR 1267 on September 28, 2004.
For Additional Information:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/js1895.htm
Al Haramain Islamic Foundation – All Offices
U.S. Designation Date: June 19, 2008
General Background: Evidence
demonstrates that the AHF organization was involved in providing
financial and logistical support to the al Qaida network and other
terrorist organizations designated by the United States and the United
Nations. Between 2002-2004, the United States designated thirteen AHF
branch offices operating in Afghanistan, Albania, Bangladesh, Bosnia
& Herzegovina, Comoros Islands, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya,
Netherlands, Pakistan, Somalia, Tanzania, and the United States. The
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia joined the United States in designating several
branch offices of AHF and, due to actions by Saudi authorities, AHF has
largely been precluded from operating in its own name. Despite these
efforts, AHF leadership has attempted to reconstitute the operations of
the organization, and parts of the organization have continued to
operate. In 2008, the U.S. Government designated the entirety of the AHF
organization, including its headquarters in Saudi Arabia.
For Additional Information: http://www.treasury.gov/press/releases/hp1043.htm
Al Rashid Trust
U.S. Designation Date: September 23, 2001
UN Designation Date: October 6, 2001
Background:When President Bush
initiated the financial war on terrorism in September 2001, the Al
Rashid Trust was among the first organizations named as a financial
facilitator of terrorists. This organization had been raising funds for
the Taliban since 1999. The Al Rashid Trust is a group that funded al
Qaida and the Taliban and is also closely linked to the al
Qaida-associated Jaish Mohammed terrorist group. Al Rashid has been
directly linked to the January 2002 abduction and subsequent murder of
Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan. Al Rashid and
other fronts and groups have used a British internet site called the
Global Jihad Fund, which openly associates itself with Usama bin Laden,
to publish bank account information and solicit support to facilitate
the growth of various jihad movements around the world by supplying them
with funds to purchase their weapons. See also Aid Organization of the
Ulema.
In July 2008, the United States identified new aliases Al
Rashid used to circumvent sanctions so that it could continue to support
al Qaida.
AKAs: Al Amin Welfare Trust
Al Amin Trust
Al Ameen Trust
Al-Ameen Trust
Al Madina Trust
Al-Madina Trust
Maimar Trust
Maymar Trust
Meymar Trust
Momar Trust
For Additional Information:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010924-1.html
For Additional Information about New Aliases:
http://www.treasury.gov/press/releases/hp1065.htm
Al Salah Society (Palestinian territories)
U.S. Designation Date: August 7, 2007
Background: Al-Salah Society is one of the largest
and best-funded Hamas charitable organizations in the Palestinian
territories. Al-Salah Society's director, Ahmad Al-Kurd, was also
designated on this date. The Al-Salah Society supported Hamas-affiliated
combatants during the first Intifada and recruited and indoctrinated
youth to support Hamas's activities. The Al-Salah Society has received
substantial funding from Persian Gulf countries, including at least
hundreds of thousands of dollars from Kuwaiti donors, and it has
employed a number of Hamas military wing members. The Al-Salah Society
was included on a list of suspected Hamas and Palestinian Islamic
Jihad-affiliated NGOs whose accounts were frozen by the Palestinian
Authority as of late August 2003. After freezing the bank accounts, PA
officials confirmed that the Al-Salah Society was a front for Hamas.
AKAs:
Al-Salah Association
Al-Salah Islamic Foundation
Al-Salah
Al-Salah Islamic Society
Al-Salah Islamic Association
Al-Salah Islamic Committee
Al-Salah Organization
Islamic Salah Foundation
Islamic Salah Society
Islamic Salvation Society
Islamic Righteous Society
Islamic Al-Salah Society
Jamiat Al-Salah Society
Jamiat al-Salah al-Islamiya
Jami'at al-Salah al-Islami
Jami'a al-Salah
Jammeat El-Salah
Salah Islamic Association
Salah Welfare Organization
Salah Charitable Association
For Addition information:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/hp531.htm
Al-Waqfiya Al-Ri’aya Al-Usra Al-Filistinya Wa Al-Lubnanya (“Al-Waqfiya”)
U.S. Designation Date: October 4, 2012
Background: Al-Waqfiya, a central component of the
Union of Good, which was designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 in November
2008 for supporting Hamas, was established by Hamas in 2000 to
financially support the families of Hamas terrorists. The organization
has been run by senior Hamas leadership for years, and several senior
Hamas leaders play a dominant role within the organization. Al-Waqfiya
has facilitated the collection of money on Hamas’s behalf, and has used
its ties with money-changers and merchants in the Middle East to
transfer funds to Hamas in Gaza. When delivering funds to Gaza,
Al-Waqfiya obscures the sources of the money so that donations appear as
innocuous charitable contributions. Portions of funds sent by
Al-Waqfiya to Hamas were used by Hamas military operatives, and have
financed the Hamas infrastructure in the Palestinian territories.
AKAs: Waqfiya Ri'aya Al-Isra Al-Libnaniya wa Al-Falastiniya
Al Waqfiya Al Usrah Al Filastinia
Al-Waqfiyyah for the Families of the Martyrs and Detainees in Lebanon
Al-Waqfiya Association
Wakfia Raaia Alasra AlFalestinia Wallbanania
Welfare of the Palestinian and Lebanese Family Care
Palestinian and Lebanese Families Welfare Trust
The Palestinian and Lebanese Families Welfare Association
Welfare Association for Palestinian and Lebanese Families
Endowment for Care of Lebanese and Palestinian Families
Lebanese and Palestinian Families Entitlement
For Additional Information:
http://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/tg1725.aspx
Al-Quds International Foundation (“Al-Quds”)
U.S. Designation Date: October 4, 2012
Background: Al-Quds was established in 2001 in
Beirut by members of Hamas in order to raise funds for Hamas projects in
Jerusalem through the cover of charity. Hamas’s leadership runs all of
the foundation’s affairs through Hamas members who serve on the Board
of Trustees, the Board of Directors, and other administrative
committees. All documents, plans, budgets, and projects of Al-Quds are
drafted by Hamas officials. Several senior Hamas officials, including
Specially Designated Global Terrorists Musa Abu-Marzuq and Usama Hamdan,
served on Al-Quds’ Board of Trustees. Representatives at an Al-Quds
conference were told to consider themselves unofficial ambassadors for
Hamas in their respective countries.
AKAs: Al Quds International Institution
Al Quds Institute
Al-Quds Foundation
International Al Quds Institute
The International Al Quds Foundation
Mu’assasat Al-Quds
Jerusalem International Foundation
Jerusalem International Establishment
For Additional Information:
http://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/tg1725.aspx
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It is imperative for the US not to get tangled in partisan politics here, as it is far from clear who will be in charge a year from now, If that means not making any loans at all, so be it. What we should do is keep channels open to all the major factions: the military, the Muslim Brotherhood, the opposition bloc, etc., and make it clear that if Egypt collapses into chaos or a new dictatorship that no loans of any kind will be forthcoming.