AL-ITIHAAD AL-ISLAMIYA / AIAIOrganization

Designations

• Designated by UN Security Council under program Al-Qaida since 2001-10-06. Other entities under Al-Qaida

Source remarks: QDe.002 — Reported to have operated in Somalia and Ethiopia and to have merged with Harakat Al-Shabaab Al-Mujaahidiin (Al-Shabaab), which was accepted as an affiliate of Al-Qaida (QDe.004) by Aiman Muhammed Rabi al-Zawahiri (QDi.006) in Feb. 2012, and is also subject to the sanctions measures set out in Security Council resolution 1844 (2008) concerning Somalia and Eritrea (see https://www.un.org/sc/suborg/en/sanctions/751). Leadership included Hassan Dahir Aweys (QDi.042). AIAI has received funds through the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation (Somalia) (QDe.072). Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 21 Jun. 2010. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 24 November 2020. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities (official source)

Key properties

Source list & list version

Last confirmed present in UN Security Council Consolidated List list version un_sc_sanctions@2026-06-27, observed 2026-06-27.

Source: United Nations Security Council Consolidated List (scsanctions.un.org), used under CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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