MUHAMMAD JAMAL NETWORK (MJN)Organization

Also known as

• Muhammad Jamal Group
• Jamal Network
• Abu Ahmed Group
• Al-Qaida in Egypt (AQE)

Designations

• Designated by UN Security Council under program Al-Qaida since 2013-10-21. Other entities under Al-Qaida

Source remarks: QDe.136 — Terrorist and paramilitary group established by Muhammad Jamal al Kashif (QDi.318) in 2011 and linked to Al-Qaida (QDe.004), Aiman al-Zawahiri (QDi.006), and the leadership of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) (QDe.129) and the Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) (QDe.014). Funded and supported by AQAP. Multiple terrorist training camps in Egypt and Libya. Reportedly acquiring weapons, conducting training and establishing terrorist groups in the Sinai, Egypt. Training suicide bombers, foreign fighters and planning terrorist attacks in Egypt, Libya and elsewhere as of Sep. 2013. MJN members were reported to be involved in the attack on the United States Mission in Benghazi, Libya, on 11 Sep. 2012. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) was concluded on 21 Feb. 2019. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2610 (2021) was concluded on 8 November 2022. 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@2026-06-19, observed 2026-06-19.

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

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