US Designates Al-Qa'ida in Iraq as Foreign Terrorist Organization

Summary

The US Department of State has amended the designation of al-Qa'ida in Iraq, also known as Jam'at al Tawhid wa'al-Jihad, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, adding aliases such as Al-Nusrah Front and Jabhat al-Nusrah, pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.