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International trade · 13/01/2012Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

US Designates Kurdish Militia as Global Terrorist Organization

Summary

The US government has designated the al-Qa'ida Kurdish Battalions (AQKB), also known as Kurdistan Brigades or Kurdistan Battalion of Islamic State in Iraq, as a specially designated global terrorist organization, pursuant to Executive Order 13224.

Original source language: Federal Register — State DepartmentOpen original release →

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