US Designates Al-Nusrah Front as Foreign Terrorist Organization

Summary

The US government has designated Al-Nusrah Front, also known as Jabhat al-Nusrah, Jabhet al-Nusra, The Victory Front, Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, Al-Nusrah Front in Lebanon, and Support Front for the People of the Levant, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended.