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Al-Qaeda

OFAC, EU and UK list 62 names for Al-Qaeda. None is listed as a former name.

MEF Research by Name page: Al-Qaeda

Names and Their Sources

Each row is one name; each column is the government list that carries it. Marks link to the source.
NameOFACEUUK
#Al Qa'idalisted namealiasa.k.a.
#Al-Qaidaa.k.a.aliaslisted name
#Al-Jihada.k.a.not listednot listed
#Al Qaedaa.k.a.aliasa.k.a.
#Egyptian al-Jihada.k.a.not listednot listed
#Egyptian Islamic Jihada.k.a.not listednot listed
#International Front for Fighting Jews and Crusadesa.k.a.not listednot listed
#Islamic Armya.k.a.not listeda.k.a.
#Islamic Army for the Liberation of Holy Sitesa.k.a.not listednot listed
#Islamic Salvation Foundationa.k.a.aliasa.k.a.
#New Jihada.k.a.not listednot listed
#The Basea.k.a.aliasa.k.a.
#The Group for the Preservation of the Holy Sitesa.k.a.aliasa.k.a.
#The Islamic Army for the Liberation of Holy Placesnot listedaliasa.k.a.
#The Islamic Army for the Liberation of the Holy Placesa.k.a.not listednot listed
#The Jihad Groupa.k.a.not listednot listed
#The World Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusadersa.k.a.aliasa.k.a.
#Usama Bin Laden Networka.k.a.aliasa.k.a.
#Usama Bin Laden Organizationa.k.a.alias (SV)a.k.a.
#Όµιλος για τη Διαφύλαξη των Αγίων Τόπωνnot listedalias (EL)not listed
#Al Kaidanot listedalias (SL)not listed
#Al-Kajdánot listedalias (CS)not listed
#Al Qa’ida/Armata islamicănot listedalias (RO)not listed
#Al Qa’ida/ Islamic Armynot listedaliasnot listed
#Al Qa’ida / Islamska vojskanot listedalias (SL)not listed
#Al Qaida/Exército islâmiconot listedalias (PT)not listed
#Armata islamică de eliberare a locurilor sfintenot listedalias (RO)not listed
#armée islamiquenot listedalias (FR)not listed
#Armée islamique pour la libération des lieux saintsnot listedalias (FR)not listed
#Bazanot listedalias (RO)not listed
#Exército Islâmico de Libertação dos Lugares Santosnot listedalias (PT)not listed
#Fondation du salut islamiquenot listedalias (FR)not listed
#Frente Islâmica Mundial para o Jihad Contra os Judeus e os Cruzadosnot listedalias (PT)not listed
#Front islamique mondial pour le Jihad contre les Juifs et les croisésnot listedalias (FR)not listed
#Frontul islamic mondial pentru Jihadul împotriva evreilor și a cruciațilornot listedalias (RO)not listed
#Fundação da Salvação Islâmicanot listedalias (PT)not listed
#Fundația salvării islamicenot listedalias (RO)not listed
#Groupe pour la préservation des lieux saintsnot listedalias (FR)not listed
#Grupo para a Preservação dos Lugares Santosnot listedalias (PT)not listed
#Grupul pentru păstrarea locurilor sfintenot listedalias (RO)not listed
#Islamska rešilna fundacijanot listedalias (SL)not listed
#Islamska vojska za osvoboditev svetih krajevnot listedalias (SL)not listed
#La Basenot listedalias (ES)not listed
#mreža Osame bin Ladnanot listedalias (SL)not listed
#Organisation d'Oussama ben Ladennot listedalias (FR)not listed
#Organização de Osama bin Ladennot listedalias (PT)not listed
#organizace Usámy Bin Ládinanot listedalias (CS)not listed
#organizacija Osame bin Ladnanot listedalias (SL)not listed
#Organizacja Osamy Bin Ladenanot listedalias (PL)not listed
#Organizația lui Osama ben Ladennot listedalias (RO)not listed
#Osama bin Laden-Netzwerknot listedalias (DE)not listed
#Osama bin Laden-Organisationnot listedalias (DE)not listed
#Rede de Osama bin Ladennot listedalias (PT)not listed
#Réseau d'Oussama ben Ladennot listedalias (FR)not listed
#Rețeaua lui Osama ben Ladennot listedalias (RO)not listed
#Sieć Osamy Bin Lagenanot listedalias (PL)not listed
#síť Usámy Bin Ládinanot listedalias (CS)not listed
#Skupina za ohranitev svetih krajevnot listedalias (SL)not listed
#Svetovna islamska fronta za džihad proti Judom in križarjemnot listedalias (SL)not listed
#Usama Bin Laden Organisationnot listedaliasnot listed
#Usamah bin Laden Networknot listedalias (ES)not listed
#Usamah bin Laden Organisationnot listedalias (ES)not listed

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List,” entry 6366, AL QA'IDA, data of October 18, 2026, https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=6366.
  2. Council of the European Union, Regulation 1102/2009 (OJ L303), Official Journal of the European Union, November 18, 2009, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:303:0039:0059:EN:PDF.
  3. Council of the European Union, Regulation 316/2012 (OJ L103), Official Journal of the European Union, April 13, 2012, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:103:0042:0044:EN:PDF.
  4. Council of the European Union, Regulation 881/2002 (OJ L139), Official Journal of the European Union, May 29, 2002, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2002:139:0009:0022:EN:PDF.
  5. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, “UK Sanctions List,” unique ID AQD0027, data of November 3, 2026, https://sanctionslist.fcdo.gov.uk/docs/UK-Sanctions-List.xml.

Cite this page: Middle East Forum, “Al-Qaeda,” MEF Research by Name: Also Known As, accessed October 17, 2026, https://entities.meforum.org/aka/o/al-qaeda/.