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The U.S. Department of State has designated Isma'il Fu'ad Rasul Ahmed, also known as Abdallah Kurdi, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. This decision was made under Executive Order 13224 and is aimed at blocking Ahmed's assets because he is a leader of the al-Qa'ida Kurdish Battalions. The order also states that no prior notice was required for Ahmed, even if he is present in the United States, to prevent the transfer of funds. This designation was signed by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and will be published in the Federal Register.

The State Department has reviewed the status of several organizations designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, including al-Qa'ida in the Indian Subcontinent, Boko Haram, Hizballah, ISIS-West Africa, and Jemaah Islamiyah. After looking at various records and consulting with the Attorney General and Secretary of the Treasury, it was determined that the circumstances have not changed enough to remove these groups from the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. As a result, the designations for these groups will remain in place to protect national security. Hillary Batjer Johnson from the Bureau of Counterterrorism made this determination public.

The U.S. Secretary of State, using authority from Executive Order 13224, has classified a group called The Terrorgram Collective as a foreign terrorist entity. This decision applies because the group has engaged in activities posing significant risks of terrorism against the United States. Furthermore, the Secretary has identified three individuals—Ciro Daniel Amorim Ferreira, Noah Licul, and Hendrik-Wahl Muller—as leaders of this group. The order includes measures to block the group's property and interests in the U.S. without prior notice to those potentially affected, to prevent the immediate transfer of assets.