Actions were taken to designate the movement as a terrorist group in accordance with Executive Order 13224, as amended.
The US State Department said in a statement: “The movement is an Iranian-aligned militia group based in Iraq and part of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI), which is a group that includes many terrorist groups and militias allied with Iran, including the terrorist organizations designated by the United States as Kataib Hezbollah.” And Harakat al-Nujaba, and the Sayyid al-Shuhada Brigades, which repeatedly attacked the international coalition against ISIS.
The statement noted that the Ansar Allah movement has claimed responsibility for a number of recent attacks against the United States, “attacking military personnel in Iraq and Syria, including participating in a drone attack in January that led to the death of three American service members at Tower 22.” in Jordan”.
She stressed that Washington is committed to using all available tools to weaken and disrupt the ability of Iranian-backed groups to launch “terrorist attacks.”
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