27972 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 94 / Thursday, May 15, 2014 / Notices 

Dated: April 4, 2014. 

Patrick F. Kennedy, 

Under Secretary of State for Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11220 Filed 5–14–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8732] 

In the Matter of the Amendment of the 

Designation of al-Qa’ida in Iraq, aka 

Jam’at al Tawhidwa’al-Jihad, aka The 

Monotheism and Jihad Group, aka The 

al-Zarqawi Network, aka al-Tawhid, aka 

Tanzim Qa‘idat al-Jihad fi Bilad alRafidayn, aka The Organization of alJihad’s Base of Operations in Iraq, aka 

al-Qaida of Jihad in Iraq, aka al-Qaida 

in Iraq, aka al-Qaida in Mesopotamia, 

aka al-Qaida in the Land of the Two 

Rivers, aka al-Qaida of the Jihad in the 

Land of the Two Rivers, aka al-Qaida 

of Jihad Organization in the Land of 

the Two Rivers, aka al-Qaida Group of 

Jihad in Iraq, aka al-Qaida Group of 

Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers, 

aka The Organization of Jihad’s Base 

in the Country of the Two Rivers, aka 

The Organization Base of Jihad/

Country of the Two Rivers, aka The 

Organization of al-Jihad’s Base in the 

Land of the Two Rivers, aka The 

Organization Base of Jihad/

Mesopotamia, aka The Organization of 

al-Jihad’s Base of Operations in the 

Land of the Two Rivers, aka Tanzeem 

qa’idat al Jihad/Bildad al Raafidaini, 

aka Islamic State of Iraq, as a Foreign 

Terrorist Organization Pursuant to 

Section 219 of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act, as Amended 

Based upon a review of the 

administrative record assembled in this 

matter pursuant to Section 219 of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act, as 

amended (8 U.S.C. 1189 (‘‘INA’’), and in 

consultation with the Attorney General 

and the Secretary of the Treasury, I have 

concluded that there is a sufficient 

factual basis to find that al-Qa’ida in 

Iraq, also known under the aliases listed 

above, uses the additional alias Islamic 

State of Iraq and the Levant, also known 

as Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, 

also known as Islamic State of Iraq and 

Syria, also known as ad-Dawla alIslamiyya fi al-’Iraq wa-sh-Sham, also 

known as Daesh, also known as Dawla 

al Islamiya, also known as Al-Furqan 

Establishment for Media Production, as 

its primary name. I have further 

concluded that there is a sufficient 

factual basis to find that Al-Nusrah 

Front, also known as Jabhat al-Nusrah, 

also known as Jabhet al-Nusra, also 

known as The Victory Front, also 

known as Al Nusrah Front for the 

People of the Levant is no longer part of 

al-Qa’ida in Iraq. 

Therefore, pursuant to Section 219(b) 

of the INA, as amended (8 U.S.C. 

1189(b)), I hereby amend the 

designation of al-Qa’ida in Iraq as a 

foreign terrorist organization to include 

the following new aliases: Islamic State 

of Iraq and the Levant, also known as 

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, also 

known as Islamic State of Iraq and 

Syria, also known as ad-Dawla alIslamiyya fi al-’Iraq wa-sh-Sham, also 

known as Daesh, also known as Dawla 

al Islamiya, also known as Al-Furqan 

Establishment for Media Production; 

and remove the following aliases: AlNusrah Front, also known as Jabhat alNusrah, also known as Jabhet al-Nusra, 

also known as The Victory Front, also 

known as Al Nusrah Front for the 

People of the Levant. 

This determination shall be published 

in the Federal Register. 

Dated: May 7, 2014. 

John F. Kerry, 

Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11210 Filed 5–14–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8734] 

In the Matter of the Designation of AlNusrah Front Also Known as Jabhat alNusrah Also Known as Jabhet al-Nusra 

Also Known as The Victory Front Also 

Known as Al Nusrah Front for the 

People of the Levant Also Known as 

Al-Nusrah Front in Lebanon Also 

Known as Support Front for the People 

of the Levant Also Known as Jabaht alNusra li-Ahl al-Sham min Mujahedi alSham fi Sahat al-Jihad as a Foreign 

Terrorist Organization Pursuant to 

Section 219 of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act, as Amended 

Based upon a review of the 

Administrative Record assembled in 

this matter and in consultation with the 

Attorney General and the Secretary of 

the Treasury, I conclude that there is a 

sufficient factual basis to find that the 

relevant circumstances described in 

section 219 of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act, as amended (hereinafter 

‘‘INA’’) (8 U.S.C. 1189), exist with 

respect to Al-Nusrah Front, also known 

as Jabhat al-Nusrah, also known as 

Jabhet al-Nusra, also known as The 

Victory Front, also known as Al Nusrah 

Front for the People of the Levant, also 

known as Al-Nusrah Front in Lebanon, 

also known as Support Front for the 

People of the Levant, also known as 

Jabaht al-Nusra li-Ahl al-Sham min 

Mujahedi al-Sham fi Sahat al-Jihad. 

Therefore, I hereby designate the 

aforementioned organization and its 

aliases as a Foreign Terrorist 

Organization pursuant to section 219 of 

the INA. 

This determination shall be published 

in the Federal Register. 

Dated: May 7, 2014. 

John F. Kerry, 

Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11217 Filed 5–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8733] 

In the Matter of the Amendment of the 

Designation of al-Qa’ida in Iraq: aka 

Jam’at al Tawhid wa’al-Jihad, aka The 

Monotheism and Jihad Group, aka The 

al-Zarqawi Network, aka al-Tawhid, aka 

Tanzim Qa‘idat al-Jihad fi Bilad alRafidayn, aka The Organization of alJihad’s Base of Operations in Iraq, aka 

al-Qaida of Jihad in Iraq, aka al-Qaida 

in Iraq, aka al-Qaida in Mesopotamia, 

aka al-Qaida in the Land of the Two 

Rivers, aka al-Qaida of the Jihad in the 

Land of the Two Rivers, aka al-Qaida 

of Jihad Organization in the Land of 

the Two Rivers, aka al-Qaida Group of 

Jihad in Iraq, aka al-Qaida Group of 

Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers, 

aka The Organization of Jihad’s Base 

in the Country of the Two Rivers, aka 

The Organization Base of Jihad/

Country of the Two Rivers, aka The 

Organization of al-Jihad’s Base in the 

Land of the Two Rivers, aka The 

Organization Base of Jihad/

Mesopotamia, aka The Organization of 

al-Jihad’s Base of Operations in the 

Land of the Two Rivers, aka Tanzeem 

qa’idat al Jihad/Bildad al Raafidaini, 

aka Islamic State of Iraq, as a Specially 

Designated Global Terrorist Pursuant 

Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224 

Based upon a review of the 

administrative record assembled in this 

matter, and in consultation with the 

Attorney General and the Secretary of 

the Treasury, I have concluded that 

there is a sufficient factual basis to find 

that al-Qa’ida in Iraq, also known by the 

aliases listed above, uses the additional 

alias Islamic State of Iraq and the 

Levant, also known as Islamic State of 

Iraq and al-Sham, also known as Islamic 

State of Iraq and Syria, also known as 

ad-Dawla al-Islamiyya fi al-’Iraq wa-shSham, also known as Daesh, also known 

as Dawla al Islamiya, also known as AlFurqan Establishment for Media 

Production as its primary name. I have 


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