Published 2 years ago

US removes 5 groups from terror blacklist, retains al-Qaida

Summary by Ground News

The U.S. is poised to remove five extremist groups from its list of foreign terrorist organizations. Several of these groups once posed significant threats, killing hundreds if not thousands of people across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The decision was politically sensitive for the Biden administration and the countries in which the organizations operated.

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Times of India

US removes 5 groups from terror blacklist, retains al-Qaida - Times of India

US News: BERLIN: The United States has removed five extremist groups, all believed to be defunct, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations.

2 years ago·India

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News18 India

US Drops 'Foreign Terrorist' Designation from Israeli, Basque, Egyptian Groups

None of the five are seen as currently active organizations and the State Department must review FTO designations every five years to see if they remain warranted

2 years ago·India

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The Independent

US removes 5 groups from terror blacklist, retains al-Qaida

The United States has removed five extremist groups, all believed defunct, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

US removes 5 groups from terror blacklist, retains al-Qaida

The United States has removed five extremist groups, all believed to be defunct, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations. In notices published in the Federal Register on Friday, the State Department said it had removed the groups after a mandatory five-year review of their designations.

2 years ago·United States

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The Washington Post

US removes 5 groups from terror blacklist, retains al-Qaida

The United States has removed five extremist groups, all believed defunct, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations

2 years ago

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Channel News Asia

US drops 'foreign terrorist' designation from Israeli, Basque, Egyptian groups

WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Friday (May 20) removed its longstanding official "foreign terrorist organiSation" label from Israeli, Basque, Egyptian, Palestinian and Japanese extremist groups, but all will remain under a separate, broader terror designation. Removed from the FTO blacklist were Ka

2 years ago·Singapore

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