Entity record
AL-QAIDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA (AQAP)Organization
AL-QAIDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA (AQAP) appears on the UN Security Council Consolidated List, designated by UN Security Council under program Al-Qaida; reflected as observed on 2026-08-04.
Also known as
- Al-Qaida of Jihad Organization in the Arabian Peninsula
- Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Jazirat al-Arab
- Al-Qaida Organization in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
- Al-Qaida in the South Arabian Peninsula
- Ansar al-Shari'a (AAS)
- Al-Qaida in Yemen (AQY)
Designations
- Designated by UN Security Council under program Al-Qaida since . Other entities under Al-Qaida
Reason for listing
Per UN Security Council (listed ):
QDe.129 — AQAP is a regional affiliate of Al-Qaida (QDe.004) and an armed group operating primarily in Arabian Peninsula. Location: Yemen. Alternative location: Saudi Arabia (2004 – 2006). Formed in Jan. 2009 when Al-Qaida in Yemen combined with Saudi Arabian Al-Qaida operatives. Leader of AQAP is Qasim Mohamed Mahdi Al-Rimi (QDi.282). Ansar al-Shari’a was formed in early 2011 by AQAP and has taken responsibility for multiple attacks in Yemen against both government and civilian targets INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities (official source)
Key properties
Source list & list version
| Source list | List version | Manifest SHA-256 | Status | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN Security Council Consolidated ListSanctions list United Nations Security Council | un_sc_sanctions@2026-08-04 | 6a9d1dcc70ab7731… | List version (signing pending) | — |
About these sources
The UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions List, maintained by the UN Secretariat on behalf of the Council's active sanctions regimes (Al-Qaida/ISIL, Taliban, DPRK, Iran non-proliferation, and multiple country regimes). UN member states are treaty-bound to implement these designations, and most national sanctions lists mirror them.
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First observed ; last confirmed present in UN Security Council Consolidated List list version un_sc_sanctions@2026-08-04, observed .
Source: United Nations Security Council Consolidated List (scsanctions.un.org), used under CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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