ISIS-Sinai Province

Counter-sanctioned entity

Egypt. Named in 17 sanctions listings.

Summary

(also JAMAAT ANSAR BEIT AL-MAQDIS FI SINAA, ANSAR BEIT AL-MAQDIS, ANSAR BAYT AL-MAQDES)

(also ANSAR BEIT AL-MAQDIS, ANSAR BAYT AL-MAQDES, JAMAAT ANSAR BEIT AL-MAQDIS FI SINAA)

Designated by (Hebrew): שר הביטחון - משה (בוגי) יעלון

Islamic State – Sinai Province (ISSP), formerly known as Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, is a Sunni Salafist Islamist extremist group based in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, which first appeared in 2011. The primary objective of the group is the formation of an Islamic state in Egypt under Sharia Law. The primary targets of ISSP's violence include the Egyptian military and security services, Israeli interests, and Israeli economic interests. They have carried out repeated attacks against security forces, politicians, and civilians in Egypt using small arms, improvised explosive devices, vehicle-born improvised explosive devices, and surface-to-air missiles. In November 2014, ISSP pledged its allegiance to the Islamic State (IS), and expanded its targets to include tourist sites, Western interests, Western embassies, and the media. In August 2015, ISSP claimed to have beheaded a Croatian national kidnapped and taken hostage in Cairo in July. Two months later, ISSP claimed responsibility for downing Russian airliner KGL9268 over the Sinai through an improvised explosive device killing all 224 passengers aboard. ISSP continues to conduct cross-border attacks against Israel, including firing several rockets in February, April, and October 2017. In 2022, ISSP ranked ninth of the top 20 groups with the largest number of attributed deaths at 71. In May of that year, at least eleven members of the Egyptian military had been killed in an armed attack on the Sinai Peninsula on a water-lifting station east of the Suez Canal. ISSP claimed responsibility for the attack.

(also ANSAR BAYT AL-MAQDIS)

Sanctions and listings17

Listed
11 Apr 2014
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
sam.gov
Listed
11 Apr 2014
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
sam.gov
Official designation
UK Home SecretaryUK Proscribed Terrorist Groups or OrganizationsUnited Kingdom
legislation.gov.uk gov.uk
Effective
29 Nov 2016
Listed Terrorist Organisations
Attorney-General of AustraliaAustralia Listed Terrorist OrganisationsAustralia
Listed as terrorist organisation under Criminal Code Act 1995
Programme AU-TERRORnationalsecurity.gov.au nationalsecurity.gov.au
US Immigration and Nationality Act Section 219
U.S. Department of StateUS Department of State Foreign Terrorist OrganizationsUnited States
Programme US-FTO219state.gov congress.gov congress.gov
Effective
2 Feb 2015
הכרזה על התאחדות בלתי מותרת לפי תקנות ההגנה (שעת חירום), 1945
Minister of Defense - Mr. Moshe (Boogie) Yaalon; National Bureau for Counter Terror FinancingIsrael Terrorists Organizations and Unauthorized Associations lists
nbctf.mod.gov.il
Listed
11 Apr 2014
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
sam.gov
Listed
11 Apr 2014
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
sam.gov
Effective
12 Nov 2019
テロリスト等 / 米国等が資産凍結等の措置を実施した個人及び団体
Ministry of FinanceJapan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible PeopleJapan
Reference 32mof.go.jp
Effective
30 Oct 2014
הכרזה על התאחדות בלתי מותרת לפי תקנות ההגנה (שעת חירום), 1945
Minister of Defense - Mr. Moshe (Boogie) Yaalon; National Bureau for Counter Terror FinancingIsrael Terrorists Organizations and Unauthorized Associations lists
nbctf.mod.gov.il
Australia's Counter-Terrorism (UNSCR 1373) Sanctions Regime - 1373 (2001)
Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeAustralian Sanctions Consolidated ListAustralia
Targeted financial sanction
Instrument of first listing - Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2015 (No 1) [F2021L00640, Gazette C2015G00267]. The Minister for Foreign Affairs listed this entity on 24 February 2015 under subsection 15(1) of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 (CotUNA), pursuant to Australia's obligations under UNSC resolution 1373 (2001). The Minister declared on 8 February 2018 and subsequently on 12 October 2020 pursuant to subsection 15A(2) of CotUNA, that this listing would continue to have effect. The Minister listed this entity on 11 October 2023 and again on 3 October 2026.
Instrument of first listing - Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2015 (No 1) [F2021L00640, Gazette C2015G00267]. The Minister for Foreign Affairs listed this entity on 24 February 2015 under subsection 15(1) of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 (CotUNA), pursuant to Australia's obligations under UNSC resolution 1373 (2001). The Minister declared on 8 February 2018 and subsequently on 12 October 2020 pursuant to subsection 15A(2) of CotUNA, that this listing would continue to have effect. The Minister listed this entity on 11 October 2023 and again on 2026.
Charter of the United Nations (Listed Persons and Entities) Amendment (No. 4) Instrument 2026
Instrument of first listing - Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2015 (No 1) [F2021L00640, Gazette C2015G00267]. The Minister for Foreign Affairs listed this entity on 24 February 2015 under subsection 15(1) of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 (CotUNA), pursuant to Australia's obligations under UNSC resolution 1373 (2001). The Minister declared on 8 February 2018 and subsequently on 12 October 2020 pursuant to subsection 15A(2) of CotUNA, that this listing would continue to have effect. The Minister listed this entity on 11 October 2023 and again on 3October 2026.
Instrument of first listing - Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2015 (No 1) [F2021L00640, Gazette C2015G00267]. The Minister for Foreign Affairs listed this entity on 24 February 2015 under subsection 15(1) of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 (CotUNA), pursuant to Australia's obligations under UNSC resolution 1373 (2001). The Minister declared on 8 February 2018 and subsequently on 12 October 2020 pursuant to subsection 15A(2) of CotUNA, that this listing would continue to have effect. The Minister listed this entity on 11 October 2023 and 3 October 2026.
Programme AU-UNSC1373Last updated 3 Oct 2026dfat.gov.au dfat.gov.au
Listed
9 Apr 2014
Counter Terrorism - FTO
Office of Foreign Assets ControlUS OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListUnited States
Block, FTO and SDGT
Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
INA
Executive Order 13224 (Terrorism)
Programme US-TERRReference 16763treasury.gov ofac.treasury.gov
Listed
21 May 2019
Official designation
Ministry of Home Affairs (Kementerian Dalam Negeri)Malaysia MOHA Sanctions ListMalaysia
Reference KDN.K.4-2019moha.gov.my
Effective
4 May 2015
New Zealand Counter-Terrorism (UNSCR 1373) Sanctions Regime
New Zealand PoliceNew Zealand Designated Terrorist EntitiesNew Zealand
Programme NZ-UNSC1373police.govt.nz police.govt.nz police.govt.nz police.govt.nz police.govt.nz
Canada Counter-Terrorism (Criminal Code) Sanctions Regime
Public Safety CanadaCanadian Listed Terrorist EntitiesCanada
Programme CA-UNSC1373publicsafety.gc.ca laws-lois.justice.gc.ca
United Arab Emirates Counter-Terrorism (UNSCR 1373) Sanctions Regime - مدرج بموجب قرار مجلس الوزراء رقم (41) لسنة 2014
Executive Office for Control & Non-proliferationUnited Arab Emirates Local Terrorist ListUnited Arab Emirates
Programme AE-UNSC1373uaeiec.gov.ae uaeiec.gov.ae
Egypt Counter-Terrorism (UNSCR 1373) Sanctions Regime
وحدة مكافحة غسل الأموال وتمويل الإرهاب المصريةEgypt Domestic Terrorist ListEgypt
Case number: قضية رقم 423 لسنة 2013
Issue in official gazette: الوقائع المصرية العدد (269) بتاريخ 1 ديسمبر 2019
Programme EG-UNSC1373mlcu.org.eg mlcu.org.eg

Connections1

Other names69

Also known as62

Wilaya of Sinai of the Islamic StateChampions of Jerusalemאנצאר בית אל מקדסANSAR BEIT AL-MAQDISANSAR BAYT AL-MAQDESISIS-SinaiIS-SinaiJamaat Ansar Bayt al-MaqdisIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant-Sinai ProvinceSupporters of the Holy HouseIslamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the Sinai.Islamic State – Sinai StateIslamic State in the SinaiIslamic State of Iraq and the Sham - Sinai ProvinceIslamic State - Sinai ProvinceAknaf Bayt al-MaqdisIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant-SinaiJamaat Ansar al-Dawa al-Islamiyya fi Bayt Al Maqdis

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ISIL-SinaiWilayat SaynaAnsar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM)Wilayah SinaiSupporters of JerusalemWarriors of JerusalemAnsar JerusalemIslamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – SinaiDaesh Sinai ProvinceSupporters of the Holy PlaceThe Group of Partisans of the Islamic State of Bayt Al MaqdisJihadi JerusalemIslamic State of Iraq and Syria Sinai ProvinceAnsar Bayt al-MaqdesJAMAAT ANSAR BEIT AL-MAQDIS FI SINAAAnsar Beit al-MaqdisISIL Sinai ProvinceJamaat Ansar al-Dalwa al-Islamiyya fi Bayt Al MaqdisGroup of Partisans of JerusalemAknaf Beit al-MaqdisANSAR BAIT AL-MAQDISSinai Peninsulaולאיה סינאא ללדאולה אל-אסלאמיהIslamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham - Sinai ProvinceJamaat Ansar Beit al-Maqdis fi SinaaJamaat Ansar Beit al-Maqdisوالفلبين، والمكاتبIslamic State-Sinai ProvinceWilayat SinaiMu’tassim Billah BattalionProvince of SinaiISILシナイ州Islamic State SinaiISIL Sinai,جماعة أنصار بيت المقدسIslamic State Sinai ProvinceJerusalem Warriorsאנצאר בית אלמקדסSINAI PROVINCE OF THE ISLAMIC STATEANSAR BAIT AL-MAQDIS (WILAYAT SINAI- PROVINCE OR STATE IN THE SINAI)Islamic State of Iraq and The Levant – Sinai Province (ISIL- SP)Islamic State Sinai Province (IS-Sinai)מחוז סיני של המדינה האיסלאמיתIslamic State – Sinai Province (ISSP)جماعة أنصار بيت المقدس المصرية

Previously known as1

Names the source records this subject as having used before.

Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis

Weak aliases6

Spellings the source flags as too generic to establish a match on their own.

ANSAR JERUSALEMSUPPORTERS OF THE HOLY PLACEISIS-SPSUPPORTERS OF JERUSALEMSinai ProvinceThe State of Sinai

Addresses1

Egypt

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