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January 13, 2026: OFAC counter-terrorism designations

Counter Terrorism Designations

Treasury Press Release: Treasury and State Departments Designate Muslim Brotherhood Branches as Terrorist Organizations

Additions:

The following individual has been added to OFAC’s SDN List:

TAQQOSH, Muhammad Fawzi

  • AKA: TAKKOUSH, Mohammad
  • AKA: TAKUSH, Muhammad
  • AKA: TAQUSH, Muhammad
  • DOB: 1973
  • POB: Beirut, Lebanon
  • nationality: Lebanon
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Party Type: individual
  • Linked to: LEBANESE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD

Supplemental Information: According to the Treasury press release, Muhammad Fawzi Taqqosh is the Secretary General of the Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood and has been designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.

OFAC Program: SDGT Specially Designated Global Terrorist

The following entities have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:

EGYPTIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (Arabic: الإخوان المسلمون)

  • Website: www.ikhwaonline.com
  • alt. Website: www.ikhwanweb.com
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 1928
  • Organization Type: Advocacy organization
  • Linked to: HAMAS

Supplemental Information: The Treasury press release states that the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (EMB) has coordinated on terrorist activities against Israeli interests and worked with Hamas to undermine and destabilize the Egyptian government, accepting Hamas funding to do so. EMB members have reportedly provided support to Hamas militants, including facilitating the entry of fighters into Gaza.

JORDANIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD

  • AKA: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD GROUP
  • AKA: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN JORDAN
  • AKA: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SOCIETY
  • Address: Amman, Jordan
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 1945
  • Organization Type: Advocacy organization
  • Linked to: HAMAS

Supplemental Information: The Treasury press release indicates that the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) has materially assisted Hamas. Elements connected to the group have been involved in terrorism cases in Jordan since early 2025, engaging in the manufacturing of rockets, explosives, and drones, as well as recruitment operations and raising money through illegal means.

OFAC Program: SDGT Specially Designated Global Terrorist

LEBANESE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (Arabic: الجماعة الإسلامية بلبنان)

  • AKA: AL-JAMAA AL-ISLAMIYAH
  • AKA: AL-JAMAAH AL-ISLAMIYAH
  • AKA: JAMAA ISLAMIYA
  • AKA: JAMA’A ISLAMIYAH
  • AKA: JAMAA ISLAMIYAH
  • AKA: QUWAT AL-FAJR
  • AKA: “AL-FAJER FORCES”
  • AKA: “AL-FAJR FORCES”
  • AKA: “ISLAMIC GROUP IN LEBANON”
  • AKA: “THE DAWN FORCES”
  • AKA: “THE FAJR FORCES”
  • AKA: “THE ISLAMIC GROUP”
  • Address: Lebanon
  • Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 1964
  • Organization Type: Advocacy organization

Supplemental Information: The State Department designated the Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood (also known as al-Jamaa al-Islamiyah) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The press release notes that a wing of the Lebanese branch launched rockets on Israel following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack.

  • OFAC Programs:
    • FTO Foreign Terrorist Organizations
    • SDGT Specially Designated Global Terrorist

Sources:

  1. U.S. Department of the Treasury. “Treasury and State Departments Designate Muslim Brotherhood Branches as Terrorist Organizations.” January 13, 2026. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0357
  2. Office of Foreign Assets Control. “Program Tag Definitions for OFAC Sanctions Lists.” https://ofac.treasury.gov/specially-designated-nationals-list-sdn-list/program-tag-definitions-for-ofac-sanctions-lists

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