August 26, 2026: OFAC Update, Part 1: Counter-Terrorism Designations


Counter Terrorism Designations; Issuance of Counter Terrorism General License; Issuance of Amended Russia-related General License

Treasury Press Release: Treasury Takes Action Against Violent Far-Left Terrorist Networks

State Press Release: Imposing Sanctions on Violent Far-Left Terrorist Groups

State Fact Sheet: Designation of Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist

Additions:

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

OFAC Program: SDGT  Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594

ABDULNASSER, Zaid

  • AKA: “TAMIM, Zid”
  • Address: Germany
  • DOB: 1995
  • Nationality: Palestinian
  • Gender: Male
  • Secondary Sanctions Risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: MASAR BADIL

Supplemental Information: Treasury identifies Abdulnasser, based in Germany, as a leader of Masar Badil.

ALSAGHEER, Rawa

  • AKA: AL-SAGHIR, Ruwaa
  • Address: Brazil
  • DOB: 1997
  • Nationality: Palestinian
  • Gender: Female
  • Secondary Sanctions Risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Linked to: MASAR BADIL

Supplemental Information: Treasury identifies Alsagheer, based in Brazil, as a leader of Masar Badil alongside Abdulnasser.

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

OFAC Program: SDGT  Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594

AUTISTICI INVENTATI

  • Address: Strada Statale Abetone e del Brennero 253, San Giuliano Terme, Province of Pisa 56017, Italy
  • Website: http://www.autistici.org
  • Email Address: http://www.associazione@ai-odv.org
  • Secondary Sanctions Risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 2001
  • Organization Type: Data processing, hosting and related activities

Supplemental Information: Autistici Inventati, also known as the A/I Collective, is an Italian nonprofit founded in 2001 that runs the “Noblogs” hosting platform out of the Province of Pisa. According to State’s fact sheet, it vets every prospective user for ideological alignment before granting access to a suite of encrypted email, web hosting, and video conferencing tools reserved for left-wing groups. State puts its current footprint at roughly 16,000 mailboxes, 1,500 websites, 5,500 mailing lists, and 10,000 blogs.

Treasury and State tie that infrastructure to a string of violent incidents. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has used its services. So has the anarchist network behind a wave of 2026 rail sabotage across France, Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands. The March 2026 attack on the Transalpine Pipeline, which briefly cut crude flows to Austria, Germany, and the Czech Republic, relied on A/I tools to claim credit and circulate a manifesto calling for further attacks. A separate German network used the platform to claim a January 2026 attack on Berlin’s power grid that killed one person and cut power to 45,000 households. Oregon’s Rose City Antifa, the campaign against Atlanta’s police training facility, and the “Jane’s Revenge” firebombings of crisis pregnancy centers all appear in State’s accounting as well. A/I’s channels have also carried communiqués for foreign terrorist organizations including the PFLP, Hamas, Hizballah, and the IRGC.

MASAR BADIL

  • AKA: PALESTINIAN ALTERNATIVE REVOLUTIONARY PATH MOVEMENT
  • Address: Brazil; Germany; Canada; Belgium; Spain
  • Secondary Sanctions Risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: Oct 2021
  • Organization Type: Advocacy organization
  • Linked to: SAMIDOUN PALESTINIAN PRISONER SOLIDARITY NETWORK

Supplemental Information: Treasury describes Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, as inextricably linked to the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. The United States and Canada jointly sanctioned Samidoun in October 2024 as a front for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a Foreign Terrorist Organization since 1997. The two groups share fundraising mechanisms and overlapping Executive Committee membership, including already-sanctioned Samidoun leaders Khaled Barakat, Mohammad Khatib, and Jaldia Abubakra.

PALESTINE ACTION

  • AKA: PALESTINE ACTION GROUP
  • Address: United Kingdom
  • Secondary Sanctions Risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
  • Organization Established Date: 30 Jul 2020
  • Organization Type: Transnational Terrorist Group

Supplemental Information: Treasury and State describe Palestine Action as a UK group that has carried out acts of terrorism since July 2020. Its members have broken into British defense facilities and military installations, causing millions of dollars in damage, and have injured UK law enforcement personnel. The group has also promoted its tactics on social media and encouraged copycat action abroad, including in the United States and along the U.S.-Mexico border. The UK government proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist organization under the Terrorism Act 2000 in July 2025, and today’s designation complements that action.


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