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Saraya al-Mukhtar

Also: al-Mukhtar Brigades, SAM. Base: Bahrain.

Overview

State: "Saraya al-Mukhtar is an Iran-backed terrorist organization based in Bahrain, reportedly receiving financial and logistic support from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps." (2017-2021.state.gov)

Outside Support in US Documents

State names the IRGC, not the Qods Force, in this release. (2017-2021.state.gov)

From MEF Research

Tehran also supported Saraya al-Mukhtar, which pursued similar goals and plotted attacks against U.S. personnel stationed in the country.

Leaders

No individual on the OFAC SDN List as fetched for this build carries a leadership relationship or title for this group, and the US documents used here name no leader. This tab lists only people named in designation documents.

History

  1. 2020-12-15 SARAYA AL-MUKHTAR added to the OFAC SDN List. (OFAC SDN record 30650)
  2. 2020-12-15 State designated Saraya al-Mukhtar, a Bahrain-based group, as an SDGT. (2017-2021.state.gov)
  3. 2020-12-18 Federal Register notice: State designated Saraya al-Mukhtar a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. (federalregister.gov)

Designations

US Listing Records
DateRecordDetailSource
2020-12-18Federal Register noticeDesignation of Saraya al-Mukhtar as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (85 FR 82564)federalregister.gov
2020-12-15OFAC SDN List entrySARAYA AL-MUKHTAR: programs SDGT; on the SDN List since 2020-12-15 (OFAC enhanced list date).OFAC SDN record 30650
2020-12-15State Department releaseState designated Saraya al-Mukhtar, a Bahrain-based group, as an SDGT.2017-2021.state.gov

Activity

  • 0 attacks and clashes
  • 1 money and logistics event
  • 1 counteraction

Events on record from 2020-12-15 to 2022-06-06.

Open All 2 Events on the Map

All 2 Events, Newest First
DateTypeGroupsPlaceSummarySource
2022-06-06Money and logistics
Treasury (OFAC) sanctions action		Hezbollah, Saraya al-Ashtar, Saraya al-MukhtarIran (country named most often in the release)
country (Natural Earth label point)		Treasury sanctions action; the release names Hezbollah, Saraya al-Ashtar, Saraya al-Mukhtar.US Treasury press release
2020-12-15Counteractions
State SDGT designation		Saraya al-MukhtarWashington, D.C. (designation)
town or city (Natural Earth: Washington, D.C.)		State designated Saraya al-Mukhtar, a Bahrain-based group, as an SDGT.State

MEF Coverage

MEF-written articles in the local meforum.org archive that mention this group (1 shown; the archive covers 2004-09-01 to 2026-08-28).