Database: Identifiers of Designated Islamic Terrorist Organizations

Jaysh al-Ummah fi Aknaf Bayt al-Maqdis

Designation Status (as of October 6, 2026)

US State Dept FTO	Not listed official list
US Treasury OFAC SDN (SDGT)	Not listed official list
UK Proscribed	Not listed official list
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Australia Listed	Not listed official list

Checked against the official lists on October 6, 2026. Listing names are quoted as the list gives them. What changed since 2018

Profile written 2014 The profile below is the original Jihad Intel text and has not been updated. Designation status above is current.

Not yet designated terrorist by a Western country
Base of operations: Gaza

Jaysh al-Ummah fi Aknaf Bayt al-Maqdis (The Army of the Ummah in the Environs of Bayt al-Maqdis, though the 'fi Aknaf' is also omitted) is a Salafi jihadi group operating in Gaza. It participated in the fighting against Israel in summer 2014. Alongside the Army of Islam, it is a pro-al-Qa'ida faction as opposed to pro-Islamic State groups like Jamaat Ansar al-Dawla al-Islamiya fi Bayt al-Maqdis.