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Database: Identifiers of Designated Islamic Terrorist Organizations

Junud al-Sham

Designation Status (as of October 12, 2026)

US State Dept FTONot listed official list
US Treasury OFAC SDN (SDGT)Not listed official list
UK ProscribedNot listed official list
EU Terrorist ListsNot listed official list
Canada Listed EntitiesNot listed official list
Australia ListedNot listed official list

Checked against the official lists on October 12, 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.

Leader designated terrorist by the U.S.
Base of operations: Syria

Junud al-Sham ("Soldiers of the Levant") is a jihadi group led by Chechen Murad Margoshvili (Abu Muslim al-Shishani).