DOS Notice of Designation of Al-Nusrah Front as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 27972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11217]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8734]

In the Matter of the Designation of Al-Nusrah Front Also Known as Jabhat al-Nusrah Also Known as Jabhet al-Nusra Also Known as The Victory Front Also Known as Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant Also Known as Al-Nusrah Front in Lebanon Also Known as Support Front for the People of the Levant Also Known as Jabaht al-Nusra li-Ahl al-Sham min Mujahedi al-Sham fi Sahat al-Jihad as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended

Based upon a review of the Administrative Record assembled in this matter and in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, I conclude that there is a sufficient factual basis to find that the relevant circumstances described in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (hereinafter ``INA'') (8 U.S.C. 1189), exist with respect to Al-Nusrah Front, also known as Jabhat al-Nusrah, also known as Jabhet al-Nusra, also known as The Victory Front, also known as Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, also known as Al-Nusrah Front in Lebanon, also known as Support Front for the People of the Levant, also known as Jabaht al-Nusra li- Ahl al-Sham min Mujahedi al-Sham fi Sahat al-Jihad.

Therefore, I hereby designate the aforementioned organization and its aliases as a Foreign Terrorist Organization pursuant to section 219 of the INA.

This determination shall be published in the Federal Register.

Dated: May 7, 2014.
John F. Kerry,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2014-11217 Filed 5-14-14; 8:45 am]
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