By Ahmad al-Masri
MANAMA, Bahrain
Bahrain’s Council of Ministers on Monday issued a list of "terrorist" groups from several countries, which -- among numerous others -- included Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, Syria’s Nusra Front, Egypt’s Islamic Jihad and Bahrain’s "Coalition of February 14 Youth".
The list was unveiled at a cabinet meeting chaired by Bahraini Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa at Manama’s Al-Gudaibiya Palace, Bahrain’s official news agency reported.
Following the meeting, Council of Ministers Secretary-General Yasser bin Isa Al Nasser said the list included "terrorist groups" that were active "regionally and internationally", along with "local" organizations.
The list is as follows:
1. Hezbollah (Lebanon)
2. Ansar al-Islam/Al-Qaeda Kurdish Brigades
3. The Islamic State in Iraq and Levant, aka "Daesh"
4. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
5. The Nusra Front (Syria)
6. The Abu Sayyaf Organization (Philippines)
7. The Mujahideen Movement (Pakistan)
8. The Al-Qaeda Organization
9. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (Pakistan)
10. Muhammad's Army (Pakistan)
11. The Lashkar-e-Taiba Movement (Pakistan)
12. The Ansar League (Lebanon)
13. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (North Africa)
14. The Pakistani Taliban (Pakistan)
15. The Abdullah Azzam Brigades (Lebanon)
16. Ansar al-Din (Mali)
17. Boko Haram (Nigeria)
18. Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi (Libya)
19. Ansar al-Sharia in Darnah (Libya)
20. Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya (Indonesia)
21. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (Pakistan)
22. The Islamic Jihad Movement (Pakistan, Bangladesh)
23. The Organization of Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (Indonesia)
24. Ansar al-Muslimeen in the country of Sudan (Nigeria)
25. The Al-Molathamoon Brigade (Algeria)
26. Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia (Tunisia)
27. The Al-Murabitoun Group (Mali)
28. The Armed Islamic Group (Algeria)
29. The Protectors of Salafist Dawa Organization
30. The East Turkestan Islamic Movement (China)
31. The Egyptian Islamic Jihad Movement (Egypt)
32. The Emirate of the Caucasus (Russia)
33. The Global Relief Foundation (U.S.)
34. The Movement of Sham al-Islam (Syria)
35. The Indonesian Red Crescent Society (Indonesia)
36. The Aden-Abyan Islamic Army
37. The Islamic International Brigade (Russia)
38. The Islamic Jihad Organization united with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
39. Ahlu Sunna for Dawa and Jihad Group (North Africa)
40. The Soldiers of the Caliphate (Algeria)
41. The Islamic Fighting Group in Libya
42. The Services’ Office
43. The Islamic Fighting Group in Morocco
44. The Network of Mohammed Jamal (Egypt)
45. Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (Indonesia)
46. The Al-Tawhid and Jihad Group in West Africa
47. The Rajah Solaiman Movement (Philippines)
48. The Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (Afghanistan and Pakistan)
49. The Brigade of Riyad al-Saliheen Martyrs (Russia)
50. The Forces of the Islamic Jihad (Russia)
51. The Army of Al-Muhajireen and Al-Ansar (Syria)
52. The Islamic Fighting Group in Tunisia
53. The Organization of Reconstruction of the Ummah (Pakistan)
54. The Organization of Fulfillment of Humanitarian Works (Afghanistan)
55. The Islamic Union (Somalia)
56. The International Al-Akhtar Trust Organization (Bakistan)
57. The Al-Haramain Charitable Organization
58. The Afghan Supporting Committee (Afghanistan)
59. The Group of Al-Mowaqioon Beddam (Mali)
60. The Al-Furqan Organization (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
61. The Al-Rashid Trust Organization (Pakistan)
62. The Charitable Foundation of Al-Ihsan
63. The Islamic Cooperation Association (Afghanistan)
64. The Rabita Trust Organization (Pakistan)
65. The International Office of the Taiba Agency (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
66. The Coalition of February 14 Youth (Bahrain)
67. The Group of Al-Ashtar Brigades (Bahrain)
68. The Popular Resistance Brigades (Bahrain)
*Ali Abo Rezeg contributed to this report
