US State Dept. reviews foreign terrorist organizations; LTTE continues to be banned organisation

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The US State Department has amended its Foreign Terrorist Organisations (FTO) list and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) remains to be a banned organisation in it, the State Department said.

Under the Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations list, the LTTE can be seen listed as an organisation designated since 10/8/1997.

In a release issued by the State Department on Thursday said it has amended the terrorist designations of Lashkar i Jhangvi (LJ) and ISIL Sinai Peninsula (ISIL-SP) to include additional aliases.

These aliases have been added to LJ and ISIL-SP’s designations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT) under Executive Order 13224.

Additionally, the Department of State has reviewed and maintained the FTO designations of LJ, ISIL-SP, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Jaysh Rijal al-Tariq al Naqshabandi, Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis-Sudan (Ansaru), al-Nusrah Front, Continuity Irish Republican Army, and the National Liberation Army, pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended (8 U.S.C. § 1189).

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Vijitha Saturday, 16 January 2021 06:57 PM

Even if they lift the ban there's no dearth of bullets and ammunition in SL.

good advice Saturday, 16 January 2021 07:40 PM

Review your own USA (or should it be DSA -Divided states of America) - list of home terrorist groups =- suggest you add Trumps terrorist group to your list. - you have more things to worry than focus on outside matters now - in fact - this reminds me of the well known saying - "you reap what you sow"

Mr X Saturday, 16 January 2021 08:03 PM

Should add ANTIFA and Black Lives Matter to the list. Obama and Biden too if possible.

Lucifer Saturday, 16 January 2021 09:41 PM

Your mental faculties and vision seem to be impacted by those x-rated glasses!

P Tilak Saturday, 16 January 2021 09:51 PM

How come UK took LTTE off the list of terrorist organisations. Very strange

Idiot Boy Saturday, 16 January 2021 09:53 PM

Add Trump family

RA Saturday, 16 January 2021 10:03 PM

Because U.S. wants to be strategic partner with war criminals. To please war criminals, U.S. listed LTTE as terrorist organization. Otherwise, there is no difference between the unpunished war criminals and terrorists. The only differences is that war criminals kills thousands and thousands without witness while terrorist kills small scale. Both are bad

VJ Saturday, 16 January 2021 10:06 PM

Why ban an organization that does not exist?

Adam Speak Saturday, 16 January 2021 10:23 PM

Well said (Good advice). Trump is the biggest terrorist in the USA today, disgracely impeached for the 2nd time in the history of the USA. Just get lost ISIS and AlQaidas are your own creations. People are not that stupid as may think.

Martin Milton Sunday, 17 January 2021 06:53 PM

Thank heavens for that! MM

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