State Deptartment Designates Balochistan Liberation Army as FTO

The State Department labeled the Balochistan Liberation Army a Foreign Terrorist Organization and added several aliases to its existing entry as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (see 1907020042), it said in Federal Register notices released this week. The additional aliases are Majeed Brigade, Fateh Squad and Zephyr Intelligence Research and Analysis Bureau. The Office of Foreign Assets Control updated its sanctions entry for the group to reflect the change.

"Today’s action taken by the Department of State demonstrates the Trump Administration’s commitment to countering terrorism," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. "Terrorist designations play a critical role in our fight against this scourge and are an effective way to curtail support for terrorist activities."