OFAC Adds Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood to SDN List

OFAC Sanctions List Updates

Filed March 9th, 2026

Detected March 9th, 2026

Summary

The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. This action imposes sanctions on the entity and carries secondary sanctions risk under Executive Order 13224, as amended.

View original document View source feed page

What changed

OFAC has designated the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood, including its Arabic name and aliases, as a Specially Designated National (SDN). The designation, effective March 9, 2026, is made under Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886, and carries secondary sanctions risk. Additionally, the AL-BARAA BIN MALIK BRIGADE has been updated to include the same designations ([FTO], [SDGT]) and is now explicitly linked to the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood.

This designation requires all US persons and entities to block any property or interests in property of the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood that come within their possession or control. Furthermore, entities engaging in certain transactions with the designated group may be subject to secondary sanctions. Compliance officers should review their transaction monitoring systems and customer due diligence processes to ensure adherence to these sanctions requirements and to identify any potential exposure to the newly designated entity or its affiliates.

What to do next

Block all property and interests in property of the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood.
Review transaction monitoring and customer due diligence to identify any dealings with the designated entity.
Assess potential exposure to secondary sanctions risks.

Penalties

Secondary sanctions risk; potential for civil penalties and enforcement actions for violations of US sanctions law.

Source document (simplified)

Counter Terrorism Designations; Sudan-related Designation Update

03/09/2026 Press Release Link Terrorist Designation of the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood

Specially Designated Nationals List Update

The following entity has been added to OFAC's SDN List:

SUDANESE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (Arabic: الحركة الاسلامية السودانية) (a.k.a. "MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN SUDAN"; a.k.a. "SUDANESE ISLAMIC MOVEMENT"), Sudan; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 01 Jan 1954; Organization Type: Advocacy organization [FTO] [SDGT].

The following changes have been made to OFAC's SDN List:

AL-BARAA BIN MALIK BRIGADE (a.k.a. AL-BARA' IBN MALIK BRIGADE; a.k.a. AL-BARAA BIN MALIK BATTALION), Sudan; Organization Established Date 07 Jan 2020; Target Type Armed Group [SUDAN-EO14098]. -to- AL-BARAA BIN MALIK BRIGADE (a.k.a. AL-BARA' IBN MALIK BRIGADE; a.k.a. AL-BARAA BIN MALIK BATTALION), Sudan; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 07 Jan 2020; Target Type Armed Group [FTO] [SDGT] SUDAN-EO14098.