Groups proscribed or de-proscribed by the British Government

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Date Action Group Details
Mar-01 Proscribed Al Qa’ida Whole organization; global Salafist network aiming to expel Western influences from Muslim lands.
Mar-01 Proscribed Abu Nidal Organisation Whole organization; Palestinian nationalist group hostile to Israel and pro-Israel Arab regimes.
Mar-01 Proscribed Al-Gama’at al-Islamiya Whole organization; Egyptian group seeking to overthrow the government and establish an Islamic state.
Mar-01 Proscribed Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Armee - GIA) Whole organization; Algerian militant group aiming for an Islamic state through violence.
Mar-01 Proscribed Egyptian Islamic Jihad Whole organization; Egyptian group allied with Al Qa’ida, seeking an Islamic state.
Mar-01 Proscribed Harakat Mujahideen Whole organization; Kashmiri group seeking independence and aligned with global jihad.
Mar-01 Proscribed Islamic Army of Aden Whole organization; Yemeni group aiming for a Sharia state.
Mar-01 Proscribed Jaish e Mohammed Whole organization; Kashmiri group seeking liberation and destruction of Western/Indian influences.
Mar-01 Proscribed Lashkar e Tayyaba Whole organization; Pakistani group seeking Kashmiri independence and an Islamic state.
Mar-01 Proscribed Hamas Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades Military/armed wing; Palestinian group aiming to end Israeli occupation and establish an Islamic state.
Mar-01 Proscribed Palestinian Islamic Jihad - Shaqaqi Whole organization; Palestinian group opposing the peace process and seeking an Islamic state.
Mar-01 Proscribed Salafist Group for Call and Combat (Groupe Salafiste pour la Predication et le Combat - GSPC) Whole organization; Algerian successor to GIA.
Mar-01 Proscribed Hizballah External Security Organisation Military/armed wing; Lebanese Shia group involved in resistance to Israel and terrorism abroad.
Nov-02 Proscribed Asbat Al-Ansar Whole organization; Lebanese Sunni group enforcing extremist Islamic law.
Nov-02 Proscribed Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) Whole organization; Central Asian group seeking an Islamic state.
Nov-02 Proscribed Jeemah Islamiyah (JI) Whole organization; Southeast Asian group seeking a unified Islamic state.
Jul-05 Proscribed Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) Whole organization; Central Asian splinter from IMU.
Oct-05 Proscribed Al Ittihad Al Islamia (AIAI) Whole organization; Somali group seeking a radical Sunni state.
Oct-05 Proscribed Ansar Al Islam (AI) Whole organization; Iraqi Sunni Salafi group aligned with Al Qa’ida.
Oct-05 Proscribed Ansar Al Sunna (AS) Whole organization; Iraqi fundamentalist Sunni group.
Oct-05 Proscribed Groupe Islamique Combattant Marocain (GICM) Whole organization; Moroccan group seeking a caliphate.
Oct-05 Proscribed Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) Whole organization; Afghan militant group.
Oct-05 Proscribed Harakat-Ul-Jihad-Ul-Islami (HUJI) Whole organization; South Asian group seeking Kashmiri accession to Pakistan.
Oct-05 Proscribed Harakat-Ul-Jihad-Ul-Islami (Bangladesh) (HUJI-B) Whole organization; Bangladeshi group seeking a Taliban-like regime.
Oct-05 Proscribed Harakat-Ul-Mujahideen/Alami (HuM/A) and Jundallah Whole organization; Kashmiri group rejecting democracy.
Oct-05 Proscribed Sipah-e Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and Lashkar-e Jhangvi (LeJ) Whole organization and splinter; Pakistani anti-Shia groups.
Oct-05 Proscribed Khuddam Ul-Islam (KuI) Whole organization; Kashmiri splinter from Jaish e Mohammed.
Oct-05 Proscribed Jamaat Ul-Furquan (JuF) Whole organization; Kashmiri splinter from Jaish e Mohammed.
Oct-05 Proscribed Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) Whole organization; Libyan group aligned with Al Qa’ida.
Jul-06 Proscribed Al Ghurabaa and The Saved Sect Whole organizations; UK-based groups evolved from Al Muhajiroun, seeking a caliphate.
Jul-07 Proscribed Jammat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) Whole organization; Bangladeshi group involved in bombings.
Jun-08 De-proscribed Mujaheddin e Khalq (MeK), also known as People's Mujaheddin Organisation of Iran (PMOI) Whole organization; Iranian opposition group removed after appeals.
Jul-08 Proscribed Hizballah Military Wing (including Jihad Council and External Security Organisation) Military/armed wing; extension from 2001 ESO proscription.
Mar-10 Proscribed Al Shabaab Whole organization; Somali group aligned with Al Qa’ida.
Jul-12 Proscribed Indian Mujahideen (IM) Whole organization; Indian group seeking Sharia in India.
Nov-12 Proscribed Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan (Ansaru) Whole organization; Nigerian group aligned with Al Qa’ida.
Dec-13 Proscribed Imarat Kavkaz (IK, Caucasus Emirate) Whole organization; North Caucasus group seeking a Sharia caliphate.
Apr-14 Proscribed Al Murabitun Whole organization; Sahel-based Al Qa’ida merger group.
Apr-14 Proscribed Ansar Al Sharia-Tunisia (AAS-T) Whole organization; Tunisian group aligned with Al Qa’ida.
Apr-14 Proscribed Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM) Whole organization; Egyptian Sinai-based Al Qa’ida-inspired group.
Jun-14 Proscribed Abdallah Azzam Brigades (AAB), including Ziyad al-Jarrah Battalions Whole organization; Syrian/Lebanese group aligned with Al Qa’ida.
Jun-14 Proscribed Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) Whole organization; Syrian-based Palestinian nationalist group.
Jun-14 Proscribed Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also ISIS, DAISh) Whole organization; Sunni jihadist group seeking a caliphate.
Jun-14 Proscribed Kateeba al-Kawthar (KaK) Whole organization; Syrian mujahideen group aligned with Al Qa’ida.
Nov-14 Proscribed Ajnad Misr (Soldiers of Egypt) Whole organization; Egyptian jihadist splinter.
Nov-14 Proscribed Ansar al-Sharia-Benghazi (AAS-B) Whole organization; Libyan Sunni militia.
Nov-14 Proscribed Jaysh al Khalifatu Islamiya (JKI) Whole organization; Chechen-led Syrian jihadist group.
Jan-15 Proscribed Jund al-Aqsa (JAA) Whole organization; Syrian splinter.
Jan-15 Proscribed Jund al Khalifa-Algeria (JaK-A) Whole organization; Algerian Al Qa’ida/ISIL-aligned group.
Mar-15 Proscribed Haqqani Network (HQN) Whole organization; Afghan/Pakistani group aligned with Taliban.
Mar-15 Proscribed Jamaat ul-Ahrar (JuA) Whole organization; Pakistani Taliban splinter seeking a caliphate.
Jul-16 Proscribed Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF), including GIMF Bangla Team (Ansarullah Bangla Team, Ansar-al Islam) Whole organization; jihadist propaganda network.
Jul-16 Proscribed Jamaah Anshorut Daulah (JAD) Whole organization; Indonesian ISIL-aligned group.
May-17 Proscribed Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Whole organization; Syrian group, formerly an Al Qa’ida alias.
Dec-17 Proscribed Al-Ashtar Brigades Whole organization; Bahraini Shia militant group.
Dec-17 Proscribed Al-Mukhtar Brigades Whole organization; Bahraini Shia militant group.
Dec-17 Proscribed Hasam (including Harakat Sawa’d Misr) Whole organization; Egyptian extremist group.
Dec-17 De-proscribed Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) Whole organization; removed following application and review.
Mar-19 Proscribed Ansaroul Islam Whole organization; Burkina Faso/Mali Salafi jihadist group.
Mar-19 Proscribed Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam Wal-Muslimin (JNIM) Whole organization; Sahel Al Qa’ida federation.
Mar-19 Proscribed Hizballah Whole organization; extension from military wing, as no distinction between political and military.
Nov-19 De-proscribed Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) Whole organization; removed following application and review.
Nov-21 Proscribed Hamas Whole organization; extension from military wing, assessed as single entity ("a militant Islamist movement" per official description).
Jan-24 Proscribed Hizb ut-Tahrir Whole organization; Sunni political group seeking a global caliphate.
Jul-25 Proscribed Palestine Action Whole organization; UK-based Palestinian activism group proscribed for property damage actions against arms suppliers to Israel (proscription effective 5 July 2025).
Oct-25 De-proscribed Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Whole organization; removed as no longer an Al Qa’ida alias following review (order laid 21 October 2025).[1]
  1. This timeline is current as of January 2026, based on the latest GOV.UK updates (last revised 28 January 2026) and related parliamentary records. No additional de-proscriptions or proscriptions for these categories appear to have occurred since October 2025.