British Government produces "terrorist" list

Contributor —

Britain designated 21 groups on Wednesday as "terrorist", including Sri

Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, under a new anti-terrorism law designed to

halt funding and support for UK-based militant groups.

The full list of groups from the Home Office follows:

Al-Qaida --

Egyptian Islamic Jihad --

Al-Gama'at al-Islamiya (Egyptian militant group)--

Armed Islamic Group (Algerian guerrilla group) --

Salafist Group for Call and Combat (from Algeria) --

Babbar Khalsa (seeking an independent Sikh homeland) --

International Sikh Youth Federation --

Harakat Mujahideen (seeking independent Kashmir)--

Jaish-e-Mohammed (also Kashmiri) --

Lashkar-e-Taiba (Pakistan-based Kashmiri group) --

Liberation Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam --

Hizballah External Security Organisation (Home Office spelling) --

Hamas Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades --

Palestinian Islamic Jihad --

Abu Nidal Organisation --

Islamic Army of Aden --

Mujaheddin el-Khalq --

Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) --

Revolutionary Peoples' Liberation Party-Front (Turkey) --

Euskadi Ta Askatasuna, ETA (Spain) --

17 November Revolutionary Organisation (Greece)

We will keep you posted on the latest developments. Insha Allah

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