Overview
- The State Department labeled the Sudanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity, triggering asset freezes and a ban on dealings by U.S. persons.
- Washington said it will also add the group to the Foreign Terrorist Organization list effective March 16, 2026.
- U.S. statements accuse the faction of fielding more than 20,000 fighters in Sudan’s war, with many trained and supported by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Officials allege the group carried out mass executions and repeated summary killings of civilians based on race, ethnicity, or alleged affiliations.
- The branch is described as the Islamic Movement of Sudan and its Baraa bin Malik Brigade—sanctioned in September 2025—and the move follows recent U.S. terrorism designations of Brotherhood affiliates in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon.