After Hezbollah and Ansar Allah were listed as terrorist groups… Iraq clarifies and pledges to...

The publication of the Iraqi Gazette announcing Decision No. (61) of 2025 by the Committee for Freezing Terrorist Funds—which included Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Ansar Allah among 24 “terrorist” entities—sparked widespread public anger in Iraq.

The committee explained in a statement issued on December 4, 2025, that the inclusion of these entities resulted from publishing the list before its revision was completed. It stressed that Iraq’s approval was limited only to individuals and entities linked to ISIS and al-Qaeda, based on a request from Malaysia and in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1373.

The committee confirmed that the error will be corrected in the next issue of the Iraqi Gazette by removing the names of entities not connected to ISIS and al-Qaeda from the list.