The US Department of State has designated four Iraqi groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), describing them as Iran-aligned militia groups (IAMGs):Harakat al-Nujaba;Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada;Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya; andKata'ib al-Imam Ali. Harakat al-Nujaba (HAN)The Department of State designated HAN and its Secretary General Akram al-Kabi as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT) in 2019. Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS)The Department of State designated KSS and its Secretary General Hashim Finyan Rahim al-Saraji as SDGTs in 2023. IAMGs Previously Designated as FTOsKata'ib Hizballah (KH)The Department of State designated KH as an FTO and an SDGT in 2009. The Department designated KH Secretary General Ahmad al-Hamidawi as an SDGT in 2020.