Datasets
US Listings of Shia Militia Groups
US government listing records for each tracked militia: Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist actions, reviews, Federal Register notices, and SDN entries.
Scope
One row per listing record per group.
- 13 groups have listing records dated 1995-01-24 to 2025-09-18.
- Records come from the State Department, Treasury OFAC, and the Federal Register. Listings by other governments are in the Iran Sanctions Listings dataset.
- A review record means the designation was reviewed and kept in place on that date.
Codebook
| Field | Type | Definition | Allowed Values | Source | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
group_id | text | Short group key used in Shia Militia Tracker URLs. | Lowercase key, for example kh, aah, houthis | MEF | aah |
group_name | text | Group name as used on the Shia Militia Tracker. | Text | MEF | Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq |
date | date (YYYY-MM-DD) | Date of the listing record. | 1995-01-24 to 2025-09-18 | Source record | 2020-01-03 |
record_type | text | Kind of record. | Federal Register notice; OFAC SDN List entry; State Department release | Source record | OFAC SDN List entry |
detail | text | What the record did. MEF wording or the notice title. | Text | Source record | ASA'IB AHL AL-HAQ: programs SDGT, FTO; on the SDN List since 2020-01-03 (OFAC enhanced ... |
source_url | URL | Link to the government record. | http or https URL | Source record | https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=28283 |
mef_profile_url | URL | Group profile on the Shia Militia Tracker. | https URL | MEF | https://militias.meforum.org/groups/aah |
User Guide
How to Cite
Middle East Forum, US Listings of Shia Militia Groups (dataset), Shia Militia Tracker, accessed October 13, 2026, https://products.meforum.org/datasets/militia-group-listings/
Cite the underlying government or UCDP record from the row's source field when quoting a single entry.
How Often It Updates
Rebuilt with the Shia Militia Tracker on its daily refresh. This file was generated on October 13, 2026.
Corrections
Report an error to info@meforum.org with the row identifier.