US Treasury designates Masar Badil a terrorist front group

The US Treasury Department is designating Masar Badil as a terrorist organization, identifying it as a front for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a designated terror group. According to Treasury, Masar Badil is inextricably linked to Samidoun, another PFLP front that Washington designated a terrorist entity in 2024. Officials say the two groups share fundraising mechanisms and senior leadership, including individuals already under US sanctions. The move signals continued US efforts to crack down on the financial and organizational networks propping up Palestinian terror groups operating under the guise of activist or advocacy organizations. The designation freezes assets and bars Americans from engaging with the group. Treasury's action underscores growing scrutiny of pro-Palestinian networks in the West accused of providing material support to terrorism.