The United States has officially designated the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood (SMB) a terrorist organisation, followed by plans to list it among foreign terrorist groups.

‎The State Department in a statement on Monday said the SMB, composed of the Sudanese Islamic Movement and its armed wing, the al-Baraa Bin Malik Brigade (BBMB), have perpetrated widespread violence against civilians in Sudan’s ongoing conflict.

‎It said, “Today, the Department of State announces the designation of the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and the intent to designate the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation.

‎”The Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood (SMB), composed of the Sudanese Islamic Movement and its armed wing—the al-Baraa Bin Malik Brigade (BBMB)—uses unrestrained violence against civilians to undermine efforts to resolve the conflict in Sudan and advance its violent Islamist ideology.”

‎The Department of State further accused the SMB of contributing a total of 20,000 fighters to the war in Sudan, as well as receiving training and support from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

‎It added that the SMB had incessantly perpetrated the killings of thousands of civilians based on race, ethnicity, or a perceived affiliation with the opposite group in territories they had captured.

‎”SMB’s BBMB fighters have conducted mass executions of civilians in areas they captured and repeatedly and summarily executed civilians based on race, ethnicity, or perceived affiliation with opposition groups,” it said.

‎Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of the Treasury had earlier designated the al-Baraa Bin Malik Brigade in September 2025 under Executive Order 14098, citing its role in destabilising Sudan and undermining efforts toward a democratic transition.

‎It said, “Terrorist designations expose and isolate entities and individuals, denying them access to the U.S. financial system and the resources they need to carry out attacks.”

‎The statement added that property and interests belonging to the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood within the United States or under the control of U.S. persons were blocked, and that any business association with the group was prohibited.

‎The U.S therefore warned, “that individuals or entities engaging in certain transactions with the organisation could face secondary sanctions under U.S. counterterrorism authorities.”

‎It stated that the move was taken in alignment with Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and Executive Order 13224, adding that all listed groups will “go into effect upon publication in the Federal Register.”

The U.S. further urged groups designated as Foreign Terrorist Groups that seek a removal of their name from “the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List” to reach the Department of State’s Delisting Guidance page.