[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2013)] [Notices] [Pages 17744-17745] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2013-06648] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 8248] In the Matter of the Designation of Ansar al-Dine Also Known as Ansar Dine Also Known as Ansar al-Din Also Known as Ancar Dine Also Known as Ansar ul-Din Also Known as Ansar Eddine Also Known as Defenders of the Faith as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended Based upon a review of the Administrative Record assembled in this matter and in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, I conclude that there is a sufficient factual basis to find that the relevant circumstances described in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (hereinafter ``INA'') (8 U.S.C. 1189), exist with respect to Ansar al-Dine, also known as Ansar Dine, also known as Ansar al-Din, also known as Ancar Dine, also known as Ansar ul-Din, also known as Ansar Eddine, also known as Defenders of the Faith. [[Page 17745]] Therefore, I hereby designate the aforementioned organization and its aliases as a Foreign Terrorist Organization pursuant to section 219 of the INA. This determination shall be published in the Federal Register. Dated: March 11, 2013. John F. Kerry, Secretary of State. [FR Doc. 2013-06648 Filed 3-21-13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-10-P