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Said and Mawafi Terrorist Designations


Said is believed to be involved in the attack on a Naval base in Karachi, Pakistan.
Said is believed to be involved in the attack on a Naval base in Karachi, Pakistan.

The U.S. State Department has designated Khan Said and Ramzi Mawafi as Specially Designated Global Terrorists.

The U.S. State Department has designated Khan Said and Ramzi Mawafi as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. This designation targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. The consequences of these designations include a prohibition against U.S. persons engaging in transactions with Said and Mawafi, and the freezing of all property and interests of Said and Mawafi that are in the United States or come within the United States or the possession or control of U.S. persons.

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Khan Said became deputy leader of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakististan or TTP, following the death of Wali-ur-Rehman in May 2013. Said has had experience fighting in Afghanistan, is believed to be involved in the attack on a Naval base in Karachi, Pakistan, and is also credited with masterminding a 2012 jailbeak in which the Taliban freed 400 inmates in the northwestern city of Bannu, Pakistan.

Among those freed was Adnan Rasheed, who is currently the emir of the Ansar al Aseer Khorasan, a group that includes members from both the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and the Taliban and was founded to free jihadists from Pakistani prisons.

The Mehsud faction of TTP, led by Said, split from TTP in May 2014. In a public statement following the split, Said stated his continued commitment to terrorist activity.

Ramzi Mawafi is an Egyptian national and long-time al-Qaida member best known as the former doctor to Osama bin Laden. Mawafi also served as an explosives expert for al-Qaida. Mawafi escaped from an Egyptian prison in 2011 and is now believed to be in the Sinai Peninsula coordinating among militant groups and helping to arrange money and weapons to support violent extremist activity.

The United States is committed to fighting terrorism by all means available. By designating Khan Said and Ramzi Mawafi as global terrorists the United States is directly undermining their ability to fund and operate their terrorist networks.

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