Biden Administration Withdrawing 5 International Groups From Terror List

Biden Administration Withdrawing 5 International Groups From Terror List
Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) march in a military parade in Tehran in this file photo. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
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Washington has decided to remove five groups classified under its list of foreign terrorist organizations, including some that have killed hundreds of people, according to reports from multiple media outlets.

On May 13, the U.S. State Department issued notices to lawmakers making it known that terrorist designations of five entities will be formally removed when the determinations are published in the Federal Register, which is expected to take place in the coming week. Copies of these notices were signed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and obtained by media outlets.