Shibbir Ahmed, WASHINGTON DC: The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on several organizations and individuals that the U.S. government says are involved in or support transnational violent far-left networks.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in coordination with the State Department, designated Italy-based Autistici/Inventati (A/I Collective), the UK-based Palestine Action, and the transnational organization Masar Badil under the U.S. government’s counterterrorism sanctions authority. The United States also designated Rawa Alsagheer and Zaid Abdulnasser, whom Treasury identified as senior leaders or officials of Masar Badil.
The actions were taken under Executive Order 13224, as amended, which allows the United States to impose sanctions on terrorists, terrorist organizations and entities or individuals accused of providing material, financial or technological support for terrorism.
U.S. Targets Autistici/Inventati
The State Department separately announced the designation of Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), describing the Italy-based organization as an extremist group that provides digital infrastructure and technology to violent Antifa cells and other far-left militant groups.
According to the State Department, A/I Collective operates encrypted email and chat services, web hosting, video-conferencing and streaming services, anonymity tools and other digital infrastructure.
The department alleges that these services have been used by extremist networks to organize, recruit, communicate, disseminate propaganda, share information about potential targets and publish claims of responsibility for violent attacks.
The State Department said A/I Collective claims to host approximately 16,000 mailboxes, 1,500 websites, 5,500 mailing lists and 10,000 blogs through its platforms. Treasury likewise described A/I as an Italy-based organization providing specialized digital architecture, website hosting, encrypted email, chat and video-conferencing services to violent left-wing extremist groups.
U.S. Links A/I Infrastructure to Violent Attacks
In its fact sheet, the State Department alleged that various far-left extremist networks have used A/I Collective’s services to claim responsibility for attacks, distribute communiqués and circulate material related to sabotage and attacks on infrastructure. The department cited alleged use of A/I services by anarchist cells involved in attacks on rail infrastructure in France, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands during 2026.
It also alleged that an anarchist cell responsible for the March 2026 sabotage of the Transalpine Pipeline (TAL) used A/I services to publish claims of responsibility and promote further attacks against critical infrastructure.
The State Department further alleged that a far-left extremist network involved in attacks against German rail and energy infrastructure used A/I infrastructure to publish claims of responsibility and calls for additional attacks. These allegations were presented by the U.S. government as part of the basis for A/I Collective’s designation.
Rose City Antifa and Jane’s Revenge
The State Department also cited alleged links between A/I Collective’s digital infrastructure and several U.S.-based extremist groups. According to the department, Rose City Antifa, based in Oregon, used A/I services to organize and promote violent and criminal activity, including an alleged attack involving Customs and Border Protection helicopters. The department also alleged that the group used the infrastructure to distribute doxing material and personal information relating to federal immigration officials and to encourage attacks against Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel.
The State Department also cited Jane’s Revenge, a far-left extremist network that the department says conducted a campaign of firebombing attacks against crisis pregnancy centers in the United States.
According to the department, Jane’s Revenge used A/I services to publish claims of responsibility and encourage copycat attacks. Four members of the group were later charged under federal law, the State Department said.
Palestine Action Also Sanctioned
The United States also designated Palestine Action, a UK-based organization that was formally proscribed as a terrorist organization by the British government in July 2025. Treasury said Palestine Action has carried out acts that damaged defense-related facilities and military equipment in the United Kingdom and that the group has promoted its activities and tactics internationally.
The U.S. designation was made under Executive Order 13224 for allegedly providing material, technological or other support for acts of terrorism. The action complements the United Kingdom’s existing terrorist designation of the organization.
Masar Badil and Two Leaders Targeted
Treasury also sanctioned Masar Badil, describing it as a transnational organization that operates as a front for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The PFLP has been designated by the United States as a Foreign Terrorist Organization since 1997. Treasury said Masar Badil is linked to the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, which was sanctioned by the United States and Canada in October 2024.
The department said the organizations share fundraising mechanisms, senior leaders and members of their executive committees. The United States designated Rawa Alsagheer and Zaid Abdulnasser as leaders or officials of Masar Badil.
Treasury Warns of Financial Consequences
The sanctions block property and interests in property belonging to designated persons that are located in the United States or are in the possession or control of U.S. persons. U.S. persons are generally prohibited from conducting transactions involving blocked persons unless authorized by OFAC or otherwise exempt.
Treasury also warned that financial institutions and other individuals or organizations could face sanctions exposure for certain transactions involving designated entities. Violations of U.S. sanctions can result in civil or criminal penalties, while certain foreign financial institutions involved in significant transactions with designated persons could face the risk of secondary sanctions.
U.S. Expands Focus on Far-Left Terrorism
Treasury said the sanctions are part of a broader U.S. government effort to counter what it describes as a growing threat from violent far-left terrorism. The department said the 2026 U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy identifies violent far-left terrorist groups as one of three major terrorist threats facing the United States. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the administration would use its economic authorities against what he described as violent far-left extremists, their fronts and their enablers.
The Treasury Department also emphasized that U.S. sanctions are not intended to target people merely for engaging in political speech or other constitutionally protected activities. Instead, the department said the designations are based on conduct that falls within the applicable counterterrorism authorities. The designations represent a significant expansion of U.S. financial and counterterrorism measures against international networks that American authorities say facilitate political violence and terrorism.
