Sanctioned entity: AL-QAIDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA (AQAP). Aliases: Al-Qaida of Jihad Organization in the Arabian Peninsula, Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Jazirat al-Arab, Al-Qaida Organization in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Al-Qaida in the South Arabian Peninsula, Ansar al-Shari'a (AAS), Al-Qaida in Yemen (AQY). Program: Al-Qaida.