January 7, 2015: EU, HMT remove 1, change a bunch of Al-Qaida sanctions listings

Yesterday, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) implemented Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/13, by removing the following person from its Al-Qaida sanctions program:

YOUSEF, Rafik, Mohamad


DOB:
27/08/1974. POB: Baghdad, Iraq a.k.a: KAIRADIN, Mohamad,
Raific


Raific
Nationality: Iraqi Passport Details: German travel document
(Reiseausweise) A 0092301
Address: Germany (in prison). Other Information:
UN Ref QI.M.205.05. Member of Ansar Al-Islam. Sentenced on 15 July 2008 to 8
years imprisonment in Germany.
Listed on: 07/12/2005 Last Updated: 07/01/2016
Group ID: 8783.

and by modifying the following listings:

ABD AL-BAQI, Nashwan, Abd Al-Razzaq
DOB: –/–/1961. POB: Mosul, Iraq a.k.a: (1) ABU ABDALLAH (2) AL-IRAQI, Abd Al-
Hadi (3) AL-IRAQI, Abdal, Al-Hadi
(4) MOHAMMED, Omar, Uthman (5) AL-TAWEEL,
Abdul, Hadi (6) AL-ANSARI, Abd, al-Hadi (7) AL-MUHAYMAN, Abd (8) ARIF ALI,
Abdul, Hadi
National Identification number: Ration Card no. 0094195
Nationality: Iraqi Other Information: UN Ref QI.A.12.01. Al-Qaida senior official.
In custody of the USA, as of July 2007
(a) Father’s name: Abd al-Razzaq Abd al-
Baqi, (b) Mother
’s name: Nadira Ayoub Asaad. Also referred to as Abu Ayub. Photo
available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice.
Listed
on:
10/10/2001 Last Updated: 07/01/2016 Group ID: 6923

HUSSEIN, Mohammad, Tahir, Hammid
Title: Imam DOB: 01/11/1975. POB: Poshok, Iraq a.k.a: AL KURDI, Abdelhamid
Nationality: Iraqi Address: Sulaymaniya, Iraq Other Information: UN Ref
QI.H.144.03. A deportation order was issued by the Italian authorities on 18 Oct
2004. Considered a fugitive from justice by the Italian authorities as of Sept 2007
.
Mother’s name: Attia Mohiuddin Taha. Listed on: 18/11/2003 Last Updated:
07/01/2016 Group ID: 7867

RASHID, Ata, Abdoulaziz
DOB: 01/12/1973. POB: Sulaimaniya, Iraq a.k.a: (1) BARZINGY, Ata, Abdoul, Aziz
(2) RASHID, Abdoulaziz, Ata
Nationality: Iraqi Address: Germany. National
Identification number:
Ration card 6110922 Other Information: UN Ref
QI.A.199.05.
Mother’s name: Khadija Majid Mohammed Listed on: 07/12/2005
Last Updated: 07/01/2016 Group ID: 8782

AHMAD, Farhad, Kanabi
DOB: 01/07/1971. POB: Arbil, Iraq a.k.a: (1) ACHMED, Kaua, Omar (2)
HAMAWANDI, Kawa
(3) AHMED, Kawa, Omar Nationality: Iraqi Passport Details:
German travel document (Reiseausweis) A 0139243 (revoked as at Sep 2012)
Address: Arbil, Qushtuba, house no. SH 11, alley 5380, Iraq. Other Information:
UN Ref QI.A.203.05. Released from custody in Germany on 10 Dec 2010 and
relocated to Iraq on 6 Dec 2011
Mother’s name: Farida Hussein Khadir. Listed on:
07/12/2005 Last Updated: 07/01/2016 Group ID: 8781

MOHAMED KHALIL, Ibrahim
DOB: (1) 02/07/1975. (2) 02/05/1972. (3) 03/07/1975. (4) –/–/1972. (5) 02/05/1975.
POB: (1) Mosul (2) Baghdad (3) Day Az-Zawr, (1) Iraq (2) Iraq (3) Syria a.k.a: (1) AL
ZAFIRI, Khalil, Ibrahim (2) JASSEM, Khalil, Ibrahim (3) MOHAMMAD, Khalil, Ibrahim
(4) AL-ZAHIRI, Khalil, Ibrahim Nationality: Syrian Passport Details: T04338017
(Temporary suspension of deportation issued by Alien's Office of the City of Mainz,
expired on 8.5.2013
)
Address: Refugee Shelter Alte Ziegelei, 55128, Mainz,
Germany.
Other Information: UN Ref QI.M.206.05. Also referred to as Khalil.
Photo and fingerprints available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council
Special Notice.
Listed on: 07/12/2005 Last Updated: 07/01/2016 Group ID: 8785.

AL-MAZIDIH, Akram, Turki, Hishan
DOB: (1) –/–/1974. (2) –/–/1975. (3) –/–/1979. a.k.a: AL-HISHAN, Akram, Turki
Address: Zabadani, Syrian Arab Republic. (a) Deir ez-Zor Governorate Syrian Arab
Republic, (b) Iraq, (c) Jordan.
National Identification number: Ration card no.
0075258
Other Information: UN Ref QI.A.276.10. Cousin of Ghazy Fezza Hishan Al
Mazidih
Mother’s name: Masouma Abd al-Rahman. Photo available for inclusion in
the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice
. Also referred to as Abu Jarrah
and Abu Akram.
Listed on: 29/03/2010 Last Updated: 07/01/2016 Group ID:
11050.

AL-MAZIDIH, Ghazy, Fezza, Hishan
DOB: (1) –/–/1974. (2) –/–/1975. a.k.a: (1) HISHAN, Ghazy, Fezzaa (2) SHLASH,
Mushari, Abd Aziz, Saleh
Address: Zabadani, Syrian Arab Republic. (a) Syrian Arab
Republic, (b) Iraq.
Other Information: UN Ref QI.A.277.10. Cousin of Akram Turki
Hishan Al Mazidih.
Also referred to as Abu Faysal and Abu Ghazzy.
Listed on:
29/03/2010 Last Updated: 07/01/2016 Group ID: 11051.

AL-DARI, Muthanna, Harith
Title: Dr DOB: 16/06/1969. POB: Iraq a.k.a: (1) AL DARI, Muthana, Harith (2) AL
DARI, Muthanna (3) AL-DARI, Muthana, Haris (4)
AL-DARI, Muthanna (5) AL-DARI,
Muthanna, Hareth (6) AL-DARI, Muthanna, Harith, Sulayman (7) AL-DHARI,
Muthana, Haris (8)
AL-DHARI, Muthanna, Hareth (9) AL-DHARI, Muthanna, Harith,
Sulayman (10) AL-ZAWBA', Muthanna, Harith, Sulayman, Al-Dari (11) AL-ZAWBA'I,
Muthanna, Harith, Sulayman, Al-Dari (12) AL-ZOBAI, Muthanna, Harith, Sulayman,
Al-Dari (13) AL-ZOWBAI, Muthanna, Harith, al-Dari
Nationality: Iraqi Address: (1)
Khan Dari, Iraq (previous). (2) Egypt (previous). (3) Asas Village, Abu Ghurayb, Iraq
(previous). (4) Amman, Jordan.
National Identification number: Ration card
number 1729765.
Other Information: UN Ref QI.A.278.10. Provided operational
guidance, financial support and other services to or in support of Al-Qaida in Iraq
.
Mother’s name: Heba Khamis Dari. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-
UN Security Council Special Notice.
Listed on: 07/04/2010 Last Updated:
07/01/2016 Group ID: 11052.

ALI AL-BADRI AL-SAMARRAI, Ibrahim, Awwad, Ibrahim
Title: Dr DOB: –/–/1971. POB: (1) Samarra, (1) Iraq (2) Iraq a.k.a: (1) AL-BADRI AL-
SAMARRAI, Ibrahim, 'Awad, Ibrahim (2) AL-BAGHDADI, Abu Bakr (3) 'ALI AL-BADRI
AL-SAMARRAI, Ibrahim, 'Awwad, Ibrahim (4) AL-QURAISHI, Abu Bakr, al-Baghdadi,
al-Husayni (5) AL-SAMARRA'I, Ibrahim, 'Awad, Ibrahim (6) AL-SAMARRA'I, Ibrahim,
Awwad, Ibrahim
Nationality: Iraqi Address: (a) Iraq, (b) Syria . National
Identification number:
Ration card number 0134852. Other Information: UN Ref
QI.A.299.11. Also referred as Abu Du'a, Abu Duaa' and Dr Ibrahim. Leader of Al-
Qaida in Iraq
. Currently based in Iraq
and Syria. Responsible for managing and
directing AQI large scale operations
Wife’s name: Saja Hamid al-Dulaimi, second
Wife
’s name: Asma Fawzi Mohammed al-Kubaissi. Photo available for inclusion in
the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice.
Listed on: 17/10/2011 Last
Updated:
07/01/2016 Group ID: 12157.

AL-JAWLANI, Abu Mohammed
DOB: (1) –/–/1975. (2) –/–/1976. (3) –/–/1977. (4) –/–/1978. (5) –/–/1979. (6)
1980
. POB: Syria a.k.a: (1) AL-GOLANI, Abu Mohammed (2) AL-GOLANI, Abu
Muhammad (3) ALJAWLANI, Abu Muhammad (4) AL-JAWLANI, Abu Mohamed (5)
AL-
JAWLANI, Abu Muhammad (6) AL-JAWLANI, Muhammad (7) AL-JULANI, Abu
Mohammed
(8) AL-NAIMI, Amjad, Muzaffar, Hussein, Ali. Nationality: Syrian
Address: (a) Mosul, Souq al-Nabi Yunis, (b) In Syria as at June 2013 Other
Information:
UN Ref QI.A.317.13 Active in Syria as at Jun. 2013. Since Jan. 2012,
he is the Leader of Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant. Associated with
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Mother’s name: Fatma Ali Majour.
Description: Dark complexion. Height 1.70m. Photo availablefor inclusion in the
INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice.
Also known as Shaykh al-Fatih, Abu
Ashraf
and Al Fatih. Date of birth is approximate. Listed on: 06/08/2013 Last
Updated:
07/01/2016 Group ID: 12883.

GAZIEV, Tarkhan, Ismailovich
DOB: 11/11/1965. POB: Bugaroy Village, Itum-Kalinskiy District, Republic of
Chechnya, Russia
a.k.a: (1) ASIM, Abu (2) BILALAL, Abu (3) GAZIEV, Husan, Isaevich
(4) GAZIEV, Tarkhan, Isaevich (5) ODUEV, Ramzan (6) SULIMOV, Umar (7) YASIR,
Abu
Nationality: Not registered as a citizen of the Russian Federation Passport
Details:
Passport No.: 620169661 (Russian foreign travel passport number)
Address: (1) Iraq, possible alternative location as at August 2015. (2) Syrian Arab
Republic, located in as at August 2015.
Other Information: Photo available for
inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Also referred to
as:Wainakh, Sever and Husan. Date of designation referred to in Article
7d(2)(i):2.10.2015
Listed on: 09/10/2015 Last Updated: 09/10/2015 Group ID:
13301.

Links:

HMT Notice

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/13

 

January 5, 2016: Remember that threadbare HMT Central African Republic sanctions update?

Remember that HMT told you they were short-staffed during the holiday, then issued a notice that an update would be forthcoming for the Central African Republic sanctions program, providing only a link to the EU legislation?

Well, yesterday it arrived in full – HMT implemented Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/2454 by adding the following 2 individuals to the Consolidated List:

BARRET NGAIKOSSET, Eugene
a.k.a: (1) NGAIKOISSET, Eugene (2) NGAIKOSSE, Eugene, Barret (3) NGAIKOSSET,
Eugene (4) NGAIKOUESSET, Eugene (5) NGAKOSSET, Eugene National Identification
no: Central African Republic armed forces (FACA) Military identification number 911-
10-77 Address: Bangui, Central African Republic. Other Information: Ngaikosset is a
former captain in both the CAR Presidential Guard and CAR Naval Forces, and is
associated with the anti-Balaka movement. He escaped from jail on 17 May 2015
following his extradition from Brazzaville and created his own anti-Balaka faction
including former FACA fighters.
Also known as ‘The Butcher of Paoua’ and Ngakosset.
Listed on: 24/12/2015 Last Updated: 04/01/2016 Group ID: 13309.

GAYE, Haroun
DOB: (1) 30/01/1968. (2) 30/01/1969. a.k.a: (1) GAYE, Aroun (2) GEYE, Aroun
(3) GEYE, Haroun Passport Details: Central African Republic number O00065772 (letter
O followed by 3 zeros), expires 30 Dec. 2019). Address: Bangui, Central African
Republic. Position: Rapporteur of the political coordination of the Front Populaire pour
la Renaissance de Centrafrique (FPRC) Other Information: Gaye has been, since early
2014, one of the leaders of an armed group operating in the PK5 neighbourhood in
Bangui. Listed on: 24/12/2015 Last Updated: 04/01/2016 Group ID: 13308.

and amending the following individual listing:

YOUNOUS ABDOULAY, Oumar


DOB:
02/04/1970. a.k.a: (1) M'BETIBANGUI, Oumar, Younous (2) YOUNOUS, Omar
(3)
YOUNOUS, Oumar (4) SODIAM, Oumar Nationality: Sudan Passport Details: CAR
diplomatic passport No D00000898, issued on 11 April 2013, (valid until 10 April 2018)
Address: (1) Bria, Central African Republic (Tel: +236 75507560). (2) Birao, Central
African Republic. (3) Tullus, southern Darfur, Sudan (previous location). Position:
Former Séléka General Other Information: Is a diamond smuggler and a three-star
general of the Séléka and close confident of interim president Michel Djotodia
.
Former
three-star general of the Seleka and close confident of former CAR interim president
Michel Djotodia. In October 2008, Oumar Younous, a former driver for the diamond
buying house SODIAM, joined the rebel group Mouvement des Liberateurs
Centrafricains pour la Justice (MLCJ). Younous is a diamond smuggler and is involved in
the diamond trade from Bria and Sam Ouandja to Sudan.
Physical description: hair
colour: black, height: 180cm, belongs to the Fulani ethnic group. Photo available for
inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Listed on: 03/09/2015 Last
Updated: 04/01/2016 Group ID: 13273.


Links:

HMT Notice

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/2454

 

December 29, 2015: The effects of being short-staffed…

Apparently, the guy who makes up the nice sanctions update notices was on holiday…

HM Treasury

Financial Sanctions: Central African Republic

Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 imposing financial sanctions against the Central African Republic (CAR) has been amended so that an asset freeze now applies to the following persons:

    • Haroun GAYE
    • Eugène BARRET NGAÏKOSSET

Identifying information for the following individual has been amended:

    • Oumar YOUNOUS (Group ID: 13273)

HM Treasury will publish a Notice and updated consolidated list shortly to reflect these changes. In the meantime identifying information for these designated persons can be found in Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2454:

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:JOL_2015_339_R_0003&from=EN

If you have any questions regarding this email please do not reply to it but contact: financialsanctions@hmtreasury.gsi.gov.uk.

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December 18, 2015: Remember, HMT is short-staffed during the holidays

Yes, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) did previously issue a notice that they would be operating with a smaller staff during the holidays. But, here it is again:

Financial Sanctions: Christmas and New Year Period

Dear subscriber,

This is a reminder that the Sanctions and Illicit Finance team will be operating with reduced staff during the Christmas and New Year period.

Our helpline will close at 17:00 on 23 December and will re-open on 4 January 2016. Our inbox will be monitored on the following days/times.

Financial Sanctions Inbox

24 December

Monitored until 14:00

25-28 December

Not monitored

29-30 December

Monitored 09:00-17:00

31 December

Monitored until 14:00

1-3 January

Not monitored

4 January onwards

Monitored

We expect business as usual to resume on Monday 4 January 2016.

We will continue to deal with urgent matters, but encourage you to submit licence requests at the earliest opportunity prior to this period to enable us to prioritise requests effectively.

If you have any questions regarding this email or wish to submit a licence request please contact: financialsanctions@hmtreasury.gsi.gov.uk.

Best regards,

Financial Sanctions


I think the detail on the email monitoring is new…

Link:

HMT Notice

 

December 18, 2015: EU, HMT removes 3 from Syria sanctions

Last Friday, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) implemented Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/2350 by removing the following person:

HAMSHO, Samir


DOB:
01/03/1972. a.k.a: (1) HAMCHO, Samir (2) HAMCHU,
Samir (3) HAMISHO, Samir (4) HEMASHO, Samir (5) HMEISHO,
Samir (6) HMICHO, Samir (7) HMISHO, Samir


Samir (3) HAMISHO, Samir (4) HEMASHO, Samir (5) HMEISHO,


Samir (6) HMICHO, Samir (7) HMISHO, Samir
Passport Details: (1) N008803455
(Syrian), (2) YA056959 (Brazilian).
Address: (1) 16 Martello Road, Poole, United
Kingdom, BH13 7DH. (2) 290 Qura Al Assad, Damascus, Syria. (3) Hamsho
Building, 31 Baghdad Street, Damascus, Syria.
Position: Owner and chairman of Al
Buroj and Syria Steel/Hmisho Steel.
Other Information: Also known as Samer or
Sameer. Prominent Syrian businessman. Al Buroj and Syria Steel/Hmisho Steel are
subsidiaries of Hamsho Trading, a subsidiary of Hamsho International.
Listed on:
09/03/2015 Last Updated: 18/12/2015 Group ID: 13234.

and two entities:

AL BUROJ TRADING
a.k.a: Borouj Trading Company Address: Hamsho Building, 31 Baghdad Street,
Damascus, Syria.
Other Information: Subsidiary of Hamsho Trading and therefore
ultimately of Hamsho International. Al Buroj Trading is associated with Hamsho
International.
Listed on: 09/03/2015 Last Updated: 18/12/2015 Group ID: 13239.

SYRIA STEEL SA
a.k.a: (1) Hmisho Steel (2) Syria Steel Co. (3) Syria Steel Rolling
Mill Address: Hamsho Building, 31 Baghdad Street, Damascus, Syria. Other
Information:
Subsidiary of Hamsho Trading and therefore ultimately a subsidiary
of Hamsho International.
Listed on: 09/03/2015 Last Updated: 18/12/2015 Group
ID:
13238.

from their Syrian sanctions list:

Links:

HMT Notice

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/2350

December 11, 2015: Bilal Talal Abdul Samad Abdullah removed from TAFA sanctions

On Friday, Her Majesty's revoked the Final Designation under the Terorrist Asset-Freezing etc. Act of 2010 of the following person:

ABDULLAH, Bilal, Talal, Abdul, Samad

DOB: (1) 24/08/1979.
(2) 27/08/1979.

a.k.a: ABDULLA, Bilal


Nationality: British


Passport Details: 702172116 (British). Issued 19 Aug 1998

Address:

(1) Paisley, United Kingdom (previous address), PA2.


(2) Houston, United Kingdom (previous address), PA6.
(3) Greenock, United Kingdom (previous address), PA16.
(4) Cambridge, United Kingdom (previous address), CB4.
(5) Cambridge, United Kingdom (previous address), CB2.
(6) Cambridge, United Kingdom (previous address), CB1.

Other Information: UK listing only. Male. Sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment
in Dec 2008. In custody in the UK (as at Oct 2015).

Group ID: 9149

Link:

HMT Notice

 

HMT Taking It Easy over the Holidays

HM Treasury Financial Sanctions Updates : Christmas Period

Financial Sanctions: Christmas Period

Please be advised that the Sanctions and Illicit Finance team will be operating with reduced staff during the Christmas period (Monday 21 December to Friday 1 January).

We will continue to deal with urgent matters, but encourage you to submit licence requests at the earliest opportunity prior to this period to enable us to prioritise requests effectively.

If you have any questions regarding this email or wish to submit a licence request please contact: financialsanctions@hmtreasury.gsi.gov.uk.

Best regards,

Financial Sanctions

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