The UN imposed an arms embargo on Somalia in 1992, by UN Security Council Resolution 733, which the EU implemented in 2002 by Common Position 2002/960/CFSP and then Council Regulation (EC) No 147/2003. The arms embargo was introduced in response to violent conflict in the country.
On 26 May 2023, The UN added Abdullahi Osman Mohamed Caddow to its Somalia sanctions list (notice) pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Al-Shabaab. Yesterday, the UK (notice) and Switzerland (notice) incorporated the UN update into their sanctions regimes.
On Wednesday 24 May, The US State Department, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, designated 5 al-Shabaab leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (press release): Maxamed Siidow, finance emir and a commander in the group’s armed wing, the Jabha; Cali Yare, finance emir who allegedly oversees a section of al-Shabaab’s illicit taxation operations; Maxamed Dauud Gabaane, finance emir, responsible for …
The European Council has implemented the humanitarian exemption to UN sanctions set out by UNSC Resolution 2664 (2022) with respect to its Somalia, CAR, Yemen, Haiti, Iraq and Lebanon (assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri) sanctions regimes. See previous post. Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/338 and Council Regulation (EU) 2023/331. Under the exemption, the making available of funds or economic …
The UN Panels of Experts on North Korea and Somalia published reports in September and October. Somalia As part of its Final Report, the Panel recommended that the Security Council expand the listing criteria for UN Somalia sanctions to include “planning, directing, supporting, or committing acts involving economic blockades of Somali towns”. North Korea In its Midterm Report, the Panel …
The US yesterday listed 7 people and 1 entity linked to a weapons trafficking network that is closely integrated with the Islamic State in Somalia (ISIS-Somalia), pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224. The trafficking network operate primarily between Yemen and Somalia and has strong ties to al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula and al-Shabaab. OFAC Press Release & Notice. Those listed: …
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