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Sanctions Profile: Terrorism
At a glance
The UN imposes sanctions targeting terrorism under two regimes, one of which targets terrorist actors and organisations generally, and the other specifically targets ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida. It imposed its general terrorism sanctions, on all those participating in terrorist acts or supporting terrorists, in September 2001 by UN Security Council Resolution 1373 following the 9/11 attacks on the US.
News
US lists HASM as a foreign terrorist organisation & renews other FTO designations
The US Department of State has designated Egypt-based Harakat Sawa’d Misr (HASM) as a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO), and has added 2 of its Turkey-based leaders Yahya al-Sayyid Ibrahim Musa and Alaa Ali Ali Mohammed al-Samahi to the list of specially designated global terrorists (SDGTs). HASM was listed as an SDGT in January 2018 for “posing a significant risk of …
Terrorism
US lists 5 al-Qaida leaders as specially designated global terrorists
The US has announced the designations of 3 al-Qaida leaders, who are said to be based in Iran, and 2 leaders of the al-Qaida Kurdish Battalions, which operates on the border between Iran and Iraq, as specially designated global terrorists (SDGTs) under Executive Order 13224. See Notice for the list of designations. The State Department press release explains that “Iran …
UK revokes & replaces general licences for counter-terrorism regimes
Today (11 January 2020), HM Treasury revoked 3 general licences for the counter-terrorism regimes which related to the provision of insurance and payment of legal fees by a third party. These licences may no longer be used, and future applications relating to insurance or payment of legal fees by a third party will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. See …
US to designate Yemeni Houthis as a foreign terrorist organisation & SDGT
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that Congress will be notified of his intent to designate Ansarallah, also known as the Houthis, as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) entity, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224. 3 Houthi leaders, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, …
UNSC adopts resolution to encourage engagement with terrorism sanctions committee
The United Nations Security Council has adopted Resolution 2560 (2020) to encourage member states to engage more actively with the committee overseeing sanctions targeting ISIL/Da’esh and Al-Qaida. The resolution calls upon states to submit listing requests of groups, undertakings and entities that meet the designation criteria under Resolution 2368 (2017) to ensure that the sanctions list remains reliable and up …
Current Sanctions
Consolidated - ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1686
Parent Regulation - ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1686
Amended by:
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/281
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/999
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1539
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/270
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1717
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1943
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/19
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1128
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1124
Consolidated - ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida
Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693
Parent Decision - ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida
Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693
Amended by:
Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1560
Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/283
Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1000
Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1540
Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/271
Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/25
Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1721
Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1944
Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1721
Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/20
Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1126
Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1132
Consolidated - ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida
Council Regulation (EC) 881/2002
Parent Regulation - ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida
Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002
Amended by:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/733
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/816
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/855
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/888
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1033
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1204
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1494
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1562
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1809
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/257
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/353
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/259
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/288
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/390
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/483
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/706
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1473
Consolidated - Regulation 2850/2001
Council Regulation (EC) 2850/2001
Parent Regulation - Regulation 2580/2001
Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001
Amended by:
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/24
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/507
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/622
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/791
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/850
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1353
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1731
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/218
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1297
Parent - Common Position 2001/931
Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP
Amended by: