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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
OFAC delists Somali companies from terrorism sanctions
OFAC has delisted the Al-Barakaat Group, a group of Somali-owned companies designated in November 2001 following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The director of Al-Barakaat, Abdullahi Hussein Kahie, has also been delisted. OFAC Notice. The UN Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee removed Al-Barakaat from its sanctions list in February 2012 following a delisting request to the UN Ombudsperson. The Al-Barakarat case …
Terrorism
OFSI renews 3 TAFA designations
The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has renewed the designations for three people linked to Hizballah under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010. As a result, Hasan Izz-al-Din, Abdelkarim Al-Nasser, and Ibrahim Al-Yacoub continue to be subject to the asset-freezing prohibitions contained in the Act. Notice here.
UNSC adds 1 person to ISIS/Al-Qaida list
The United Nations Security Council has added Amadou Koufa to its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions list. UN Press Release. Mr Koufa is said to be the founder of Katiba Macina, an armed group operating in Mali, which is an alliance of Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), the Mali-based Al-Qaida branch. Koufa will now be subject to an asset …
TAFA Quarterly Report July – September 2019
HM Treasury has published a quarterly report on the operation of the UK’s counter-terrorist asset freezing regime from 1 July 2019 to 30 September 2019. As reported in the 1 January to 30 June 2019 quarterly reports (see post), £9k continued to be frozen under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA 2010) powers. £18k across 3 accounts and £70k …
Third countries align with EU Turkey, ISIL (Da’esh) and DRC sanctions
Turkey On 11 November 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894, which established a sanctions framework to impose targeted sanctions against Turkey in response to unauthorised hydrocarbon exploration and production in the Eastern Mediterranean sea (see post). North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, and Iceland have aligned themselves with this decision. Press release here. ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda The Council adopted …
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Democratic Republic of the CongoCurrent 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
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
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
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
Parent - Common Position 2001/931
Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP
Amended by: