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Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends 21 Entries on Its Sanctions List

On 18 August 2026, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and underline in the entries below on its ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2734 (2024), and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

A. Individuals

QDi.087 Name: 1: NURJAMAN 2: RIDUAN 3: ISAMUDDIN 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: a) 4 Apr. 1964 b) 1966 POB: a) Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia b) Sukamanah, West Java, Indonesia Good quality a.k.a.: a) Hambali b) Nurjaman c) Isomuddin, Nurjaman Riduan d) Hambali Bin Ending e) Encep Nurjaman (birth name) f) Hambali Ending Hambali g) Isamuddin Riduan h) Isamudin Ridwan Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: a) Indonesia b) Malaysia Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: na Listed on: 28 Jan. 2003 ( amended on 2 Jul. 2007, 27 Jul. 2007, 16 May 2011, 6 Dec. 2019, 8 Nov. 2022, 18 Aug. 2026 ) Review concluded on: 13 Apr. 2010, 4 Dec. 2019, 8 Nov. 2022, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: Senior leader of Jemaah Islamiyah (QDe.092). Brother of Gun Gun Rusman Gunawan (QDi.218). In custody of the United States of America, as of July 2007 INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDi.114 Name: 1: SALIM Y SALAMUDDIN 2: JULKIPLI 3: na 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 20 Jun. 1967 POB: Tulay, Jolo Sulu, Philippines Good quality a.k.a.: a) Kipli Sali b) Julkipli Salim Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: Philippines Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: na Listed on: 9 Sep. 2003 ( amended on 23 Feb. 2009, 13 Dec. 2011, 6 Dec. 2019, 8 Nov. 2022, 18 Aug. 2026 ) Review concluded on: 25 May 2010, 4 Dec. 2019, 8 Nov. 2022, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: A member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (QDe.001). In detention in the Philippines as at May 2011 INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDi.204 Name: 1: ISNILON 2: TOTONI 3: HAPILON 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: a) 18 Mar. 1966 b) 10 Mar. 1967 POB: Bulanza, Lantawan, Basilan, Philippines Good quality a.k.a.: a) Isnilon Hapilun b) Isnilun Hapilun c) Tuan Isnilon Low quality a.k.a.: a) Abu Musab b) Salahudin Nationality: Philippines Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: a) Basilan, Philippines (previous location until 2016) b) Lanao del Sur, Philippines (location since 2016) Listed on: 6 Dec. 2005 ( amended on 4 Oct. 2017, 6 Dec. 2019, 8 Nov. 2022, 2 Feb. 2023, 18 Aug. 2026 ) Review concluded on: 8 Jun. 2010, 4 Dec. 2019, 8 Nov. 2022, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: Senior leader of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) (QDe.001). Leader of local affiliates of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI) (QDe.115), in the southern Philippines as of May 2017. Reportedly deceased in 2017Killed in Marawi City, Philippines on 15 October 2017. Physical description: eye colour: brown; hair colour: brown; height: 5 feet 6 inches - 168 cm; weight: 120 pounds - 54 kg; build: slim; complexion: light-skinned; has facial birthmarks. Wanted by the Philippines authorities for terrorist offences and by authorities of the United States of America for involvement in terrorist acts. Photos included in INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDi.249 Name: 1: YAHIA 2: DJOUADI 3: na 4: na
Name (original script): يحيى جوادي
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 1 Jan. 1967 POB: M'Hamid, Wilaya (province) of Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria Good quality a.k.a.: a) Yahia Abou Ammar b) Abou Ala Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: Algeria Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: na Listed on: 3 Jul. 2008 ( amended on 15 Nov. 2012, 15 Nov. 2021, 8 Nov. 2022, 2 Feb. 2023, 18 Aug. 2026 ) Review concluded on: 15 Nov. 2021, 8 Nov. 2022, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: Located in Northern Mali as of Jun. 2008. Reportedly deceased killed on 25 as of February 2022 in Timbuktu, Mali. Belonged to the leadership of the Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (listed under permanent reference number QDe.014). Located in Northern Mali as of Jun. 2008. Mother's name is Zohra Fares. Father's name is Mohamed INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDi.252 Name: 1: AHMED 2: DEGHDEGH 3: na 4: na
Name (original script): أحمد دغداغ
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 17 Jan. 1967 POB: Anser, Wilaya (province) of Jijel, Algeria Good quality a.k.a.: a) Abd El Illah b) Abdellillah dit Abdellah Ahmed dit Said c) ABD EL ILAH d) ABOU ABDELLAH AHMED e) SAID DIT MERRIKH Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: Algeria Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: Algeria Listed on: 3 Jul. 2008 ( amended on 24 Mar. 2009, 15 Nov. 2012, 15 Nov. 2021, 18 Aug. 2026 ) Review concluded on: 15 Nov. 2021, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: Belongs to the leadership and is the finance chief of the Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (QDe.014). Mother's name is Zakia Chebira. Father's name is Lakhdar. Reportedly died in Algeria in 2020 . INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDi.291 Name: 1: IBRAHIM 2: HASSAN 3: TALI 4: AL-ASIRI
Name (original script): إبراهيم حسن طالع العسيري
Title: na Designation: na DOB: a) 19 Apr. 1982 b) 18 Apr. 1982 c) (24/06/1402 (Hijri Calendar)) POB: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Good quality a.k.a.: a) Ibrahim Hassan Tali Asiri (إبراهيم حسن طالع عسيري) b) Ibrahim Hasan Talea Aseeri c) Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri d) Ibrahim Hasan Tali Asiri e) Ibrahim Hassan Tali Assiri f) Ibrahim Hasan Tali'A 'Asiri g) Ibrahim Hasan Tali al-'Asiri h) Ibrahim al-'Asiri i) Ibrahim Hassan Al Asiri Low quality a.k.a.: a) Abu Saleh b) Abosslah c) Abu-Salaah Nationality: Saudi Arabia Passport no: Saudi Arabia number F654645, issued on 30 Apr. 2005 (expired on 7 Mar. 2010. Issue date in Hijri Calendar 24/06/1426. Expiry date in Hijri Calendar 21/03/1431.) National identification no: Saudi Arabia civil identification number 1028745097 Address: Yemen Listed on: 24 Mar. 2011 ( amended on 15 Apr. 2014, 15 Jun. 2015, 9 May 2018, 15 Nov. 2021, 8 Nov. 2022, 2 Feb. 2023, 18 Aug. 2026 ) Review concluded on: 15 Nov. 2021, 8 Nov. 2022, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: Operative and principal bomb maker of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) (QDe.129). Believed to be hiding in Yemen as at Mar. 2011. Wanted by Saudi Arabia. Reportedly deceased in 2017. Also associated with Nasir 'abd-al-Karim 'Abdullah Al-Wahishi (deceased), Qasim Yahya Mahdi al-Rimi (QDi.282), and Anwar Nasser Abdulla Al-Aulaqi (QDi.283) (deceased) INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDi.294 Name: 1: UMAR 2: PATEK 3: na 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 20 Jul. 1966 POB: Central Java, Indonesia Good quality a.k.a.: a) Omar Patek b) Mike Arsalan c) Hisyam Bin Zein d) Anis Alawi Jafar Low quality a.k.a.: a) Pa'tek b) Pak Taek c) Umar Kecil d) Al Abu Syekh Al Zacky e) Umangis Mike Nationality: Indonesia Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: Indonesia Listed on: 19 Jul. 2011 ( amended on 23 Feb. 2012, 22 Sep. 2017, 15 Nov. 2021, 18 Aug. 2026 ) Review concluded on: 15 Nov. 2021, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: Senior member of Jemaah Islamiyah (QDe.092) involved in planning and funding multiple terrorist attacks in the Philippines and Indonesia. Provided training to Abu Sayyaf Group (QDe.001). Convicted for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings and sentenced to 20 years in prison in Jun. 2012. Remains in custody in Indonesia as at May 2015. Released on parole in 2022 and as at late 2025, he operated a business in Surabaya, Indonesia. Remains in custody in Indonesia as at May 2015. Photos included in INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDi.295 Name: 1: MUHAMMAD 2: JIBRIL 3: ABDUL RAHMAN 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: a) 28 May 1984 b) 3 Dec. 1979 c) 3 Mar. 1979 (from false passport) ) d) 8 Aug. 1980 (information derived from forged Indonesia passport No.S335026) POB: East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia Good quality a.k.a.: a) Mohammad Jibril Abdurrahman b) Muhammad Jibriel Abdul Rahman c) Mohammad Jibriel Abdurrahman d) Muhamad Ricky Ardhan born 8 Aug. 1980 (appears in false Indonesian passport number S335026) e) Muhammad Ricky Ardhan bin Muhammad Iqbal f) Muhammad Ricky Ardhan bin Abu Jibril Low quality a.k.a.: a) Muhammad Yunus b) Heris Syah Nationality: Indonesia Passport no: na Indonesia number S335026 (forged Indonesian passport) National identification no: a) Indonesian national identity card number 3219222002.2181558 b) Identification number 2181558 Address: a) Jalan M. Saidi RT 010 RW 001 Pesanggrahan, South Petukangan, South Jakarta, Indonesia b) Jalan Nakula of Witana Harja Complex Block C, Pamulang, Banten, Indonesia Listed on: 12 Aug. 2011 ( amended on 24 Nov. 2020, 15 Nov. 2021, 18 Aug. 2026 ) Review concluded on: 24 Nov. 2020, 15 Nov. 2021, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: Senior member of Jemaah Islamiyah (QDe.092) directly involved in obtaining funding for terrorist attacks. Sentenced in Indonesia to five years in prison on 29 Jun. 2010. Father's name is Mohamad Iqbal Abdurrahman (QDi.086) INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDi.300 Name: 1: MONIR 2: CHOUKA 3: na 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 30 Jul. 1981 POB: Bonn, Germany Good quality a.k.a.: ABU HAMZA Low quality a.k.a.: Abu Adam Nationality: a) Germany b) Morocco Passport no: Germany number 5208323009, issued on 2 Feb. 2007, issued in Stadt Bonn, Germany (expires on 1 Feb. 2012) National identification no: Germany National Identification Number 5209530116, issued on 21 Jun. 2006, issued in Stadt Bonn, Germany (expired on 20 Jun. 2011) Address: a) Ungartenstraße 6, Bonn, 53229, Germany (previous), b) Syrian Arab Republic (as at 2023) Listed on: 25 Jan. 2012 ( amended on 15 Nov. 2021, 18 Aug. 2026 ) Review concluded on: 15 Nov. 2021, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: Associated with Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (QDe.010). Associated with Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115), between October 2015 and August 2016. Brother of Yassin Chouka (QDi.301) Arrest warrant issued by the investigating judge of the German Federal Court of Justice on 5 Oct. 2010 INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDi.304 Name: 1: MOCHAMMAD 2: ACHWAN 3: na 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: a) 4 May 1948 b) 4 May 1946 POB: Tulungagung, Indonesia Good quality a.k.a.: a) Muhammad Achwan b) Muhammad Akhwan c) Mochtar Achwan d) Mochtar Akhwan e) Mochtar Akwan Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: Indonesia Passport no: na Indonesia number C3967156 National identification no: a) Indonesia National Identity Card 3573010405480001 b) Indonesia National Identity Card 353010405480001 Address: Jalan Ir. H. Juanda 8/10, RT/RW 002/001, Jodipan, Blimbing, Malang, 65127, Indonesia Listed on: 12 Mar. 2012 ( amended on 15 Nov. 2021, 27 May 2022, 18 Aug. 2026 ) Review concluded on: 15 Nov. 2021, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: Acting emir of Jemmah Anshorut Tauhid (JAT) (QDe.133). Associated with Abu Bakar Ba'asyir (QDi.217), Abdul Rahim Ba'aysir (QDi.293) and Jemaah Islamiyah (QDe.092) INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDi.375 Name: 1: BOUBAKER 2: BEN HABIB 3: BEN AL-HAKIM 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 1 Aug. 1983 POB: Paris, France Good quality a.k.a.: a) Boubakeur el-Hakim b) Boubaker el Hakim Low quality a.k.a.: a) Abou al Moukatel b) Abou Mouqatel c) Abu-Muqatil al-Tunisi d) El Hakim Boubakeur Nationality: a) France b) Tunisia Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: Syrian Arab Republic (as at Sep. 2015) Listed on: 29 Sep. 2015 ( amended on 24 Jun. 2016, 15 Nov. 2021, 18 Aug. 2026 ) Review concluded on: 15 Nov. 2021, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: French-Tunisian foreign terrorist fighter for Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115). Reportedly killed in Raqqa, Syria on 26 November 2016. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDi.376 Name: 1: PETER 2: CHERIF 3: na 4: na Title: na Designation: na DOB: 26 Aug. 1982 POB: Paris, 20th district, France Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: France Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: Al Mukalla, Hadramawt province, Yemen Listed on: 29 Sep. 2015 ( amended on 24 Jun. 2016, 15 Nov. 2021, 18 Aug. 2026 ) Review concluded on: 15 Nov. 2021, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: Member of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) (QDe.129). Convicted in absentia to five years in prison in France in 2012. Sentenced to life imprisonment by a French court on 3 October 2024.Wanted by French authorities as of 2015 INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDi.389 Name: 1: ABU UBAYDAH 2: YUSUF 3: AL-ANABI 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 7 Feb. 1969 POB: Annaba, Algeria Good quality a.k.a.: a) Abou Obeida Youssef Al-Annabi b) Abu-Ubaydah Yusuf Al-Inabi Low quality a.k.a.: a) Mebrak Yazid b) Youcef Abu Obeida c) Mibrak Yazid d) Yousif Abu Obayda Yazid e) Yazid Mebrak f) Yazid Mabrak g) Yusuf Abu Ubaydah h) Abou Youcef Nationality: Algeria Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: Algeria Listed on: 29 Feb. 2016 ( amended on 15 Nov. 2021, 18 Aug. 2026 ) Review concluded on: 15 Nov. 2021, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: A leader of the Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) (QDe.014). Father's name is Omar Mebrak. Mother's name is Zohra Mebrak. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

B. Entities

QDe.015 Name: WAFA HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION
A.k.a.: a) Al Wafa b) Al Wafa Organization c) Wafa Al-Igatha Al-Islamia F.k.a.: na Address: a) Jordan House No. 125, Street 54, Phase II Hayatabad, Peshawar, Pakistan (at time of listing) b) Kuwait (at time of listing)c b) United Arab Emirates (at time of listing) d c) Afghanistan (at time of listing) Listed on: 6 Oct. 2001 ( amended on 21 Mar. 2012, 6 Dec. 2019, 10 Sep. 2020, 8 Nov. 2022, 18 Aug. 2026) Review concluded on: 21 Jun. 2010, 4 Dec. 2019, 8 Nov. 2022, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: Headquarters was in Kandahar, Afghanistan as at 2001. Wafa was a component of Al-Qaida (QDe.004) in 2001. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDe.068 Name: Ummah Tameer E-Nau (UTN)
A.k.a.: na F.k.a.: na Address: a) Street 13, Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan b) Pakistan Listed on: 24 Dec. 2001 (amended on 13 Dec. 2011, 15 Nov. 2021, 13 Aug. 2026, 18 Aug. 2026) Review concluded on: 21 Jun. 2010, 15 Nov. 2021, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: Its directors included Mahmood Sultan Bashir-Ud-Din (QDi.055). Banned in Pakistan. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDe.069 Afghan Support Committee (ASC)
A.k.a.: a) Lajnat ul Masa Eidatul Afghania b) Jamiat Ayat-ur-Rhas al Islamiac c) Jamiat Ihya ul Turath al Islamia d) Ahya ul Turas F.k.a.: na Address: a) Headquarters - G.T. Road (probably Grand Trunk Road), near Pushtoon Garhi Pabbi, Peshawar, Pakistan b) Cheprahar Hadda, Mia Omar Sabaqah School, Jalabad, Afghanistan Listed on: 11 Jan. 2002 ( amended on 13 Dec. 2011, 15 Nov. 2021, 18 Aug. 2026) Review concluded on: 8 Jun. 2010, 15 Nov. 2021, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: Associated with the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (QDe.070). Abu Bakr al-Jaziri (QDi.058) served as finance chief of ASC. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDe.096 Lashkar i Jhangvi (LJ)
A.k.a.: na F.k.a.: na Address: na Listed on: 3 Feb. 2003 (amended on 13 Dec. 2011, 20 Nov. 2017, 15 Nov. 2021, 18 Aug. 2026) Review concluded on: 23 Dec. 2016, 15 Nov. 2021, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: Based primarily in Pakistan's Punjab region and in the city of Karachi. Active in Pakistan although bBanned in Pakistan as at 2010. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDe.104 Name: AL-HARAMAIN FOUNDATION (PAKISTAN)
A.k.a.: na F.k.a.: na Address: House #279, Nazimuddin Road, F-10/1, Islamabad, Pakistan (at time of listing) Listed on: 26 Jan. 2004 ( amended on 21 Mar. 2012, 24 Nov. 2020, 8 Nov. 2022, 18 Aug. 2026) Review concluded on: 19 Oct. 2009, 24 Nov. 2020, 8 Nov. 2022, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: As at late 2025, it was not active and had no structures in Pakistan. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDe.119 Name: ISLAMIC JIHAD GROUP
A.k.a.: a) Jama'at al-Jihad b) Libyan Society c) Kazakh Jama'at d) Jamaat Mojahedin e) Jamiyat f) Jamiat al-Jihad al-Islami g) Dzhamaat Modzhakhedov h) Islamic Jihad Group of Uzbekistan i) al-Djihad al-Islami j) Zamaat Modzhakhedov Tsentralnoy Asii k) Islamic Jihad Union F.k.a.: na Address: na Listed on: 1 Jun. 2005 (amended on 19 Apr. 2006, 20 Feb. 2008, 13 Dec. 2011, 24 Nov. 2020, 18 Aug. 2026) Review concluded on: 20 May 2010, 24 Nov. 2020, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: Founded and led by Najmiddin Kamolitdinovich Jalolov (reportedly deceased) and Suhayl Fatilloevich Buranov (reportedly deceased). Its activities are funded and coordinated by Al-Qaida. Associated with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (QDe.010) and Emarat Kavkaz (QDe.131). Active in the Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, Central Asia, South Asia region and some European States. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDe.129 Name: AL-QAIDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA (AQAP)
Name (original script): القاعدة في جزيرة العرب
A.k.a.: a) Al-Qaida of Jihad Organization in the Arabian Peninsula b) Tanzim Qa'idat al-Jihad fi Jazirat al-Arab c) Al-Qaida Organization in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) d) Al-Qaida in the South Arabian Peninsula e) Ansar al-Shari'a (AAS) F.k.a.: Al-Qaida in Yemen (AQY) Address: na Listed on: 19 Jan. 2010 ( amended on 4 Oct. 2012, 15 Jun. 2015, 24 Jun. 2016, 15 Nov. 2021, 18 Aug. 2026) Review concluded on: 15 Nov. 2021, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: AQAP is a regional affiliate of Al-Qaida (QDe.004) and an armed group operating primarily in Arabian Peninsula. Location: Yemen. Alternative location: Saudi Arabia (2004 - 2006). Formed in Jan. 2009 when Al-Qaida in Yemen combined with Saudi Arabian Al-Qaida operatives. Leader of AQAP is Sa'ad bin Atef al-Awlaki Qasim Mohamed Mahdi Al-Rimi (QDi.282). Ansar al-Shari'a was formed in early 2011 by AQAP and has taken responsibility for multiple attacks in Yemen against both government and civilian targets. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

QDe.134 Name: MOUVEMENT POUR L'UNIFICATION ET LE JIHAD EN AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST (MUJAO)
Name (original script): حركة التوحيد والجهاد في غرب إفريقيا
A.k.a.: na F.k.a.: na Address: a) Mali b) Algeria Listed on: 5 Dec. 2012 (amended on 15 Nov. 2021, 18 Aug. 2026) Review concluded on: 15 Nov. 2021, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: Associated with The Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, (QDe.014), Al Mourabitoun (QDe.141), and Mokhtar Belmokhtar (QDi.136). Active in the Sahel/Sahara region. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

In accordance with paragraph 61 of resolution 2734 (2024), the Committee has made accessible on its website the narrative summaries of reasons for listing of the above entries at the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list/summaries.

The ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List is updated regularly on the basis of relevant information provided by Member States and international and regional organizations. An updated List is accessible on the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee's website at the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list.

The United Nations Security Council Consolidated List is also updated following all changes made to the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List. An updated version of the Consolidated List is accessible via the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/un-sc-consolidated-list.

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