Financial sanctions, ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida organisations

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has published a new Financial Sanctions Notice regarding sanctions measures with respect to persons and entities associated with terrorist organizations ISIL and/or AI-Qaida pursuant to Statutory Instrument SI 2019/466 – the „ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019“. Specifically, the OFSI informs that it has updated its sanction list by modifying the records of two individuals on the list which remain subject to asset freezing measures. The affected persons and their newly amended records are the following:
1. AL-ZAHRANI, Faysal Ahmad Bin Ali
فيصل احمد بن علي الزهراني :(script Latin-non (Name
DOB: 19/01/1986. Good quality a.k.a: ALI ALZAHRANI, Faisal, Ahmed Low quality a.k.a: (1) AL-SAUDI, Abu, Sarah (2) ZAHRANI, Abu, Sara Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Passport Number: (1) G579315 (2) K142736 Passport Details: (1) Saudi Arabia (2) Saudi Arabia. issued on 14 Jul. 2011 in Al-Khafji, Saudi Arabia Address: Syria.Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref):AQD0172. (UN Ref):QDi.392. Reportedly deceased. Was the lead oil and gas division official of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115), for Al Barakah Governorate, Syrian Arab Republic, as of May 2015. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) was concluded on 21 Feb. 2019. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5943051 https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals. Listed on: 21/04/2016 UK Sanctions List Date Designated: 20/04/2016 Last Updated: 11/02/2022 25/07/2023 Group ID: 13351.
2. SUFAAT, Yazid
DOB: 20/01/1964. POB: Johor, Malaysia Low quality a.k.a: (1) JOE (2) ZUFAR, Abu
Nationality: Malaysia Passport Number: A 10472263 National Identification Number: 640120-01-5529 Address: (1) Malaysia. (2) Taman Bukit Ampang, State of Selangor, Malaysia. Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref):AQD0337. (UN Ref):QDi.124. Founding member of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) (QDe.092) who worked on Al-Qaida’s (QDe.004) biological weapons program, provided support to those involved in AlQaida’s 11 Sep. 2001 attacks in the United States of America, and was involved in JI bombing operations. Detained in Malaysia from 2001 to 2008. Arrested in Malaysia in 2013 and sentenced to 7 years in Jan. 2016 for failing to report information relating to terrorist acts. Completed detention on 20 November 2019. Served a two-year restricted residence order in Selangor Malaysia until 21 November 2021. Due for release in Feb. 2020. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1989 (2011) was concluded on 6 Mar. 2014. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) was concluded on 21 Feb. 2019. Photos included in INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/1424794. Malaysia (previous address) Listed on: 12/09/2003 UK Sanctions List Date Designated: 09/09/2003 Last Updated: 31/12/2020 25/07/2023 Group ID: 7848.
The new consolidated sanctions list may be found here.