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The Note Verbale:

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SC/16446

4 September 2026

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

On 4 September 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.431 Name: 1: SANAULLAH 2: GHAFARI 3: na 4: na
Name (original script): ثناء اللہ غفاری
Title: Dr.  Designation: na DOB: a) 28 Oct. 1994 b) 24 May 1990 POB: Mir Bacha, Kot District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan  Good quality a.k.a.: a) Dr. Shahab al Muhajir b) Shahab Muhajer c) Shahab Mohajir d) Shahab Mahajar e) Shihab al Muhajir f) Shihab Muhajer g) Shihab Mohajir h) Shihab Mahajar Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: Afghanistan Passport no: Afghanistan number O1503093, issued on 25 Aug. 2016, issued in Kabul, Afghanistan (expired on 25 Aug. 2021)  National identification no: na Address: a) Afghanistan (2021) b) Kunduz, Afghanistan (previous)  Listed on: 21 Dec. 2021 (amended on 25 Apr. 2024, 4 Sep. 2026)  Other information: Leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan (ISIL – K) (QDe.161). Information Technology Expert. Father’s name: Abdul Jabbar. Grandfather’s name: Abdul Ghaffar. Photo is 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.

QDi.436 Name: 1: ABUBAKAR 2: SWALLEH 3: na 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: a) 13 Jan. 1992 b) 16 Mar. 1993 POB: Mengo, Uganda Good quality a.k.a.: a) ABUBAKER SWALEH b) TOM KIYURIGE c) ISAAC MUPETA Low quality a.k.a.: ISAAC MUPETA na Nationality: Uganda Passport no: Uganda number A00195974, expires 16 Dec. 2029National identification no: a) Uganda CM920231090NZA b) Zambia Z15105123, issued on 5. Aug. 2020 (fraudulently acquired under the name Isaac Mupeta, born 9 May 1993 in Lusaka, Zambia, registration number 102523/29/1) Address: Luzira Prison, Luzira, Kampala, Uganda Listed on: 16 Jun. 2025 (amended on 14 Aug. 2026, 4 Sep. 2026) Other information: Abubakar Swalleh provides financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to, or in support of, ISIL (listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115)). He acted, since 2018, as an ISIL facilitator who provides financial and logistic support including recruitment for ISIL in East and Southern Africa. Phone number: +963936016952. Gender: Male. 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#2025-47413.

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.