The FINMA Notice:
Updated sanctions notice: ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Kaida
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has published an amendment to the list of sanctioned natural persons, companies and organizations in the Ordinance of 21 March 2025 on measures against persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with the organizations ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Kaida (SR 946.231.08).
By decision of 28 September 2026, the United Nations Sanctions Committee amended the list of sanctioned persons, companies and organizations. The amendment is directly applicable in Switzerland. On 29 September 2026, SECO updated SESAM (SECO Sanctions Management), the database that is authoritative in Switzerland, and published the amendment on its website.
Financial intermediaries are required, in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance, to implement the prohibitions, freeze the assets of the sanctioned persons, and report the affected business relationships to SECO. Reporting to SECO does not relieve a financial intermediary of the obligation to carry out additional clarifications pursuant to Art. 6 AMLA in the event of suspicion and, if such suspicion cannot be dispelled, to file a report without delay with the Money Laundering Reporting Office pursuant to Art. 9 AMLA.
The update:
Ordinance on measures against certain persons, groups, undertakings and organizations associated with the organizations ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Kaida – Art. 3 para. 1 and 2 (Financial sanctions) and Art. 4 (Entry and transit ban). Origin: UN
Amended – Entities
SSID: 500-88388
Foreign identifier: QDe.168
Name: Khatiba Jama`at Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad (KTJ)
Spelling variant: Катиба Джамаат ат-Таухид валь-Джихад (Russian)
Good quality a.k.a.: a) Jannat Oshiklari b) Jama`at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad` c) Katiba al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
Other information: Khatiba al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (formerly known as Jannat Oshiklari) is a terrorist organization operating under the umbrella of the international terrorist organization Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (formerly listed). The group mainly operates in the provinces of Hama, Idlib and Ladhiqiyah, in the Syrian Arab Republic, and also conduct operations in Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Afghanistan, Ukraine. The number of fighters of KTJ is about 500. KTJ also cooperates with such terrorist organizations as Khatiba Imam al-Bukhari (QDe.158) and the Islamic Jihad Group (QDe.119). INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link available.
Modifications: Listed on 15 May 2025, amended on 28 Sep 2026List of Changes:
– Name: Changed from: “Khatiba Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad (KTJ)” to: “Khatiba Jama`at Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad (KTJ)”
– Spelling variant: Changed from: “Катиба ат-Таухид валь-Джихад (Russian)” to: “Катиба Джамаат ат-Таухид валь-Джихад (Russian)”
– Good quality a.k.a.: Changed clause b) from: “Jama`at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad” to: “Jama`at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad`”
– Good quality a.k.a.: Added clause c): “Katiba al-Tawhid wal-Jihad”
– F.k.a.: Deleted: “Jannat Oshiklari”
– Other information: Changed from: “(QDe.137)” to: “(formerly listed)” (reference following “Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant”)
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