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On 24 October 2026, three entries were removed.

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On 26 October 2026, three entries were amended.

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SC/16488

26 October 2026

Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Removes Three Entries from Its Sanctions List

On 24 October 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 removed the entries below from the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al‑Qaida Sanctions List.  The entries were deleted after the Committee concluded its consideration of the delisting request for these names submitted by the designating State in accordance with paragraph 75 of resolution 2734 (2024).

Therefore, 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, no longer apply to the names set out below:

A. Individuals

QDi.338 Name: 1: SHAFI 2: SULTAN 3: MOHAMMED SULTAN 4: AL-AJMI
Name (original script): شافي سلطان محمد سلطان العجمي
Title: Doctor Designation: na DOB: 1 Jan. 1973 POB: Warah, Kuwait Good quality a.k.a.: a) Shafi al-Ajmi b) Sheikh Shafi al-Ajmi c) SHAFI S. M. S. ALAJMI Low quality a.k.a.: Shaykh Abu-Sultan Nationality: Kuwait Passport no: a) Kuwait number 03111298 b) Kuwait number 003111298, issued on 16 Sep. 2010, issued in Kuwait, expires 15 Sep. 2020 (in the name of Shafi S M S Alajmi, Arabic script شافي سلطان محمد سلطان العجمي) c) 0216155930  National identification no: Kuwait 273010101204 Address: Area 3, Street 327, Building 41, Al-Uqaylah, Kuwait Listed on: 23 Sep. 2014 ( amended on 24 Nov. 2020, 22 Aug. 2025, 13 Aug. 2026 ) Review concluded on: 24 Nov. 2020, 7 Nov. 2024
Other information: Fundraiser for Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (formerly listed). In November 2023, he was released from prison in Kuwait as part of the Special Amiri Decree Pardon No. 225/2023. 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#2014-58611

QDi.399 Name: 1: BASSAM 2: AHMAD 3: AL-HASRI 4: na
Name (original script): بسام أحمد الحصري
Title: na Designation: na DOB: a) 1 Jan. 1969 b) Approximately 1971 POB: a) Qalamun, Damascus Province, Syrian Arab Republic b) Ghutah, Damascus Province, Syrian Arab Republic c) Tadamon, Rif Dimashq, Syrian Arab Republic Good quality a.k.a.: Bassam Ahmad Husari Low quality a.k.a.: a) Abu Ahmad Akhlaq b) Abu Ahmad al-Shami Nationality: a) Syrian Arab Republic b) State of Palestine Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: Syrian Arab Republic (Southern. Location as of July 2016) Listed on: 22 Feb. 2017 ( amended on 8 Nov. 2022 ) Review concluded on: 8 Nov. 2022 Other information: Leader of Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (formerly listed) for southern Syrian Arab Republic since July 2016 INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals#2017-11467

QDi.400 Name: 1: IYAD 2: NAZMI 3: SALIH 4: KHALIL
Name (original script): إياد نظمي صالح خليل
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 1974 POB: Syrian Arab Republic Good quality a.k.a.: a) Ayyad Nazmi Salih Khalil b) Eyad Nazmi Saleh Khalil Low quality a.k.a.: a) Iyad al-Toubasi b) Iyad al-Tubasi c) Abu al-Darda’ d) Abu-Julaybib al-Urduni e) Abu-Julaybib Nationality: Jordan Passport no: a) Jordan 654781 (approximately issued in 2009) b) Jordan 286062 (issued on 5 April 1999 at Zarqa, Jordan, expired on 4 April 2004) National identification no: na Address: Syrian Arab Republic (Coastal area of. Location as of April 2016) Listed on: 22 Feb. 2017 ( amended on 8 Nov. 2022 ) Review concluded on: 8 Nov. 2022 Other information: Leader of Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (formerly listed) for coastal area of Syrian Arab Republic since March 2016 INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals#2017-11471

The names of individuals and entities removed from the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al‑Qaida Sanctions List pursuant to a decision by the Committee may be found in the “Press Releases” section on the Committee’s website.  Other information about the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List may also be found on the Committee’s website at the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list/procedures-for-delisting.

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 Consolidated United Nations Security Council 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.