Counter Terrorism Designations

Treasury Press Release: Treasury Targets Hizballah-Aligned Officials Obstructing Peace and Disarmament

State Press Release: U.S. Sanctioning Hizballah’s Enablers in Lebanon

Additions:

The following individuals have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:

OFAC Program: [SDGT]   Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594

AL-MOUSSAWI, Ibrahim (Arabic: ابراهيم الموسوي)

• AKA:
  • AL-MOUSAOUI, Ibrahim
  • MOUSAWI, Ibrahim
• Address: Lebanon
• DOB: 05 Nov 1965
• Nationality: Lebanon
• Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions Pursuant to the Hizballah Financial Sanctions Regulations
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• National ID No.: 000019172428 (Lebanon)
• Party Type: Individual
• Linked To: HIZBALLAH

Supplemental Information: Per the Treasury press release, al-Moussawi is currently the head of Hizballah’s Media Committee and one of Hizballah’s elected representatives in the Lebanese parliament. He is designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act on behalf of, Hizballah.

 

BAALBAKI, Ahmad Asaad (Arabic: احمد اسعد بعلبكي)

• AKA: BALABAKI, Ahmad Asad
• Address: Beirut, Lebanon
• DOB: 02 Apr 1961
• POB: Beirut, Lebanon
• Nationality: Lebanon
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• National ID No.: 000034246532 (Lebanon)
• Identification Number: 311125 (Lebanon)
• Party Type: Individual
• Linked To: HIZBALLAH

Supplemental Information: Per the Treasury press release, Baalbaki is the Amal Movement Security Director who coordinated public displays of force with Hizballah leadership to intimidate Hizballah’s political opponents in Lebanon. The Amal Movement is a political ally and security partner of Hizballah. He is designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Hizballah.

 

FADLALLAH, Hassan Nizammeddine

• AKA: FADLALLAH, Hassan (Arabic: حسن فضل الله)
• Address: Ainata, Lebanon
• DOB: 02 Oct 1967
• POB: Ainata, Bint Jbeil, Lebanon
• Nationality: Lebanon
• Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions Pursuant to the Hizballah Financial Sanctions Regulations
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• National ID No.: 000032614265 (Lebanon)
• Party Type: Individual
• Linked To: HIZBALLAH

Supplemental Information: Per the Treasury press release, Fadlallah has represented Hizballah as one of the group’s elected members of the Lebanese parliament since 2005. He also helped found U.S.-designated Al Nour Radio and was a senior director for U.S.-designated Al Manar TV. He is designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act on behalf of, Hizballah.

 

FANICH, Abdel-Mottaleb Mohamed (Arabic: محمد عبد المطلب فنيش)

• AKA: FNEISH, Mohammad
• Address: Lebanon
• DOB: 10 Feb 1953
• POB: Maaroub, Lebanon
• Nationality: Lebanon
• Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions Pursuant to the Hizballah Financial Sanctions Regulations
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Party Type: Individual
• Linked To: HIZBALLAH

Supplemental Information: Per the Treasury press release, Fanich leads Hizballah’s executive council and is responsible for reorganizing the terrorist group’s administrative and institutional structure in furtherance of Hizballah’s mission of maintaining an armed presence in Lebanon. He has been a Hizballah member since the organization was first established and has held multiple leadership positions within the group. He was elected to Lebanon’s parliament as part of Hizballah’s Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc in 1992 and was later appointed Minister of Youth and Sports. He is designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act on behalf of, Hizballah. The State press release notes that the U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program is offering up to $10 million for information leading to the disruption of Hizballah’s financial mechanisms.

 

HAMADI, Samir ‘Adnan (Arabic: سامر عدنان حمادي)

• AKA: HAMADI, Samer
• Address: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon
• DOB: 17 Feb 1982
• alt. DOB: 03 Mar 1982
• POB: Bourj El Brajne, Lebanon
• Nationality: Lebanon
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Passport: LR0499320 (Lebanon) expires 29 Jul 2022
• Identification Number: 4267356 (Lebanon)
• Birth Certificate Number: 533 (Lebanon)
• Party Type: Individual
• Linked To: HIZBALLAH

Supplemental Information: Per the Treasury press release, Hamadi is the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Intelligence Directorate Dahiyah Branch Chief (Colonel) who shared important intelligence with Hizballah during the ongoing conflict over the past year. He is designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Hizballah.

 

HASSAN, Hussein Al-Hajj

• AKA:
  • HASSAN, Hussein Al-Haj
  • HASSAN, Hussein Ali Al-Hajj (Arabic: حسين علي الحاج حسن)
• Address: Nabi Chit, Beqaa, Lebanon
• DOB: 17 Oct 1960
• POB: Nabi Sheet, Lebanon
• Nationality: Lebanon
• Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions Pursuant to the Hizballah Financial Sanctions Regulations
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Party Type: Individual
• Linked To: HIZBALLAH

Supplemental Information: Per the Treasury press release, Hassan has been a Hizballah member since 1982 and has represented Hizballah as a member of the Lebanese parliament since 1996. In his role as a public representative of Hizballah, Hassan has been a key figure opposing the disarmament of the terrorist group. He is designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act on behalf of, Hizballah.

 

NASSER ELDIN, Khattar

• Address: Khattar Nasser El Din Building, Kalamoun Old Road, Tripoli, Lebanon
• DOB: 07 Apr 1973
• POB: Tripoli, Lebanon
• Nationality: Lebanon
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Passport: RL2508250 (Lebanon) expires 16 Jul 2019
• Party Type: Individual
• Linked To: HIZBALLAH

Supplemental Information: Per the Treasury press release, Nasser Eldin is the General Directorate of General Security (DGS) National Security Department Chief (Brigadier General) who shared important intelligence with Hizballah during the ongoing conflict over the past year. He is designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Hizballah.

 

SAFAWI, Ali Ahmad

• AKA:
  • SAFAWI, Abu Ahmad
  • SAFAWI, Ahmad (Arabic: احمد صفاوي)
• Address: Nabatieh, Lebanon
• DOB: 29 Sep 1981
• Nationality: Lebanon
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• National ID No.: 000013508041 (Lebanon)
• Party Type: Individual
• Linked To: HIZBALLAH

Supplemental Information: Per the Treasury press release, Safawi is the commander of the Lebanese Amal militia in southern Lebanon. Acting as Baalbaki’s subordinate, Safawi coordinated with and took direction from Hizballah on attacks against Israel and led Amal militia forces in joint Hizballah-Amal military operations against Israel. He is designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Hizballah.

 

• OFAC Programs:
  • [IRAN]   Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 560
  • [SDGT]   Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594
  • [IFSR]   Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 561

SHEIBANI, Mohammad Reza Raouf (Arabic: محمد رضا رؤف شيباني)

• AKA:
  • SHEIBANI, Mohammad Reza
  • SHEIBANI, Mohammed Reza Ra’of
• Address:
  • Lebanon
  • Iran
• DOB: 12 Dec 1961
• Nationality: Iran
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Additional Program Tags: [IRGC]
• Party Type: Individual
• Linked To: HIZBALLAH

Supplemental Information: Per the Treasury press release, Sheibani is the Iranian Ambassador designate to Lebanon, whom Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry declared persona non grata after it withdrew its approval of his candidature and ordered him to leave Beirut. Iran’s violation of diplomatic norms, and the practices routinely used by the ambassador in communication between the two states, were cited as the reason for Sheibani’s expulsion. The Lebanese government demanded that security forces take resolute measures to stop the activities of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which has supported Hizballah’s military operations. He is designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Hizballah.

 

Amendments:

The following changes have been made to OFAC’s SDN List:

OFAC Program: [SDGT]   Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594

BIN MUHAMMAD, Ayadi Chafiq

• AKA:
  • AIADI, Ben Muhammad
  • AIADY, Ben Muhammad
  • AYADI CHAFIK, Ben Muhammad
  • AYADI SHAFIQ, Ben Muhammad
• Address:
  • Helene Meyer Ring 10-1415-80809, Munich, Germany
  • 129 Park Road, NW8, London, United Kingdom
  • 28 Chaussee de Lille, Mouscron, Belgium
  • Darvingasse 1/2/58-60, Vienna, Austria
  • Tunisia
• DOB: 21 Jan 1963
• POB: Safais (Sfax), Tunisia
• Nationality: Tunisia
• alt. Nationality: Ireland
• Gender: Male
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Party Type: Individual
• Linked To: AL QA’IDA

Supplemental Information: BIN MUHAMMAD, Ayadi Chafiq (also known as “Abou El Baraa”) was placed on the UN Security Council al-Qaida sanctions list on October 17, 2001, and designated by OFAC as an SDGT. His last known residence was Dublin, Ireland (as of 2009). The UN Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee delisted him from its consolidated list in October 2011 following a de-listing request reviewed through the Ombudsperson’s office; OFAC’s designation remained in effect. Today’s amendment adds nationality information and formally links him to Al Qa’ida.

 

List of Changes:

• Field Name: Nationality
  • Added: Tunisia
• Field Name: alt. Nationality
  • Added: Ireland
• Field Name: Gender
  • Added: Male
• Field Name: Linked To
  • Added: AL QA’IDA

 

LAJNAT AL DAAWA AL ISLAMIYYA

• AKA:
  • ISLAMIC CALL COMMITTEE
  • LAJNA ALDAWA ALISALMIAH
  • LAJNA ALDAWA ALISLAMIA
  • LAJNA ALDAWA ALISLAMIYA
  • LAJNAT AL DAAWA AL ISLAMIYA
  • LAJNAT AL DAWA
  • LAJNAT AL DAWA AL ISLAMIA
  • LAJNAT AL D’AWA AL ISLAMIAK
  • LAJNAT ALDAWA AL ISLAMIAH
  • LAJNAT ALDAWA ALISLAMIA
• Address: Kuwait
• Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
• Organization Established Date: 1986
• Target Type: Charity or Nonprofit Organization
• Linked To: AL QA’IDA

Supplemental Information: Lajnat Al Daawa Al Islamiyya (also known as the “Islamic Call Committee”) is a Kuwait-based organization first designated by OFAC as an SDGT on January 9, 2003. It presents itself as a humanitarian aid NGO that has provided aid in Afghanistan and other parts of western Asia, but U.S. intelligence analysts asserted it provided logistic support to terrorist groups. The UN Security Council delisted it from its al-Qaida sanctions list in September 2013 through its Ombudsperson process; OFAC’s designation remained in effect. Today’s amendment adds the organization’s established date, target type, and formally links it to Al Qa’ida.

 

List of Changes:

• Field Name: Organization Established Date
  • Added: 1986
• Field Name: Target Type
  • Added: Charity or Nonprofit Organization
• Field Name: Linked To
  • Added: AL QA’IDA