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August 27, 2014: SECO adds 9, changes 2 Al-Qaida sanctions listings

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On Wednesday, Swiss regulators add the following to their Consolidated List their Al-Qaida/Taliban/bin Laden sanctions program:

SSID: 10-28473 Foreign identifier: TI.H.169.14. Name: Yahya Haqqani

DOB: a) 1982 b) 1978 Good quality a.k.a.: Yaya Low quality a.k.a.: Qari Sahab Address:
A Haqqani Madrassa, Afghanistan/Pakistan boarder region Nationality: Afghanistan
Justification: Yahya Haqqani was listed on 31 July 2014 pursuant to paragraph 2 of
resolution 2160 (2014) for “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing or
perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in
support of” and “otherwise supporting acts or activities of” those designated and other
individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with the Taliban in constituting a
threat to the peace, stability and security of Afghanistan.
Relation: a) Senior member of the
Haqqani Network (HQN) (TE.H.12.12., SSID 10-22909)
b) Brother-in-law of Sirajuddin
Jallaloudine Haqqani (TI.H.144.07., SSID 10-18558)
c) De facto head of group in the
absence of Khalil Ahmed Haqqani (TI.H.150.11., SSID 10-18496)
d) Fundings facilitator for
a subordinate of Sangeen Zadran Sher Mohammad (TI.Z.152.11., SSID 10-19272)
e)
Occasionally acted as a Liaison Officer between HQN and Al-Qaida (QE.A.4.01., SSID 10-
17297)
Other information: a) Senior Haqqani Network (HQN) (TE.H.12.12.) member.
Closely involved in the group’s military, financial, and propaganda activities. Yahya has
acted as de facto head of the group when senior-most leaders Sirajuddin Jallaloudine
Haqqani (TI.H.144.07.) (Yahya’s brother-in-law), Badruddin Haqqani (deceased, formerly
listed), and Khalil Haqqani (TI.H.150.11.) were absent. Yahya has also assumed duties as a
HQN logistician and has facilitated funding for Haqqani commanders including a subordinate
of nowdeceased, HQN commander Sangin Zadran Sher Mohammad (TI.Z.152.11.) and
HQN chief of suicide operations, Abdul Rauf Zakir (TI.Z.164.12.). Yahya has also acted as
Sirajuddin, Jallaloudine Haqqani’s Arabic interpreter and messenger.
b) Yahya has
conducted significant facilitation activities in support of HQN attacks and other, activities. In
early 2013 he facilitated funding for HQN fighters. Also in early 2013, Yahya, coordinated the
transfer of supplies from the United Arab Emirates to HQN senior leader Khalil Haqqani. In
2012, Yahya coordinated the distribution of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and
communications equipment, and he also reviewed preparations for the August 7, 2012 HQN
attack against a Coalition Forward Operating Base in Logar Province, Afghanistan, in which
thirteen people, including eleven Afghan civilians, were wounded. Yahya likely had advance
knowledge of the June 2011 attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan,
directed by Sirajuddin Haqqani and Badruddin Haqqani. Eighteen people were killed and
twelve were injured in the attack. As of 2011, Yahya delivered money from Sirajuddin
Haqqani to HQN commanders for operations.
c) Yahya sometimes serves as a liaison
between the HQN and Al Qaida (AQ) (QE.A.4.01.) and he has maintained ties with AQ since
at least mid-2009. In this role, Yahya has provided money to AQ members in the region for
their personal expenses. As of mid-2009, he acted as the HQN’s primary liaison with foreign
fighters, including Arabs, Uzbeks, and Chechens.
d) Yahya has also conducted and
managed HQN and Taliban media and propaganda activities. As of early 2012, Yahya
usually met with Sirajuddin Haqqani to obtain final approval of the Taliban propaganda
videos Yahya made. Yahya has worked on HQN media activities since at least 2009 when
he worked out of a media studio in a HQN madrassa, editing videos from fighters in
Afghanistan. As of late 2011, Yahya obtained money for HQN media expenses from
Sirajuddin Haqqani or one of Sirajuddin Haqqani’s surrogates.
e) As of early 2012, Yahya
travelled about twice a month, sometimes with Saidullah Jan, to meet with now-deceased
HQN financial emissary Nasiruddin Haqqani (TI.H.146.10.).
f) Injured leg. Father’s name is
Hajji Meyawar Khan (deceased).
Modifications: Listed on 27 Aug 2014

SSID: 10-28494 Foreign identifier: TI.J.170.14. Name: Saidullah Jan

DOB: 1982 POB: Giyan District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan Good quality a.k.a.: Abid
Khan

Justification: Saidullah Jan was listed on 31 Jul 2014 pursuant to paragraph 2 of resolution
2160 (2014) for “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing or perpetrating
of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of”
and “otherwise supporting acts or activities of” those designated and other individuals,
groups, undertakings and entities associated with the Taliban in constituting a threat to the
peace, stability and security of Afghanistan.
Relation: Senior member of the Haqqani
Network (HQN) (TE.H.12.12., SSID 10-22909, as of 2013)
Other information: a) Saidullah
Jan is a senior member of the Haqqani Network (HQN) (TE.H.12.12.) as of 2013 who has
also acted at times as an HQN deputy, as the HQN commander for the Northern Zone of
Afghanistan, and as a key HQN logistical coordinator. In late 2013, Saidullah provided
critical facilitation support to drivers and vehicles transporting HQN ammunition. As of late
2011, Saidullah was also involved in the group’s recruiting efforts, and conducted the
evaluation of at least one HQN recruit.
b) In late 2013, Saidullah traveled to the Gulf in the
company HQN fundraisers Khalil Ahmed, Haqqani (TI.H.150.11.), Fazl Rabi (TI.R.157.12.),
and other HQN members including an attack facilitator. In 2010, Saidullah traveled with a
group of HQN leaders, including now-deceased HQN official Ahmed Jan Wazir Akhtar
Mohammad (TI.W.159.12.), to the Gulf. In late 2013, Saidullah reportedly was trusted by Al-
Qaida (QE.A.4.01.) members as an HQN associate who could help with any trouble,
including arrest. As of early 2012, Saidullah Jan sometimes travelled with Yahya Haqqani to
meet with now-deceased, HQN financial emissary Nasiruddin Haqqani (TI.H.146.10.).
c)
Father’s name is Bakhta Jan. Modifications: Listed on 27 Aug 2014

SSID: 10-28506 Foreign identifier: TI.Z.171.14. Name: Muhammad Omar Zadran

Title: a) Maulavi b) Mullah DOB: 1958 POB: Sultan Kheyl Village, Spera District, Khost
Province, Afghanistan
Good quality a.k.a.: Mohammad-Omar Jadran Address:
Afghanistan/Pakistan boarder region

Justification: Muhammad Omar Zadran was listed on 31 July 2014 pursuant to paragraph 2
of resolution 2160 (2014) for “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing or
perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in
support of” and “otherwise supporting acts or activities of” those designated and other
individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with the Taliban in constituting a
threat to the peace, stability and security of Afghanistan.
Relation: a) Leader of Haqqani
Network (HQN) (TE.H.12.12., SSID 10-22909, in command of over 100 militants active in
Khost Province, Afghanistan as of 2013)
b) Commander under HQN leader Sirajuddin
Jallaloudine Haqqani (TI.H.144.07., SSID 10-18558)
Other information: a) Muhammad
Omar Zadran (Omar) is a Haqqani Network (HQN) (TE.H.12.12.) leader who as of 2013 in
command of over 100 militants active in Khost Province, Afghanistan. Omar served as an
HQN Shadow District Governor, and as a commander under HQN leader Sirajuddin
Jallaloudine Haqqani (TI.H.144.07.) since 2005, and has planned or been instructed to plan
attacks on behalf of the HQN since at least 2006. Omar has worked with the Taliban, serving
in 2010 as a member of the Taliban Shura Council established by the Taliban to discuss
logistics for insurgents, needs, training, assignments for commanders, and deployment of
terrorist cells to south-eastern Afghanistan. Also in 2010, Omar received orders from
Sirajuddin Haqqani.
b) Omar has participated in the preparation and planning of attacks
against Afghan citizens, the Afghan Government, and Coalition personnel in Afghanistan on
behalf of both the HQN and the Taliban. In early 2013, Omar was in charge of smuggling
explosives into Afghanistan. In 2012, Omar and dozens of other HQN members worked on a
vehicle-borne improved explosive device attack against a Coalition Forces camp and was
involved in attack planning against troops in Paktiya Province, Afghanistan. As of 2011,
Omar was involved in suicide attack planning. In 2010, Omar was tasked by an HQN
commander to kidnap and murder local Afghan nationals working for Coalition Forces in
Khost, Paktia, Paktika, and Baghlan Provinces, Afghanistan. In 2010, Omar and other
militant leaders in the region agreed to intensify attacks against the Afghan Government and
Coalition forces, capture and control various districts, disrupt national assembly elections
and road construction operations, and recruit local youths.
Modifications: Listed on 27 Aug
2014

SSID: 10-28592 Foreign identifier: QI.A.327.14. Name: Abdelrahman Mouhamad Zafir Al
Dabidi Al Jahani

DOB: a) 4 Dec 1971 b) 1977 POB: Kharj, Saudi Arabia Good quality a.k.a.: a) Abd Al-
Rahman Muhammad Zafir Al-Dubaysi Al-Juhni
b) Abd Al-Rahman Muhammad Zafir al-
Dubaysi al-Jahni
c) Abd Al-Rahman Muhammad Zafir al-Dubaysi al-Jahani d) Abd Al-
Rahman Muhammad Zafir al-Dubaysi al-Juhani
e) Abdulrhman Mohammed D. Aljahani f)
Abu al-Wafa’ g) Abu Anas h) Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Zafir al-Dabisi al-Jahani i) Abu
Wafa al-Saudi
j) Abu al-Wafa k) Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Thafir al-Jahni l) Abd al-
Rahman Muhammad al-Juhani
m) Abdelrahman Mouhamad Zafir al Dabissi Juhan n)
Abdelrahman Mouhamad Zafir al Dabissi Juhani Low quality a.k.a.: Abou Wafa al Saoudi
Nationality: Saudi Arabia Identification document: a) Passport No. F508591, Saudi
Arabia
b) ID card No. 1027508157, Saudi Arabia

Justification: Abdelrahman Mouhamad Zafir al Dabidi al Jahani was listed on 15 Aug 2014 pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 4 of resolution 2161 (2014) as being associated with Al-Qaida
for, “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or
activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of” and
“recruiting for” Jabhat al-Nusrah, listed as Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant
(QE.A.137.14).
Relation: a) Member and regional commander of Al-Nusrah Front For The
People Of The Levant (QE.A.137.14., SSID 10-27843)
b) Former senior leader of Al-Qaida
(QE.A.4.01., SSID 10-17297)
c) Took part to the network of Muhsin Fadhil Ayed Ashour Al-
Fadhli (QI.A.184.05., SSID 10-14849)
Other information: a) Abdelrahman Mouhamad Zafir
al Dabidi al Jahani, a former senior leader of Al-Qaida (QE.A.4.01), has performed various
administrative duties for Al-Qaida, including arranging fund transfers, passing messages and
arranging meetings for senior Al-Qaida figures. Between 2006 and 2009, al Jahani provided
logistical support to Al-Qaida in Afghanistan. Al Jahani was responsible for Al-Qaida’s
communications courier network in Waziristan in late 2008, and by mid-2009 was in charge
of Al-Qaida administrative affairs for several areas in North and South Waziristan. Before his
departure from Pakistan to Syria in 2012, al Jahani served on Al-Qaida’s central shura
council and as the Al-Qaida chief of security responsible for counterintelligence.
b) Al Jahani
was listed in early 2011 by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as wanted in connection with
membership or association with Al-Qaida or its regional affiliates. He was charged by Saudi
Arabian authorities with calling for armed combat; defining Saudi Arabia as a legitimate field
for battle; being a key Al-Qaida leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan; travelling to Afghanistan
to join Al-Qaida; training in the use of various weapons, explosives and toxins; providing
logistical support to Al-Qaida in Afghanistan; calling for the murder of citizens and residents;
and targeting important facilities and residential compounds. Al Jahani remains on Saudi
Arabian list of 47 most wanted criminals.
c) After travelling to Syria in 2012, al Jahani
became a facilitator in charge of foreign fighter networks within Jabhat al-Nusrah, and took
part in the network of Muhsin Fadhil Ayed Ashour al-Fadhli (QI.A.184.05). As of mid-2013, al
Jahani was working with counterparts in Pakistan to acquire heavy weaponry and trainers to
support Al-Qaida efforts in Syria. In Dec 2013, he was appointed as a commander for the
Latakia Governorate region alongside Abdul Mohsen Abdallah Ibrahim al Charekh
(QI.A.324.14). He maintains an affiliation with Al-Qaida leadership in the Federally
Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.
Modifications: Listed on 27 Aug 2014

SSID: 10-28625 Foreign identifier: QI.A.324.14. Name: Abdul Mohsen Abdallah Ibrahim Al
Charekh

DOB: 13 Jul 1985 POB: Saqra, Saudi Arabia Good quality a.k.a.: a) Abdul Mohsen
Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Sharikh
b) Sanafi al Nasr Nationality: Saudi Arabia

Justification: Abdul Mohsen Abdallah Ibrahim al Charekh was listed on 15 Aug 2014
pursuant to, paragraphs 2 and 4 of resolution 2161 (2014) as being associated with Al-Qaida
for, “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or
activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of” Jabhat al-
Nusrah, listed as Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (QE.A.137.14).
Relation: a)
Facilitator and financier for Al-Qaida (QE.A.4.01., SSID 10-17297) b) Deputy of Muhsin
Fadhil Ayed Ashour Al-Fadhli (QI.A.184.05., SSID 10-14849)
c) Regional leader of Al-
Nusrah Front For The People Of The Levant (QE.A.137.14., SSID 10-27843, alongside
Abdelrahman Mouhamad Zafir al Dabidi al Jahani (QI.A.327.14, SSID 10-28592))
Other
information: a)
Abdul Mohsen Abdallah Ibrahim al Charekh has been a leading terrorist
Internet propagandist since 2006. After a short stay in tribal areas in Pakistan, he travelled to
Iran where he was appointed the Iran-based representative of Al-Qaida (QE.A.4.01) to
replace Yasin al Suri (not listed) who was jailed by the Iranian authorities. From Tehran,
Abdul Mohsen Abdallah Ibrahim al Charekh managed a facilitation network that transferred
finances and fighters to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Arrested by Iranian authorities in 2009,
he was released in May 2011 and travelled to North Waziristan, Pakistan, to develop a new
facilitation network. In 2012, he took charge of the finances of Al-Qaida core.
b) After a short
stay in Iran where he became the deputy of Muhsin Fadhil Ayed Ashour al-Fadhli
(QI.A.184.05) he went to Syria in Apr 2013 where he joined Jabhat al-Nusrah. In Dec 2013,
he was appointed as the leader of Jabhat al-Nusrah for the region of Latakia Governate,
Syria, alongside Abdelrahman Mouhamad Zafir al Dabidi al Jahani (QI.A.327.14).
Modifications: Listed on 27 Aug 2014

SSID: 10-28637 Foreign identifier: QI.A.325.14. Name: Abou Mohamed Al Adnani

DOB: 1977 POB: Binnish, Syrian Arab Republic Good quality a.k.a.: a) Yaser Khalaf
Nazzal Alrawi
b) Jaber Taha Falah c) Abou Khattab d) Abou Sadeq Alrawi e) Tah al Binchi
f) Abu Mohammed al-Adnani g) Taha Sobhi Falaha h) Yasser Khalaf Hussein Nazal al-Rawi
i) Abu Baker al-Khatab j) Abu Sadek al-Rawi k) Taha al-Banshi l) Abu Mohamed al-Adnani
m) Abu-Mohammad al-Adnani al-Shami n) Hajj Ibrahim Nationality: Iraq

Justification: Abou Mohamed al Adnani was listed on 15 Aug 2014 pursuant to paragraphs
2 and 4 of resolution 2161 (2014) as being associated with Al-Qaida for “participating in the
financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in
conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of” Islamic State in Iraq and
the Levant (ISIL), listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QE.J.115.04).
Relation: a) Spokesman of Al-
Qaida in Iraq (QE.J.115.04., SSID 10-17311)
b) Closely associated with Abu Mohammed Al-
Jawlani (QI.A.317.13., SSID 10-25538)
c) Closely associated with Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim
Ali Al-Badri Al-Samarrai (QI.A.299.11., SSID 10-14281)
Other information: a) Abou
Mohamed al Adnani is the spokesperson for the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL),
listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI), and a former spokesperson for the Islamic State of Iraq, an
a.k.a of AQI.
b) Active in Iraq since 2003, he was arrested on 31 May 2005 in Al-Anbar
province, Iraq, and was in jail from 2005 to 2010. After his arrival in Syria, he was
successively appointed as a deputy of Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani (QI.A.317.13), leader of
the Islamic State of Iraq for the northern province (Aleppo, Hama and Idlib), then as the
security leader and finally as the leader of external operations for ISIL. Close to the leader of
ISIL Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, listed as Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri al-Samarrai
(QI.A.299.11), al Adnani was appointed emir of ISIL in Syria at the beginning of 2013 after
ISIL split with Jabhat al-Nusrah, an a.k.a. of Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant
(QE.A.137.14). He is one of the most influential emirs of ISIL.
Modifications: Listed on 27
Aug 2014

SSID: 10-28662 Foreign identifier: QI.A.328.14. Name: Hajjaj Bin Fahd Al Ajmi

DOB: 10 Aug 1987 Good quality a.k.a.: a) Hijaj Fahid Hijaj Muhammad Sahib al-Ajmi b)
Hicac Fehid Hicac Muhammed Sebib al-Acmi c) Hajjaj bin-Fahad al-Ajmi d) Sheikh Hajaj al-
Ajami
e) Hajaj al-Ajami f) Ajaj Ajami Nationality: Kuwait

Justification: Hajjaj bin Fahd al Ajmi was listed on 15 Aug 2014 pursuant to paragraphs 2
and 4 of resolution 2161 (2014) as being associated with Al-Qaida for “participating in the
financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in
conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of” Al-Nusrah Front for the
People of the Levant (QE.A.137.14).
Relation: Facilitator and financier for Al-Nusrah Front
For The People Of The Levant (QE.A.137.14., SSID 10-27843, in charge of the ‘committee
of zakat’) Other information: a) Hajjaj bin Fahd al Ajmi serves as a focal point for financial
donations to Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant facilitators in Syria. He agreed to
provide financial support to Al-Nusrah Front in exchange for installing Kuwaitis in that
group’s leadership positions. Al Ajmi travels regularly from Kuwait to Syria to engage in
financial activity on behalf of Al-Nusrah Front and to deliver money to the group. He is
responsible for at least one Twitter fundraising campaign. In early Jan 2014, he offered Al-
Nusrah Front money to lead a military campaign in Homs, Syria. During summer 2013, he
was photographed in Latakia Governorate, Syria, with terrorist fighters. Al Ajmi is also in
contact with another facilitator linked to Al-Qaida.
b) A Kuwait-based facilitator in charge of
the ‘committee of zakat’ and financier for Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant
(QE.A.137.14).
Modifications: Listed on 27 Aug 2014

SSID: 10-28675 Foreign identifier: QI.A.326.14. Name: Hamid Hamad Hamid Al-‘Ali

DOB: 17 Nov 1960 POB: a) Kuwait b) Qatar Nationality: Kuwait Identification document:
a)
Passport No. 001714467, Kuwait b) Passport No. 101505554, Kuwait

Justification: Hamid Hamad Hamid al-‘Ali was listed on 15 Aug 2014 pursuant to
paragraphs 2 and 4 of resolution 2161 (2014) as being associated with Al-Qaida for
“participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or
activities by, in conjunction with, underthe name of, on behalf of, or in support of” Islamic
State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an a.k.a. of Al-Qaida in Iraq (QE.J.115.04) and Jabhat al-
Nusrah, listed as Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (QE.A.137.14).
Relation: a)
Recruiter and facilitator for Al-Qaida in Iraq (QE.J.115.04., SSID 10-17311) b) Recruiter and
facilitator for Al-Nusrah Front For The People Of The Levant (QE.A.137.14., SSID 10-27843)
c) Associated with Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali Al-Badri Al-Samarrai (QI.A.299.11., SSID 10-
14281)
d) Associated with Abu Mohammed Al-Jawlani (QI.A.317.13., SSID 10-25538) Other
information:
Hamid Hamad Hamid al-‘Ali provides financial support to Al-Nusrah Front for
the People of the Levant (QE.A.137.14) in Syria. Ali referred to himself as an ‘Al-Qaida
commando’ who raised money and support for the Al-Nusrah Front and Al-Qaida
(QE.A.4.01). As of 2013, Ali coordinated with the Al-Nusrah Front in Syria on the need for
funds and supplies and directed donors in Kuwait to send financial and material support to
the terrorist organization. By mid-2013, Ali had raised tens of thousands of dollars to help the
Al-Nusrah Front purchase weapons and supplies. In 2013, Ali travelled to Syria multiple
times to deliver funds for Al-Nusrah Front. In 2013, Ali facilitated the travel to Syria of
individuals wishing to fight for the Al-Nusrah Front and provided these individuals with
money to deliver to the terrorist organization. In 2014, Ali used students in Kuwait to courier
funds to the Al-Nusrah Front. Additionally, Ali attempted to facilitate dialogue between the
leader of ISIL, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, listed as Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri al-
Samarrai (QI.A.299.11), and the leader of Jabhat al-Nusrah, Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani
(QI.A.317.13), in order to settle the dispute between the two groups. He has travelled
several times to Syria during the summer of 2013 to meet the two terrorist leaders.
Modifications: Listed on 27 Aug 2014

SSID: 10-28689 Foreign identifier: QI.A.323.14. Name: Said Arif

DOB: a) 25 Jun 1964 b) 5 Dec 1965 POB: Oran, Algeria Good quality a.k.a.: a) Said
Mohamed Arif
b) Omar Gharib c) Abderahmane d) Abdallah al-Jazairi e) Slimane Chabani f)
Souleiman Nationality: Algeria

Justification: Said Arif was listed on 15 Aug 2014 pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 4 of
resolution 2161 (2014) as being associated with Al-Qaida for “participating in the financing,
planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with,
under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of” and “recruiting for” Jabhat al-Nusrah, listed
as Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (QE.A.137.14).
Relation: a) Member of Al-
Nusrah Front For The People Of The Levant (QE.A.137.14., SSID 10-27843, since Oct
2013)
b) Trained in Al-Qaida (QE.A.4.01., SSID 10-17297) Other information: a) Said Arif
is an Algerian army officer who deserted and travelled to Afghanistan in the 1990s. While in
Afghanistan, he trained in Al-Qaida (QE.A.4.01) camps with weapons and explosives. Arif is
suspected of training in the production of chemical and biological weapons in Georgia,
allegedly under the guidance of Al-Qaida senior leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, also known
as Ahmad Fadil Nazal al-Khalayleh (deceased). Arif was one of al-Zarqawi’s closest
lieutenants, and was a suspect linked to the ‘Frankfurt Group’ (not listed) plot to bomb
Strasbourg Cathedral and Christmas market in Strasbourg, France, in Dec 2000, which was
planned by Al-Qaida senior member, Abu Doha (not listed).
b) Arif is involved in a facilitation
network that sends foreign recruits from Europe to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Chechnya, the
Russian Federation. In 2003, Arif was arrested in Syria and put on trial in France in 2004
with 25 others as part of the ‘Chechen Network’ (not listed). The group was accused of
plotting in 2002 to blow up the Eiffel Tower and to carry out attacks on malls and police
stations in France. In 2006 Arif was convicted for his role and membership in the group,
which an appeal court in 2007 increased to the maximum sentence of ten years. After his
arrest, Arif confessed that Al-Qaida was planning to attack an American military base in
Spain using chemical weapons. Arif was also connected to an Al-Qaida cell whose members
were arrested in Barcelona, Spain. Arif was released in Dec 2011 and was placed under
house arrest in France. However, in Oct 2013 he escaped and travelled to Syria where he
joined Jabhat al-Nusrah, listed as of Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant
(QE.A.137.14).
Modifications: Listed on 27 Aug 2014

and updated the following:

SSID: 10-14143 Foreign identifier: QI.A.59.02. Name: Khalid Abd Al-Rahman Hamd Al-
Fawaz

DOB: 24 Aug 1962 POB: Kuwait Good quality a.k.a.: a) Al-Fauwaz KhaledKhaled Al-
Fauwaz
b) Al-Fauwaz Khaled A.A. Al-Fauwaz c) Al-Fawwaz KhalidKhalid Al-Fawwaz d)
Khalik Al Fawwaz Khalik e) Al-Fawwaz KhaledKhaled Al-Fawwaz f) Khaled Al Fawwaz
Khaled
g) Khalid Abdulrahman H. Al Fawaz Address: London, United KingdomStates
Nationality: Saudi Arabia Identification document: Passport No. 456682, Saudi Arabia,
Date of issue: 6 Nov 1990, Expiry date: 13 Sep 1995

Other information: In custody inExtradited from the United Kingdom as at October 2009to
the United States of America on 5 Oct 2012. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution
1822 (2008) was concluded on 22 Apr 2010.
Modifications: Amended on 27 Aug 2014

SSID: 10-15811 Foreign identifier: QI.I.67.02. Name: Mostafa Kamel Mostafa Ibrahim
DOB: 15 Apr 1958 POB: Alexandria, Egypt Good quality a.k.a.: a) Mustafa Kamel Mustafa
b) Adam Ramsey Eaman c) Kamel Mustapha Mustapha d) Mustapha Kamel Mustapha e)
Abu Hamza f) Mostafa Kamel Mostafa Low quality a.k.a.: a) Abu Hamza Al-Masri b) Al-
Masri
Abu Hamza
c) Al-Misri Abu Hamza Al-Misri Address: a) 9 Aldbourne Road,
Shepherds Bush, London, W12 OLW,
United KingdomStates
b) 8 Adie Road, Hammersmith,
London, W6 OPW, United Kingdom
Nationality: United Kingdom Other information: In detentionExtradited from the United Kingdom to the United States of
America on 5 Oct 2012. Convicted on terrorism charges by a court in the United Kingdom as
at November 2009
States of America in May 2014. Review pursuant to Security Council
resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 22 Apr 2010.
Modifications: Amended on 27 Aug
2014

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