September 30-October 1: Al-Qaida Triple Play!

Last Wednesday and Thursday, DFAT and OSFI implemented a trio of UN updates to the Al-Qaida sanctions lists – all additions. They added the following persons:

QDi.375 Name: 1: BOUBAKER 2: BEN HABIB 3: BEN AL-HAKIM 4: na

Title: na Designation: na DOB: 1 Aug. 1983 POB: Paris, France Good quality a.k.a.: a)Boubakeur el-Hakim b) Boubaker el Hakim Low quality a.k.a.: a) Abou al Moukatel b) Abou Mouqatel c) Abu-Muqatil al-Tunisi Nationality: a) French b) Tunisian Passport no.: na National identification no.: na Address: Syrian Arab Republic (as at Sep. 2015) Listed on: 29 Sept. 2015 Other information: French-Tunisian foreign terrorist fighter for Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115).

QDi.376 Name: 1: PETER 2: CHERIF 3: na 4: na

Title: na Designation: na DOB: 26 Aug. 1982 POB: Paris, France Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: French Passport no.: na National identification no.: na Address: Al Mukalla, Hadramawt province, Yemen Listed on: 29 Sept. 2015 Other information: Member of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) (QDe.129). Convicted in absentia to five years in prison in France in 2012. Wanted by French authorities as of 2015.

QDi.378 Name: 1: MAXIME 2: HAUCHARD 3: na 4: na

Title: na Designation: na DOB: 13 Mar. 1992 POB: Normandy, France Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: Abou Abdallah al Faransi Nationality: French Passport no.: na National identification no.: na Address: Syrian Arab Republic (as at Sep. 2015) Listed on: 29 Sept. 2015 Other information: French foreign terrorist fighter for Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115).

QDi.361 Name: 1: AMRU 2: AL-ABSI 3: na 4: na

Title: na Designation: na DOB: approximately 1979 POB: Saudi Arabia Good quality a.k.a.: a) Amr al Absi b) Abu al Athir Amr al Absi Low quality a.k.a.: a) Abu al-Athir b)Abu al-Asir c) Abu Asir d) Abu Amr al Shami e) Abu al-Athir al-Shami f) Abu-Umar al-AbsiNationality: na Passport no.: na National identification no.: na Address: Homs, Syrian Arab Republic (location as at Sep. 2015) Listed on: 29 Sept. 2015 Other information: Shura council member of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI) (QDe.115) and in charge of ISIL’s media arm. ISIL’s provincial leader for Homs, Syrian Arab Republic as of mid-2014. Dubbed as the ISIL’s “kidnapper-in-chief”.

QDi.369 Name: 1: MU’TASSIM 2: YAHYA 3: ‘ALI 4: AL-RUMAYSH

Title: na Designation: na DOB: 4 Jan. 1973 POB: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: a) Rayhanah b) Abu-Rayhanah c) Handalah d) Abu-Rayhanah al-'Ansari al-Jeddawi Nationality: Yemeni Passport no.: Yemeni passport number 01055336 National identification no.: Saudi Arabian alien registration number 2054275397, issued on 22 Jul. 1998. Address: na Listed on: 29 Sept. 2015Other information: Financial and foreign fighter facilitator for Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115). Member of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) (QDe.129) since at least Jun. 2014.

QDi.370 Name: 1: TARAD 2: MOHAMMAD 3: ALJARBA 4: na

Title: na Designation: na DOB: 20 Nov. 1979 POB: Iraq Good quality a.k.a.: Tarad Aljarba Low quality a.k.a.: Abu-Muhammad al-Shimali Nationality: Saudi Arabian Passport no.: Saudi Arabian passport number E704088, issued on 26 Aug. 2003 (expired on 2 Jul. 2008) National identification no.: na Address: na Listed on: 29 Sept. 2015 Other information: Border emir of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115) as of Apr. 2015, and ISIL’s leader for operations outside of the Syrian Arab Republic and Iraq as of mid‑2014. Facilitated the travel from Turkey to the Syrian Arab Republic of prospective ISIL fighters from Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. Managed ISIL’s guesthouse in Azaz, Syrian Arabic Republic as of 2014.

QDi.373 Name: 1: LAVDRIM 2: MUHAXHERI 3: na 4: na

Title: na Designation: na DOB: a) 3 Dec. 1989 b) approximately 1987 POB:Kaqanik/Kacanik Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: a) Abu Abdullah al Kosova b) Abu Abdallah al-Kosovi c) Abu Abdallah al-Kosovo Nationality: na Passport no.: na National identification no.: na Address: Syrian Arab Republic (location as at Sep. 2015) Listed on: 29 Sept. 2015 Other information: Kosovar Albanian terrorist fighter in Syrian Arab Republic and unit leader of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115). Wanted by INTERPOL.

QDi.357 Name: 1: ASEEL 2: MUTHANA 3: na 4: na

Title: na Designation: na DOB: 22 Nov. 1996 POB: Cardiff, United Kingdom Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: British Passport no.: British passport number 516088643, issued 7 Jan. 2014 (expires on 7 Jan. 2024) National identification: na Address: a) Syrian Arab Republic (as at Feb. 2014) b) United Kingdom (previous address) Listed on: 30 Sept. 2015 Other information: Foreign terrorist fighter with Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115), in the Syrian Arab Republic. Wanted by the authorities of the United Kingdom. Physical description: hair colour: brown/black.

and two entities:

QDe.150 Name: MUJAHIDIN INDONESIAN TIMUR (MIT)

A.k.a.: a) Mujahidin of Eastern Indonesia b) East Indonesia Mujahideen c) Mujahidin Indonesia Timor d) Mujahidin Indonesia Barat (MIB) e) Mujahidin of Western Indonesia F.k.a.: na Address: Indonesia Listed on: 29 Sept. 2015 Other information: Terrorist group linked to Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115), Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) (QDe.092), and Jemmah Anshorut Tauhid (JAT) (QDe.133). Operates in Java and Sulawesi, Indonesia and also active in Indonesia’s eastern provinces. Its leader is Abu Wardah, a.k.a. Santoso (not listed).

QDe.151 Name: JUND AL-KHILAFAH IN ALGERIA (JAK-A)

A.k.a.: a) Jund al Khalifa b) Jund al-Khilafah fi Ard al-Jaza’ir c) Jund al-Khalifa fi Ard al-Jazayer d) Soldiers of the Caliphate in Algeria e) Soldiers of the Caliphate of Algeria f) Soldiers of the Caliphate in the Land of Algeria F.k.a.: na Address: Kabylie region, Algeria Listed on: 29 Sept. 2015 Other information: Emerged on 13 September 2014. Most known for its abduction and subsequent beheading of French national Herve Gourdel. Claimed responsibility for attacking police and gendarmes in Algeria and continued planning future attacks.