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Targeted financial sanctions obligations and designated lists relating to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and proliferation financing

Notices

30 October 2026UN Security Council updates the sanctions list (30/10/2026)

ANSAR AL-ISLAM

أنصار الاسلام

UN reference
QDe.098
Sanctions regime
ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (1267 Committee)
Type
Entity
Aliases
Ansar al-Sunna; Ansar al-Sunna Army; Devotees of Islam; Followers of Islam in Kurdistan; Jaish Ansar al-Sunna; Jund al-Islam; Kurdish Taliban; Kurdistan Supporters of Islam; Soldiers of God; Soldiers of Islam; Supporters of Islam in Kurdistan
Listed on
24 February 2003
Updated by the UN
24 November 2020

Other information (UN original text)

The founder is Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad (QDi.226). Associated with Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115). Located and primarily active in northern Iraq but maintains a presence in western and central Iraq INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities

If your counterparty matches this record: suspend the transaction, freeze the related funds and assets without delay and report to the competent authorities.