Date: 2025-09-16Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1897 of 12 September 2025 amending for the 349th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida organisations
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1897 amends Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, which imposes specific restrictive measures against individuals and entities associated with ISIL (Daesh) and Al-Qaida. This amendment, the 349th of its kind, updates Annex I of Regulation EC No 881/2002, following changes decided by the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee on August 22, 2025. The regulation entered into force on September 17, 2025.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment of Annex I:**
* Annex I to Regulation EC No 881/2002 is amended as outlined in the Annex of this regulation.
* The amendment concerns the identifying data of certain natural persons listed under Annex I.
* **Specific Amendments to Identifying Data:** The identifying data for the following individuals is amended:
* Ibrahim Ali Abu Bakr Tantoush: Updates include aliases, original script quality, address, and associated groups.
* AlAzhar Ben Khalifa Ben Ahmed Rouine: Updates include original script quality, other information relating to imprisonment and sentences related to terrorist activities.
* Sulaiman Jassem Sulaiman Ali Abo Ghaith: Updates include original script quality, other information relating to citizenship revocation and incarceration status.
* Shafi Sultan Mohammed Al-Ajmi: Updates include original script quality, and other information relating to fundraising activities and release from prison.
* Gulmurod Khalimov: Updates include address and other information relating to affiliation with the Islamic State.
Impact Analysis:
* **European Commission:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for implementing and enforcing the updated regulation.
* *Action Required:* Ensure the amended Annex I is accurately reflected in relevant databases and disseminate information to member states.
* **Member States:**
* *Impact:* Directly bound to apply the updated regulation within their jurisdiction.
* *Action Required:* Update national lists and systems to reflect the changes in Annex I, and enforce the restrictive measures against the listed individuals and entities.
* **Financial Institutions and Economic Operators:**
* *Impact:* Required to freeze funds and economic resources of listed individuals and entities.
* *Action Required:* Screen customers and transactions against the updated list in Annex I and report any matches to the relevant authorities.
* **Listed Individuals and Entities:**
* *Impact:* Subject to asset freezes and other restrictive measures as outlined in the updated regulation.
* *Action Required:* Legal avenues for challenging their listing remain available.
Key Entities Referenced
Council Regulation EC No 881/2002: Regulation imposing specific restrictive measures against persons and entities associated with ISIL (Daesh) and Al-Qaida, which this regulation amends.
Annex I to Regulation EC No 881/2002: The list of persons, groups, and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources under Regulation EC No 881/2002.
European Commission: The issuing body of the implementing regulation.
Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council: The committee that decided to amend entries, triggering the EU's amendment.
Brussels: Location where the regulation was adopted.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1897 16.9.2025
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2025/1897
of 12 September 2025
amending for the 349th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific
restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da’esh)
and Al-Qaida organisations
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures
directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida organisations(1), and in
particular Article 7(1), point (a), and Article 7a(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and
economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 22 August 2025, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council established pursuant to UN
Security Council Resolutions 1267(1999), 1989(2011) and 2253(2015) decided to amend five entries in the list of
persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.
(3) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 September 2025.
For the Commission
On behalf of the President
Director-General
Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial
Services and Capital Markets Union
(1) OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2002/881/oj.
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ANNEX
The identifying data for the following entries under the heading ‘Natural persons’ in Annex I to Regulation (EC)
No 881/2002 is amended as follows:
(1) ‘Ibrahim Ali Abu Bakr Tantoush (alias (a) Abd al-Muhsin, (b) Ibrahim Ali Muhammad Abu Bakr, (c) Abdul Rahman,
(d) Abu Anas, (e) Ibrahim Abubaker Tantouche, (f) Ibrahim Abubaker Tantoush, (g) Abd al-Muhsi, (h) Abd al-
Rahman, (i) Abdel Ilah Sabri (false identity related to fraudulent South African identification number
6910275240086 linked to South African passport number 434021161, both documents have been confiscated)).
Address: Tripoli, Libya (as at Feb. 2014). Date of birth: 2.2.1966. Place of birth: al Aziziyya, Libya. Nationality:
Libyan. Passport No: (a) Libyan passport number 203037, issued in Tripoli, Libya (b) Libyan passport number
347834, issued under name Ibrahim Ali Tantoush, expired on 21 Feb. 2014). Other information: (a) Associated with
Afghan Support Committee (ASC), Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
(LIFG) Photograph and fingerprints available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UNSC Special Notice. Date of
designation referred to in Article 2a (4) (b): 11.1.2002.’
is replaced by the following:
‘Ibrahim Ali Abu Bakr Tantoush (original script: شﻮﺘﻨﺗ ﺮﻜﺑ ﻮﺑأ ﻲﻠﻋ ﻢﯿھاﺮﺑا) (good quality alias: (a) Abd al-Muhsin, (b)
Ibrahim Ali Muhammad Abu Bakr, (c) Abdul Rahman, (d) Abu Anas, (e) Ibrahim Abubaker Tantouche, (f) Ibrahim
Abubaker Tantoush, (g) Abd al-Muhsi, (h) Abd al-Rahman, (i) Abdel Ilah Sabri (false identity related to fraudulent
South African identification number 6910275240086 linked to South African passport number 434021161, both
documents have been confiscated); low quality alias: Al-Libi). Date of birth: 2.2.1966. Place of birth: al Aziziyya,
Libya. Nationality: Libyan. Passport no: (a) 203037 (Libyan passport issued in Tripoli, Libya), (b) 347834 (Libyan
passport issued under name Ibrahim Ali Tantoush, expired on 21.2.2014). Address: Afghanistan (as at June 2014).
Other information: (a) Associated with Afghan Support Committee (ASC), Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS)
and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG). Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 11.1.2002.’
(2) ‘Al-Azhar Ben Khalifa Ben Ahmed Rouine (alias (a) Salmane, (b) Lazhar). Address: No 2 89th Street Zehrouni, Tunis,
Tunisia. Date of birth: 20.11.1975. Place of birth: Sfax, Tunisia. Nationality: Tunisian. Passport No: (a) P182583
(Tunisian passport issued on 13.9.2003, expired on 12.9.2007), (b) 05258253 (National identification). Date of
designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 12.11.2003.’
is replaced by the following:
‘Al-Azhar Ben Khalifa Ben Ahmed Rouine (original script: ﻦﯾورﺪﻤﺣاﻦﺑﺔﻔﯿﻠﺧﻦﺑﺮھزﻷا) (low quality alias: (a) Salmane, (b)
Lazhar). Date of birth: 20.11.1975. Place of birth: Sfax, Tunisia. Nationality: Tunisian. Passport no: P182583
(Tunisian passport issued on 13.9.2003, expired on 12.9.2007). Address: No 2 89th Street Zehrouni, Tunis, Tunisia.
Other information: (a) Sentenced to six years and ten months of imprisonment for membership of a terrorist
association by the Appeal Court of Milan, Italy, on 7.2.2008, (b) Imprisoned in Sfax Prison on 5.6.2007 pursuant to
an order issued by the Appeals Tribunal in Tunisia for joining an organization linked to terrorist crimes (case
No.9301/207), (c) Sentenced to two years and 15 days’ imprisonment and released on 18.6.2008, (d) Considered a
fugitive from justice by the Italian authorities as at July 2008, (e) On 20.1.2009, Italian authorities issued a detention
order (No. 70/2009 S.I.E.P), following a 3 years 4 months and 29 days sentence for terrorism-related crimes, (f) Under
administrative control measure in Tunisia as at 2010. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 12.11.2003.’
(3) ‘Sulaiman Jassem Sulaiman Ali Abo Ghaith (alias Abo Ghaith). Date of birth: 14.12.1965. Place of birth: Kuwait.
Passport No: 849594 (Kuwaiti passport issued on 27.11.1998 in Kuwait, expired on 24.6.2003). Other
information: (a) Kuwaiti citizenship withdrawn in 2002; (b) Left Kuwait for Pakistan in June 2001. Date of
designation referred to in Article 2a (4) (b): 16.1.2004.’
is replaced by the following:
‘Sulaiman Jassem Sulaiman Ali Abo Ghaith (original script: ﺚﯿﻏﻮﺑأ ﻲﻠﻋ نﺎﻤﯿﻠﺳ ﻢﺳﺎﺟ نﺎﻤﯿﻠﺳ) (low quality alias: Abo
Ghaith). Date of birth: 14.12.1965. Place of birth: Kuwait. Passport no: 849594 (Kuwaiti passport issued on
27.11.1998 in Kuwait, expired on 24.6.2003). Other information: (a) Kuwaiti citizenship revoked since 2001 and is
currently incarcerated in the United States of America; (b) Left Kuwait for Pakistan in June 2001. Date of designation
referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 16.1.2004.’
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(4) ‘Shafi Sultan Mohammed Al-Ajmi (alias (a) Shafi al-Ajmi; (b) Sheikh Shafi al-Ajmi; (c) Shaykh Abu-Sultan). Title:
Doctor. Date of birth: 1.1.1973. Place of birth: Warah, Kuwait. Address: Area 3, Street 327, Building 41, Al-Uqaylah,
Kuwait. Nationality: Kuwaiti. Passport no.: 0216155930. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b):
23.9.2014.’
is replaced by the following:
‘Shafi Sultan Mohammed Al-Ajmi (good quality alias: (a) Shafi al-Ajmi, (b) Sheikh Shafi al-Ajmi, (c) Shaykh Abu-
Sultan). Title: Doctor. Date of birth: 1.1.1973. Place of birth: Warah, Kuwait. Nationality: Kuwaiti. Passport no:
0216155930. Address: Area 3, Street 327, Building 41, Al-Uqaylah, Kuwait. Other information: (a) Fundraiser for
Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, (b) In November 2023 released from prison in Kuwait as part of the
Special Amiri Decree Pardon No. 225/2023. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 23.9.2014.’
(5) ‘Gulmurod Khalimov. Date of birth (a) 14.5.1975, (b) approximately 1975. Place of birth: (a) Varzob area, Tajikistan,
(b) Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Nationality: Tajikistan. Address: Syrian Arab Republic (location as at September 2015). Date
of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 29.2.2016.’
is replaced by the following:
‘Gulmurod Khalimov. Date of birth (a) 14.5.1975, (b) approximately 1975. Place of birth: (a) Varzob area, Tajikistan,
(b) Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Nationality: Tajikistan. Address: Afghanistan (Kunar and Nuristan provinces and border
areas of Zebok district, Badakhshan province). Other information: (a) Syria-based military expert, member and
recruiter of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, (b) Wanted by the Government of Tajikistan. Date of designation
referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 29.2.2016.’
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