Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1510 of 27 May 2024 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/1510 28.5.2024 COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2024/1510 of 27 May 2024 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1) On 31 May 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/255/CFSP (1).

(2) On 25 May 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/1035 (2) extending the restrictive measures set out in Decision 2013/255/CFSP until 1 June 2024.

(3) On the basis of a review of Decision 2013/255/CFSP, the restrictive measures set out therein should be extended until 1 June 2025.

(4) The entries for five deceased persons, as well as the entry for one additional individual, should be deleted from the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies set out in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP. Additionally, the entries for 96 natural persons and 1 entity in that list should be updated and amended.

(5) Decision 2013/255/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Decision 2013/255/CFSP is amended as follows:

(1) Article 34 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 34 This Decision shall apply until 1 June 2025. It shall be kept under constant review. It may be renewed, or amended as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’;

(2) Annex I is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 27 May 2024.

For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1) Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ L 147,

1.6.2013, p. 14).

(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1035 of 25 May 2023 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ L 139, 26.5.2023, p. 49).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1510/oj 1/29ANNEX Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP is amended as follows:

(1) in Section A ‘(Persons)’:

(i) the following six entries are deleted:

23. Zoulhima CHALICHE;

41. Ali DOUBA;

145. Michel KASSOUHA;

227. Ahmad AL-HAMU;

289. Mahir Burhan Eddine AL-IMAM;

337. Mustafa AL-MASALMAH; and

(ii) the following 96 entries are replaced by the following:

Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing ‘3. Ali MAMLUK Date of birth: 19.2.1946; Presidential advisor for security affairs since January 2024. Former Vice 9.5.2011 President of the Syrian Arab Republic for Security Affairs. Former Director of (a.k.a. Ali Mamlouk; Ali Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

the National Security Bureau. Former Head of Syrian Intelligence Directorate Al-Mamlouk; Abu Ayham) Diplomatic passport No 983; involved in violence against demonstrators. (ﻱﻝﻉ ;ﻡﻩﻱﺃ ﻭﺏﺃ ;ﻙﻭﻝﻡﻡﻝﺍ ﻱﻝﻉ

Gender: male ﻙﻭﻝﻡﻡ)

9. Abd al-Fatah ( ) QUDSIYAH Date of birth: 4.2.1953; Officer of the rank of Major General in the Syrian Armed Forces in post after 9.5.2011 May 2011. ( ) Place of birth: Hama, Syria;

Deputy Director of the National Security Bureau of the Ba’ath Party. Former Diplomatic passport No D0005788;

Head of the Syrian Military Intelligence Directorate. Involved in violent

Gender: male repression of the civilian population in Syria.

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14. Brigadier General Mohammed Date of birth: 25.5.1971; As a senior officer in the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Service, he supports the 21.10.2014 BILAL Syrian regime and is responsible for the violent repression of the civilian

Gender: male population. He is also associated with the listed Scientific Studies Research (a.k.a. Lieutenant Colonel Centre (SSRC).

Muhammad Bilal)

16. Faruq ( ) (a.k.a. Farouq, Date of birth: 1.1.1938; Former Vice-President of Syria; involved in violence against the civilian 23.5.2011 Farouk) AL SHAR’ ( ) (a.k.a. population.

Gender: male Al Char’, Al Shara’, Al Shara)

20. Bassam ( ) AL HASSAN ( ) Date of birth: 6.3.1962; Presidential Advisor for Strategic Affairs; head of the General Secretariat of the 23.5.2011 (a.k.a. Al Hasan) National Defence. Involved in violence against the civilian population.

Place of birth: Sheen, Homs, Syria;

Rank: Major General;

Gender: male

31. Major General Tawfiq ( ) (a.k. Date of birth: 5.1.1956; Former head of the Department for Internal Security of the General Intelligence 1.8.2011 a. Tawfik) YOUNES ( ) (a.k.a. Directorate; involved in violence against the civilian population.

Gender: male Yunes)

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33. Ayman JABIR Date of birth: 17.1.1967; Leading businessperson operating in Syria, involved in the steel, media, 27.1.2015 consumable goods and oil sectors, including in trading those goods. He has (a.k.a. Aiman Jaber) Place of birth: Latakia, Syria;

financial interests and/or holds senior executive positions in a number of (ﺭﺏﺍﺝ ﻥﻡﻱﺃ) Gender: male companies and entities in Syria, in particular Al Jazira (a.k.a. Al Jazerra, El Jazireh), Dunia TV and Sama Satellite Channel.

Through his company Al Jazira, Ayman Jabir has facilitated the importation of oil from Overseas Petroleum Trading to Syria.

Ayman Jabir benefits from and provides support to the Syrian regime, through his business interests. Provides direct support for and plays a leading role in activities of regime-affiliated militias known as Shabiha and/or Suqur as-Sahraa.

He is an honorary president of “Wafa lil-Watan” (loyalty to homeland), which is an association providing aid to families of Syrian soldiers and militias.

Associate of Rami Makhlouf through his business activities, and an associate of Maher al-Assad through his role in regime-affiliated militias.

34. Hayel ( ) AL-ASSAD ( ) Date of birth: 8.9.1968; Assistant to Maher al-Assad; Head of the military police unit of the army’s 4th 23.8.2011 Division, involved in repression. (a.k.a. Hael al-Asad (ﺩﺱﺃﻝﺍﻝﻯﺍﻩ)) Gender: male

37. Major General Rafiq ( ) (a.k. Date of birth: 5.1.1956; Member of the Syrian Armed Forces of the rank of Major General in post after 23.8.2011 a. Rafeeq) SHAHADAH ( ) (a. May 2011. Former Head of Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) Branch 293

Place of birth: Jablah, Latakia Province, Syria; k.a. Shahada, Shahade, (Internal Affairs) in Damascus. Directly involved in repression and violence Shahadeh, Chahada, Chahade, Gender: male against the civilian population in Damascus. Advisor to President Bashar Chahadeh, Chahada) al-Assad for strategic questions and military intelligence.

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46. Brigadier-General Ghassan ( ) Date of birth: 3.5.1957; Head of General Intelligence Directorate’s Information Branch. Directly involved 23.8.2011 KHALIL ( ) (a.k.a. Khaleel) in repression of and violence against the civilian population in Syria.

Gender: male

48. Samir HASSAN Date of birth: 10.8.1953; Leading businessperson operating in Syria, with interests and/or activities in 27.9.2014 multiple sectors of Syria’s economy. He holds interests in and/or has significant (ﻥﺱﺡ ﺭﻱﻡﺱ) Gender: male influence in the Amir Group and Cham Holding, two conglomerates with interests in the real estate, tourism, transport and finance sectors. President of the Syria-Russia Business Council and plays a significant role in the economic relations with the Russian Federation through the Syria-Russia Business Council.

Samir Hassan supports the Syrian regime’s war effort with cash donations.

Samir Hassan is associated with persons benefitting from or supporting the regime. In particular, he is associated with Rami Makhlouf and Issam Anbouba, who have been designated by the Council and benefit from the Syrian regime.

49. Fares ( ) CHEHABI ( ) Son of Ahmad Chehabi; President of the Aleppo Chamber of Industry; Chairman of the Federation of 2.9.2011 Chambers of Industry since 16.12.2018. Vice-Chairman of Cham Holding.

(a.k.a. Fares Shihabi; Fares Date of birth: 7.9.1972;

Provides economic support to the Syrian regime. Member of Syrian Parliament Chihabi)

Gender: male since 2016.

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51. Issam ( ) ANBOUBA ( ) President of Anbouba for Agricultural Leading businessperson active in different sectors of the Syrian economy, such 2.9.2011 Industries Co.; as agriculture, real estate and banking. Financial relations with high-ranking Syrian officials. Co-founder of Cham Holding.

Date of birth: 18.3.1952;

Place of birth: Homs, Syria;

Gender: male

56. Ali ( ) Abdullah ( ) (a.k.a. Date of birth: 28.4.1952; Former Vice President of the Council of Ministers and former Minister of 14.11.2011 Abdallah) AYYUB ( ) (a.k.a. Defence.

Place of birth: Lattakia, Syria;

Ayyoub, Ayub, Ayoub, Ayob) Officer of the rank of General in the Syrian Army, in post after May 2011.

Gender: male Former Chief of General Staff of the Syrian Armed Forces. Person supporting the Syrian regime and responsible for repression of and violence against the civilian population in Syria.

58. Major General Aous ( ) (a.k.a. Date of birth: 9.12.1958; High-ranking officer. Close to Maher al-Assad and President Bashar al-Assad. 14.11.2011 Aws, Aus) “Ali” ASLAN ( ) Former positions: Commander of the 40th Brigade (4th Division) between 2011

Gender: male and 2014; deputy Commander of the 4th Division in 2015; Commander of the 2nd Corps in 2016. Involved in the crackdown on the civilian population across Syria, including arbitrary arrests, mass killings and forced displacements of civilian population.

59. General Ghassan ( ) BELAL Date of birth: 19.9.1966; Head of the 4th Division security bureau, head of the 555th paratrooper 14.11.2011 ( ) (a.k.a. Bilal) regiment. Adviser to Maher al-Assad and coordinator of security operations.

Gender: male Responsible for the crackdown on the civilian population across Syria and involved in several breaches of cessation of hostilities in the Ghouta.

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64. Mujahed ( ) ISMAIL ( ) (a.k. Date of birth: 1.1.1977; Member of the Syrian electronic army (territorial army intelligence service). 14.11.2011 a. Ismael) Involved in the violent crackdown and call for violence against the civilian

Gender: male population across Syria.

66. Major General Kifah ( ) Date of birth: 28.11.1961; Head of the National Security office since January 2024. Former Head of the 14.11.2011 MOULHEM ( ) (a.k.a. Military Intelligence Directorate appointed in March 2019. Former Head of the

Place of birth: Junaynat Ruslan, Tartous pro- Moulhim, Mulhem, Mulhim, Security Committee in the Southern region and former deputy head of the vince, Syria;

Milhem) Military Intelligence directorate, leading the regime’s operation in Homs and

Gender: male Aleppo regions. Responsible for the crackdown on the civilian population in Deir ez-Zor and the main individual responsible for the violent repression committed by the Military Intelligence Directorate (Branch 248) throughout 2011 and 2012 as well as torture and severe violations on detainees.

77. Brigadier Khalil ( ) (a.k.a. Date of birth: 4.2.1955; 14th Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs. 1.12.2011 Khaleel) ZGHRAYBIH

Gender: male ( , ) (a.k.a. Zghraybeh, Zghraybe, Zghrayba, Zghraybah, Zaghraybeh, Zaghraybe, Zaghrayba, Zaghraybah, Zeghraybeh, Zeghraybe, Zeghrayba, Zeghraybah, Zughraybeh, Zughraybe, Zughrayba, Zughraybah, Zighraybeh, Zighraybe, Zighrayba, Zighraybah)

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82. Mohammad ( ) (a.k.a. Date of birth: 1.10.1950; Political Security Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs. 1.12.2011 Mohamed, Muhammad,

Gender: male Mohammed) AL-SHAAR ( ) (a.k.a. al-Chaar, al-Sha’ar, al-Cha’ar)

87. Major General Ramadan ( ) Date of birth: 10.3.1962; Ordered troops to shoot protestors in Baniyas and Deraa. 23.1.2012 Mahmoud ( ) RAMADAN

Position: Commander of the 35th Special ( ) Forces Regiment;

Gender: male

89. Major General Naim ( ) (a.k.a. Date of birth: 16.2.1954; Gave orders to troops to shoot protestors in Douma. 23.1.2012 Naaeem, Naeem, Na’eem,

Position: Commander of the 3rd Division;

Naaim, Na’im) Jasem ( ) SULEIMAN ( ) Gender: male

91. Major General Fo’ad ( ) (a.k.a. Date of birth: 3.10.1955; Gave orders to troops to shoot protestors in Idlib at the beginning of September 23.1.2012 Fouad, Fu’ad) HAMOUDEH ( ) 2011.

Position: Commander of the military opera- (a.k.a. Hammoudeh, tions in Idlib;

Hammoude, Hammouda, Hammoudah) Gender: male

93. Brigadier General Ghassan ( ) Date of birth: 10.2.1958; Commander of military operations in Homs, Baniyas and Idlib. 23.1.2012 AFIF ( ) (a.k.a. Afeef)

Position: Commander of the 45th Regiment;

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99. Major General Mohamed ( ) Date of birth: 13.1.1976; Gave orders to troops to beat protesters with sticks and then arrest them. 23.1.2012 (a.k.a. Mohammad, Muhammad, Responsible for repression of peaceful protestors in Douma.

Position: Commander of the 106th Brigade, Mohammed) KHADDOR ( ) Presidential Guard; (a.k.a. Khaddour, Khaddur, Khadour, Khudour) Gender: male

102. Ahmed ( ) (a.k.a. Ahmad) Head of Deraa Regional Branch (General As Head of the Deraa Regional Branch of the General Security Directorate, 23.1.2012 DIBE ( ) (a.k.a. Dib, Deeb) Security Directorate); responsible for arbitrary detention and torture of detainees in Deraa.

Date of birth: 15.11.1961;

Gender: male

108. Mohammad ( ) (a.k.a. Date of birth: 13.6.1945; Former Minister of Finance, in office until 9.2.2013. As a former Government 1.12.2011 Mohamed, Muhammad, Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the

Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

Mohammed) AL-JLEILATI civilian population. ( ) Gender: male

112. Hussein ( ) (a.k.a. Hussain) Date of birth: 6.9.1957; Former Minister of State, in office until at least 2014. As a former Government 23.3.2012 Mahmoud ( ) FARZAT ( ) Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the

Place of birth: Hama, Syria; civilian population. (a.k.a. Hussein Mahmud Farzat)

Gender: male

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113. Mansour ( ) Fadlallah ( ) Date of birth: 15.3.1960; Minister for Presidency Affairs. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility 27.2.2012 AZZAM ( ) for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

Place of birth: Sweida Province, Syria; (a.k.a. Mansur Fadl Allah Az-

Gender: male zam)

126. Bouthaina ( ) SHAABAN Date of birth: 1.4.1953; Political and Media Advisor to the President since July 2008 and as such 26.6.2012 ( ) associated with the violent crackdown on the civilian population.

Place of birth: Homs, Syria; (a.k.a. Buthaina Shaaban)

Gender: female

127. Brigadier General Sha’afiq ( ) Date of birth: 5.7.1956; Head of Branch 215 (Damascus) of the army’s intelligence service. Responsible 24.7.2012 (a.k.a. Shafiq, Shafik) MASA ( ) for the torture of detained opponents. Involved in repressive actions against

Place of birth: Al-Zara (Hama), Syria; (a.k.a. Massa) civilians.

Gender: male

130. Brigadier General Muhammad Date of birth: 2.11.1946; Former (2009-2014) Head of Branch 235 a.k.a. “Palestine” (Damascus) of the 24.7.2012 ( ) (a.k.a. Mohammed) army’s intelligence service, which is at the centre of the army’s apparatus of

Gender: male KHALLOUF ( ) (a.k.a. Abou repression. Directly involved in repression of opponents. Responsible for the Ezzat) torture of opponents in custody.

133. Brigadier General Jawdat ( ) Date of birth: 8.2.1958; Head of the Homs Branch of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Service. 24.7.2012 AL-AHMED ( ) (a.k.a. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody as well as killings of

Place of birth: Qardaha, Lattakia province, al-Ahmad) peaceful protesters.

Syria;

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134. Colonel Qusay Ibrahim Date of birth: 15.4.1961; High-ranking officer at the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Service. Former Head of 24.7.2012 MIHOUB the Deraa branch of the air force’s intelligence service (sent from Damascus to

Place of birth: Derghamo, Jableh, Lattakia, Deraa at the start of demonstrations there). Responsible for the torture of (ﺏﻭﻩﻱﻡ ﻡﻱﻩﺍﺭﺏﺇ ﻱﺹﻕ) Syria; opponents in custody as well as the violent repression of peaceful protests in the

Gender: male southern region.

139. Major General Hussam LUQA Date of birth: 20.9.1960; Former Head of the Security Committee of the Southern Region from 2018 to 24.7.2012

2020. Former Head of the General Security Directorate. Major General. (a.k.a. Husam, Housam, Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

From April 2012 to 2 December 2018, was head of the Homs branch of the Houssam; Louqa, Louca, Louka,

Gender: male Political Security Directorate (succeeded Brigadier General Nasr al-Ali).

Luka) Since 3 December 2018, head of the Political Security Directorate. Director of (ﺍﻕﻭﻝ ﻡﺍﺱﺡ) the General Intelligence Department since 2019. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

146. General Ghassan Jaoudat Date of birth: 3.1.1959; Former Head of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Service. Former deputy director 24.7.2012 ISMAIL of the Air Force Intelligence Service and previously in charge of the missions

Place of birth: Junaynat Ruslan — Darkoush, branch of the Air Force Intelligence Service which, in cooperation with the (a.k.a. Ismael) Tartous region, Syria; special operations branch, manages the elite troops of the Air Force Intelligence (ﻝﻱﻉﺍﻡﺱﺍ ﺕﺩﻭﺝ ﻥﺍﺱﻍ) Gender: male Service, who play an important role in the repression conducted by the Syrian regime. As such, Ghassan Jaoudat Ismail is one of the top military leaders directly implementing the violent repression of opponents conducted by the Syrian regime as well as practices of disappearance of civilians.

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148. General Mohammed ( ) (a.k. Date of birth: 8.10.1964; Close to Maher al-Assad, younger brother of President Bashar al-Assad. Most of 24.7.2012 a. Muhammad, Mohamed, his career has been spent in the Republican Guard. In 2010 he joined the

Gender: male Mohammad) Ali ( ) NASR ( ) internal branch (Branch 251) of the General Intelligence Directorate which is (a.k.a. Mohammed Ali Naser) responsible for combatting the political opposition. As one of its senior officers, General Mohammed Ali Nasr is directly involved in the repression of opponents.

151. Samir ( ) (a.k.a. Sameer) Date of birth: 8.3.1962; For almost 20 years he has been head of the office of Mohammad Nassif Kheir 24.7.2012 JOUMAA ( ) (a.k.a. Jumaa, Bek, one of the main security advisers of President Bashar al-Assad (and officially

Gender: male Jum’a, Joum’a) deputy to the Vice President, Farouk al-Sharaa). Samir Joumaa’s closeness to President Bashar al-Assad and Mohammed Nassif Kheir Bek means that he is (a.k.a. Abou Sami) implicated in the policy of repression conducted by the Syrian regime against its opponents.

155. Dr. Mohammad ( ) (a.k.a. Date of birth: 23.12.1958; Minister of Religious Endowments. As a Government Minister, shares 16.10.2012 Mohamed, Muhammad, responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian

Place of birth: Tartous, Syria;

Mohammed) Abdul-Sattar population. ( ) (a.k.a. Abd al-Sattar) AL Gender: male SAYED ( ) (a.k.a. Al Sayyed)

158. Subhi ( ) Ahmad ( ) AL Date of birth: 17.8.1951; Former Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform. As a former Government 16.10.2012 ABDALLAH ( ) (a.k.a. Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the

Gender: male al-Abdullah) civilian population.

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160. Dr. Hazwan ( ) AL WEZ ( ) Date of birth: 7.3.1962; Former Minister of Education, appointed in July 2016. 16.10.2012 (a.k.a. Al Wazz)

Gender: male As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

162. Dr. Mahmoud ( ) Ibraheem Date of birth: 30.5.1953; Former Minister of Transport in power after May 2011. As a former 16.10.2012 ( ) (a.k.a. Ibrahim) SA’IID Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent

Place of birth: Lattakia, Syria; ( ) (a.k.a. Said, Sa'eed, Saeed) repression of the civilian population.

Gender: male

163. Dr. Safwan ( ) AL ASSAF ( ) Date of birth: 13.3.1959; Former Minister of Housing and Urban Development. As a former Government 16.10.2012 Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the

Gender: male civilian population.

164. Yasser ( ) (a.k.a. Yaser) AL Date of birth: 26.3.1951; Former Minister of Public Works. As a former Government Minister, shares 16.10.2012 SIBA’II ( ) (a.k.a. al-Sibai, responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian

Gender: male al-Siba’i, al Sibaei) population.

165. Sa’iid ( ) (a.k.a. Sa’id, Sa’eed, Date of birth: 5.9.1954; Former Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources. As a former Government 16.10.2012 Saeed) MA’THI ( ) (a.k.a. Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the

Gender: male Mu’zi, Mu’dhi, Ma’dhi, Ma’zi, civilian population.

Maazi) Hneidi ( )

172. Ali HADAR (a.k.a. HAIDAR) Date of birth: 21.7.1962; Head of the National Reconciliation Agency and former State Minister for 16.10.2012 National Reconciliation Affairs. Chair of the Intifada wing of the Syrian Social

Gender: male Nationalist Party. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

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188. Bishr Riyad YAZIGI Date of birth: 13.11.1972; Advisor to President Bashar al-Assad. Former Minister of Tourism. As a former 24.6.2014 Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent

Gender: male repression of the civilian population.

190. Hussein ARNOUS (a.k.a. Arnus) Date of birth: 1.1.1953; Prime Minister. Appointed in August 2020. 24.6.2014 (ﺱﻭﻥﺭﻉ ﻥﻱﺱﺡ)

Place of birth: Idleb, Syria; As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

Gender: male

193. Suhayl (a.k.a. Sohail, Suhail, Date of birth: 10.6.1970; Officer of the rank of Major-General in the Syrian Army after May 2011. 23.7.2014 Suheil) HASSAN (a.k.a. Hasan, Commander of army division known as “Tiger Forces”. Since August 2019,

Place of birth: Jableh, Latakia Province, Syria; al-Hasan, al-Hassan) known as “Tiger Forces” has been renamed “Division 25 Special Mission Forces” and “The Tiger” (a.k.a. al-Nimr) Rank: Major-General; placed under the army’s central command. Responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population in Syria.

Position: Commander of Qawat al-Nimr (Divi- sion 25 Special Mission Forces, formerly known as Tiger Forces);

Gender: male

204. Emad HAMSHO Date of birth: 10.8. 1960; Occupies a senior management position in Hamsho Trading. As a result of his 7.3.2015 senior position in Hamsho Trading, a subsidiary of Hamsho International, which (a.k.a. Imad Hmisho; Hamchu; Address: Hamsho Building 31 Baghdad Street, has been designated by the Council, he provides support to the Syrian regime Hamcho; Hamisho; Hmeisho; Damascus, Syria;

and is associated with that entity.

Hemasho, ﻭﺵﻱﻡﺡ)

Gender: male He is vice-president of the Syrian Council of Iron and Steel alongside designated (ﺩﺍﻡﻉ ﻭﺵﻡﺡ) regime businessmen such as Ayman Jabir. Hamsho’s assets include Syrian Metal Industries, a steel plant outside Damascus, which Hamsho has supplied with scrap metal looted by pro-government militias over the course of the war. He is also an associate of President Bashar al-Assad.

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206. Major General Muhamad ( ) Date of birth: 4.6.1959; Member of the Syria Armed Forces of the rank of Major General in post after 29.5.2015 (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad) May 2011. Former head of the Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI), Branch 293

Place of birth: Jableh, Syria;

MAHALLA ( ) (a.k.a. Mahla, (Internal Affairs), since April 2015. Responsible for repression of and violence Mualla, Maalla, Muhalla) Gender: male against the civilian population in Damascus/Damascus Countryside. Former Deputy Head of Political Security (2012), Officer of the Syrian Republican Guard and Vice-Director of the Political Security Directorate. Former head of Military Police, Member of the National Security Bureau.

207. Adib SALAMEH Position: Major General, Deputy Director of Air Member of the Syrian security and intelligence services in post after May 2011; 28.10.2016 Force Intelligence Directorate in Damascus; Deputy Director of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate in Damascus;

(a.k.a. Adib Salamah; Adib Sal- previously Head of Air Force Intelligence in Aleppo. ama; Adib Salame; Mohammed Date of birth: 26.11.1953;

Adib Salameh; Adib Nimr Sala- Member of the Syrian Armed Forces of the rank of Colonel and the equivalent or

Gender: male meh) higher in post after May 2011; holds the rank of Major General. ( ) Responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population in Syria, through the planning of and involvement in military assaults in Aleppo and authority over the arrest and detention of civilians.

209. Jawdat Salbi MAWAS Position: Major General; Holds the rank of Major General, a senior officer in the Syrian Artillery and 28.10.2016 Missile Directorate of the Syrian Armed Forces, in post after May 2011.

(a.k.a. Jawdat Salibi Mawwas; Date of birth: 4.6.1954;

Jawdat Salibi Mawwaz) As a senior ranking officer of the Syrian Artillery and Missile Directorate, he is

Gender: male responsible for violent repression of the civilian population, including the use of ( ) missiles and chemical weapons by Brigades under his command in highly populated civilian areas in Ghouta in 2013.

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210. Tahir ( ) Hamid ( ) Position: Major General; Holds the ranks of Major General, Head of the Syrian Artillery and Missiles 28.10.2016 KHALIL ( ) (a.k.a. Tahir Directorate of the Syrian Armed Forces, in post after May 2011. As a senior

Date of birth: 3.7.1955;

Hamid Khali; Khalil Tahir ranking officer of the Syrian Artillery and Missile Directorate, he is responsible Hamid) Gender: male for the violent repression of the civilian population, including the deployment of missiles and chemical weapons by Brigades under his command in highly populated civilian areas in Ghouta in 2013.

211. Hilal HILAL (a.k.a. Hilal al-Hilal) Date of birth: 30.6.1966; Member of the regime-affiliated militias known as “Kataeb al-Baath” (the Baath 28.10.2016 ( ) Party militia). Vice-Chairman of the Baath Party. Supports the Syrian regime

Gender: male through his role in the recruitment and organisation of the Baath Party militia.

213. Bishr AL-SABBAN Date of birth: 18.3.1966; Former Governor of Damascus, who was appointed by, and is associated with, 28.10.2016 President Bashar al-Assad. Supports the Syrian regime and is responsible for the (a.k.a. Mohammed Bishr al-Sab- Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

violent repression of the civilian population in Syria, including engaging in ban; Bishr Mazin al-Sabban)

Gender: male discriminatory practices against Sunni communities within the capital.

218. Hussein MAKHLOUF Date of birth: 1964; Minister of Water Resources since December 2023. Former Minister of local 14.11.2016 Administration and environment. (a.k.a. Makhluf) Place of birth: Lattakia, Syria;

Former Governor of Damascus Governorate. ( ) Gender: male As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

Cousin of Rami Makhlouf.

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219. Ali AL-ZAFIR Date of birth: 15.5.1962; Former Minister of Communications and Technology. As a former Government 14.11.2016 Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the ( ) Place of birth: Tartus, Syria;

civilian population.

Gender: male

221. Mohammed (a.k.a. Mohamed, Date of birth: 19.4.1966; Former Minister of Information. As a former Government Minister, shares 14.11.2016 Muhammad, Mohammad) responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian

Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

Ramez TOURJMAN (a.k.a. population.

Tourjuman) Gender: male ( )

223. Ali HAMOUD Date of birth: 15.9.1964; Former Transport Minister. 14.11.2016 (a.k.a. Hammoud) Place of birth: Tartus, Syria; As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

( ) Gender: male

225. Maamoun (a.k.a. Ma’moun) Date of birth: 27.7.1958; Former Finance Minister. 14.11.2016 HAMDAN

Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s ( ) violent repression of the civilian population.

Gender: male

230. Salwa ABDULLAH Date of birth: 1953; Former Minister of social affairs and labour. 14.11.2016 ( ) Place of birth: Quneitra, Syria; Former State Minister.

Gender: female As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

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234. Duraid DURGHAM Date of birth: 27.12.1964; Former Governor of the Central Bank of Syria. 14.11.2016

Gender: male Was responsible for providing economic and financial support to the Syrian regime through his functions as the Governor of the Central Bank of Syria, which is also listed.

238. Badi’ MU’ALLA Date of birth: 5.4.1961; Holds the rank of Brigadier General, a senior officer and Commander of 63rd 21.3.2017 Brigade of the Syrian Arab Air Force, in post after May 2011.

Place of birth: Bistuwir, Jablah, Syria;

Operates in the chemical weapons proliferation sector and, as Commander of

Rank: Brigadier General; Commander of Syrian the 63rd Brigade during the period investigated by the Joint Investigative Arab Air Force 63rd Brigade;

Mechanism, is responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population

Gender: male through the use of chemical weapons by the 63rd Brigade in Talmenes (21.4.2014), Qmenas (16.3.2015) and Sarmin (16.3.2015).

240. Mohammad Samer Date of birth: 31.12.1977; Economy and Foreign Trade Minister. Appointed in March 2017. 30.5.2017 Abdelrahman AL-KHALIL

Gender: male

246. Malik HASAN Rank: Major General; Holds the rank of Major General, a senior officer and Commander of the 22nd 18.7.2017 Division of the Syrian Air Force, in post after May 2011. (a.k.a. Malek Hassan) Date of birth: 1.1.1959;

As a senior officer of the Syrian Air Force and in the chain of command of the ( ) Gender: male 22nd Division, he is responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population in Syria, including the use of chemical weapons by aircraft operating from airbases under the control of the 22nd Division, such as the attack on Talmenas that the Joint Investigative Mechanism established by the United Nations reported was conducted by Hama airfield-based regime helicopters.

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268. Ghassan Ahmed GHANNAM Date of birth: 2.2.1957; Member of the Syrian Armed Forces of the rank of Colonel and the equivalent or 21.10.2014 higher in post after May 2011. Major General and Commander of the 155th (a.k.a. Major General Ghassan Rank: Major General;

Missile Brigade. Associated with Maher al-Assad through his role in the 155th Ghannan, Brigadier General

Position: Commander of the 155th Missile Missile Brigade. As Commander of the 155th Missile Brigade, he is supporting Ghassan Ahmad Ghanem) Brigade; the Syrian regime and he is responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population. Responsible for firing scud missiles at various civilian sites

Gender: male between January and March 2013.

271. Khaled AL-ZUBAIDI Nationality: Syrian; Leading businessperson operating in Syria, with significant investments in the 21.1.2019 construction industry, including a 50 % stake in Zubaidi and Qalei LLC, which is (a.k.a. (Mohammed) Position: Co-owner of Zubaidi and Qalei LLC;

constructing the luxury tourist city Grand Town and to which the regime has Khaled/Khalid (Bassam) (al-) Director of Agar Investment Company; General granted a 45-year agreement in return for 19-21 % of its revenue. Khaled Zubaidi/Zubedi) Manager of Al Zubaidi company and Al al-Zubaidi benefits from and/or supports the Syrian regime through his business Zubaidi & Al Taweet Contracting Company;

(ﻱﺩﻱﺏﺯﻝﺍ ﺩﻝﺍﺥ) activities, in particular through this stake in the Grand Town development.

Director and Owner of Zubaidi Development Company; co-owner of Enjaz Investment Khaled al-Zubaidi signed a (350 000 USD worth) sponsorship with a Syrian Company; football club “Wihda FC” through one of his companies “Hijaz Company”.

Member of the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Tourism since 2019. President

Date of birth: 10.4.1976; of the Syrian-Algerian Business Council.

Gender: male

275. Major General Mohammad Date of birth: 1.4.1957; Minister of the Interior. 4.3.2019 Khaled AL-RAHMOUN

Place of birth: Idleb, Syria; Appointed in November 2018.

Gender: male As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

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276. Mohammad Rami Radwan Date of birth: 31.8.1970; Minister of Tourism. 4.3.2019 MARTINI

Place of birth: Aleppo, Syria; Appointed in November 2018.

Gender: male As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

282. Anas TALAS Date of birth: 25.3.1975; Leading businessperson operating in Syria, with interests and activities in 21.1.2019 multiple sectors of Syria’s economy. Through his business activities and (a.k.a. ; Anas Nationality: Syrian;

investments, Anas Talas also benefits from and/or supports the Syrian regime. In Talous/Tals/Tuls/Tlass)

Position: Chairperson of the Talas Group; 2018 the Talas Group, chaired by Anas Talas, entered into a SYP 23 billion joint venture with Damascus Cham Holding for the construction of Marota City,

Gender: male a regime-backed luxury residential and commercial development.

284. Mazin AL-TARAZI Date of birth: 1.9.1962; Leading businessperson operating in Syria, with significant investments in the 21.1.2019 construction and aviation sectors. Through his investments and activities, Mazin (a.k.a. ; Mazen Nationality: Syrian;

al-Tarazi benefits from and/or supports the Syrian regime. In particular, Mazin al-Tarazi)

Position: Businessperson; al-Tarazi has concluded a deal with Damascus Cham Holding for a USD 320 mil- (ﻱﺯﺭﺕﻝﺍ ﻥﺯﺍﻡ) lion investment in the construction of Marota City, a regime-backed luxury

Gender: male residential and commercial development. He has also been granted a licence for a private airline in Syria. In September 2019, he created “al-Dana Group Investments LLC”, a 25 million SYP company involved in export-import and investing in tourism facilities and commercial complexes. Mazin Al-Tarazi is a member of the Syrian-Iranian Business Council (SIBC) and served as an intermediary for the Iranian regime to purchase real estate in Syria.

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287. Hussam AL QATARJI Date of birth: 1.1.1982; Leading businessperson operating in Syria, who is also a Member of the Syrian 21.1.2019 Parliament. Al Qatarji supports and benefits from the Syrian regime through (a.k.a. Hussam/Hossam Ah- Place of birth: Raqqa, Syria;

enabling, and profiting from, trade deals with the regime in relation to oil and med/Mohammed/Muhammad

Nationality: Syrian; wheat. al-Katerji)

Position: CEO of Katerji Group (a.k.a. Al Hussam Al Qatarji, with his family, has secured a license to create a new bank, (ﻱﺝﺭﻁﻕﻝﺍ ﻡﺍﺱﺡ) Qatarji, Al Qatarji Company/Qatirji Company/ the National Islamic Bank. They have also acquired a new cement plant from the Khatirji Group/Katerji International Group); government, through one of their companies, Nabd Contracting and Construction. They also expanded in the tourism sector creating Arman Hotel

Gender: male and Tourist Management LLC. They also entered into a joint venture with the ministry of tourism “Bere Aleppo Private JSC”. Hussam Al Qatarji and his family also run a militia in Aleppo. In October 2021, Qaterji’s BS Company for Oil Services signed a deal with the regime to supply gas stations with fuel in regime held areas.

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290. Waseem AL-KATTAN Date of birth: 20.6.1976; Leading businessperson operating in Syria benefitting from and supporting the 17.2.2020 regime. Owner of multiple businesses and holding companies with interests and (ﻥﺍﻁﻕﻝﺍ ﻡﻱﺱﻭ) Nationality: Syrian;

activities in various economic sectors such as real estate, the luxury hotel (a.k.a. Waseem, Wasseem, Syrian National ID Number: 10090110187 industry and commercial centres. Waseem al-Kattan rose rapidly as a leading Wassim, Wasim; Anouar; businessperson by imposing taxes on goods smuggled into Eastern Ghouta

Position: President of Damascus Countryside al-Kattan, al-Katan, al-Qattan, under siege, and is now involved in aggressive forms of clientelism to the benefit

(Rural) Province Chamber of Commerce; al-Qatan; ﻡﻱﺱﻭ ,ﻥﺍﻁﻕ ﻡﻱﺱﻭ of the regime. Waseem al-Kattan benefits financially from favoured access to ﻥﺍﻁﻕﻝﺍ ﺭﺍﻭﻥﺃ) Relatives/business associates/entities or partner- public tenders as well as to licences and contracts awarded by government s/links: agencies as a result of his close ties to the regime.

Larosa Furniture/Furnishing; Jasmine Fields In 2020, Al-Kattan was elected member of the Damascus Chamber of Company Ltd.; Muruj Cham (Murooj al-Cham) Commerce. In November 2021, Al-Kattan was appointed secretary of the Investment and Tourism Group; Adam and Federation of Syrian chambers of commerce by the Syrian Government, despite Investment LLC; Universal Market Company having lost elections. In 2022, Al-Kattan was appointed Chairman of the LLC; Treasurer of the Federation of Syrian Syrian-Omani Business Council.

Chambers of Commerce;

Gender: male

292. Saqr RUSTOM Nationality: Syrian; Head of the local branch of the National Defence Force in Homs (a regime 17.2.2020 militia — Shabiha). Responsible for its participation in the brutal repression of (a.k.a. Saqr, Saqer; As’ad, Asaad, Position: Head of National Defence Force in the civilian population in Syria. Through his militia, Saqr Rustom is responsible Asad; al-Rustom, al-Rostom; Homs;

for multiple war profiteering schemes and is therefore benefitting from and ﻡﺕﺱﺭﻝﺍﺩﻉﺱﺃﺭﻕﺹ ,ﻡﺕﺱﺭﺭﻕﺹ) Relatives/business associates/entities or part- supporting the Syrian regime. Associated with designated person Bassam ners/links: Damas Real Estate Development and Hassan, his uncle, with whom he established the Damas Real Estate Investment LLC; Development and Investment LLC in order to invest in real estate projects.

Date of birth: 4.12.1947;

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294. Khodr Ali TAHER Date of birth: 15.5.1976; Leading businessperson operating across multiple sectors of the Syrian 17.2.2020 economy, including private security, mobile phone retail, hotel management, (a.k.a. ﺭﻩﺍﻁ ﻱﻝﻉ ﺭﺽﺥ) Nationality: Syrian;

advertising services, domestic money transfer, alcoholic and non-alcoholic

Position: Director and owner of Ella Media beverages.

Services; founding partner of Castle Security Supports and benefits from the Syrian regime through cooperation in his and Protection and of Jasmine Contracting business activities and his involvement in smuggling and profiteering activities.

Company; Chairperson and founding partner Khodr Ali Taher owns a number of companies and has co-founded others. His of the Syrian Hotel Management Company; involvement in business dealings with the regime includes entering into a joint Manager and owner of Ematel;

venture with the Syrian Transport and Tourism Company, of which the Ministry Relatives/business associates/entities or part- of Tourism owns a two-thirds stake. ners/links:

Citadel for Protection; Guard and Security Services (Castle Security and protection); Ema- tel LLC (Ematel Communications); Syrian Hotel Management Company; Jasmine Contracting Company;

Gender: male

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295. Adel Anwar AL-OLABI Date of birth: 10.1.1976; Leading businessperson benefitting from and supporting the Syrian regime. 17.2.2020 Chairperson of Damascus Cham Holding Company (DCHC), the investment arm (a.k.a. Adel Anouar el-Oulabi, Nationality: Syrian;

of the Governorate of Damascus managing the properties of the Governorate of Adil Anwar al-Olabi)

Position: Chairman of Damascus Cham Hold- Damascus and implementing the Marota City project. (ﻱﺏﻝﻉﻝﺍ ﺭﻭﻥﺃ ﻝﺩﺍﻉ) ing Company (DCHC); Governor of Damascus;

Adel Anwar al-Olabi is also the Governor of Damascus, appointed by President

Gender: male Bashar al-Assad in November 2018. As Governor of Damascus and Chair of DCHC, he is responsible for efforts to implement regime policies of developing expropriated land in Damascus (including Decree No 66 and Law No 10), most notably through the Marota City project.

298. Darem TABA’A Date of birth: 7.4.1958; Former Minister of Education. Appointed in August 2020. 16.10.2020 (ﻉﺍﺏﻁ ﻡﺭﺍﺩ) Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

Gender: male

300. Tammam RA’AD (a.k.a. Tamam, Date of birth: 1965; Former Minister of Hydraulic/Water Resources. 16.10.2020 Raad)

Place of birth: Al-Qusayr, Syria; or Homs, Syria; As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s (ﺩﻉﺭ ﻡﺍﻡﺕ) violent repression of the civilian population.

Gender: male

303. Bassam TOU’MA (a.k.a. TU’MA) Date of birth: 1969; Former Minister of oil and mineral resources. 6.11.2020 (ﺓﻡﻉﻁ ﻡﺍﺱﺏ) Place of birth: Safita, Syria; As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.

Gender: male

305. Ziyad SABBAGH Date of birth: 1960; Former Minister of Industry. 6.11.2020 (ﻍﺍﺏﺹ ﺩﺍﻱﺯ) Place of birth: Aleppo, Syria; As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.

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308. Mohamad (a.k.a. Mohammad) Date of birth: 1955; Former Minister of State. 6.11.2020 Fayez BARCHA (a.k.a.

Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s AL-BARSHA, AL-BARASHA) violent repression against the civilian population.

Gender: male (ﺓﺵﺭﺏ ﺯﻱﺍﻑ ﺩﻡﺡﻡ)

310. Mohammad Samir HADDAD Date of birth: 1956; Former Minister of State. 6.11.2020 (ﺩﺍﺩﺡ ﺭﻱﻡﺱ ﺩﻡﺡﻡ) Place of birth: Tartous, Syria; As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.

Gender: male

312. Amr SALEM Date of birth: January 1958; Former Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection. 15.11.2021 (ﻡﻝﺍﺱ ﻭﺭﻡﻉ) Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

Gender: male

318. Hala Tarif ALMAGHOUT Date of birth: 30.6.1980; Widow of Mohammed Makhlouf. Member of the Makhlouf family. 21.2.2022 ﻁﻭﻍﺍﻡﻝﺍ ﻑﻱﺭﻁ ﺍﻝﻩ Gender: female

322. Sara Mohammed MAKHLOUF Date of birth: 2.9.1980; Daughter of Mohammed Makhlouf. Member of the Makhlouf family. 21.2.2022 ﻑﻭﻝﺥﻡ ﺩﻡﺡﻡ ﻩﺭﺍﺱ Gender: female

329. Mudar Rifaat AL-ASSAD Date of birth: 12.2.1964; Mudar Rifaat al-Assad is Bashar al-Assad’s cousin; he is therefore a member of 24.4.2023 the Assad family. a.k.a. “Rifa’at” Place of birth: Syria; ﺩﺱﺃﻝﺍ ﺕﻉﻑﺭ ﺭﺽﻡ Nationality: Syrian;

Gender: male

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335. Taher AL-KAYALI Date of birth: 11.7.1960; Taher Al-Kayali is a Syrian businessperson who owns several companies 24.4.2023 including Neptunus LLC. ﻱﻝﺍﻱﻙﻝﺍ ﺭﻩﺍﻁ Nationality: Syrian;

Through his companies, he is involved in the production and trafficking of

Gender: male Captagon, especially in terms of transportation from the port of Latakia. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.

336. Imad Abu ZUREIQ Date of birth: 9.2.1979; Imad Abu Zureiq is a leading member of a regime-affiliated militia in Southwest 24.4.2023 Syria that reports directly to the Syrian regime’s Military Security branch.

Emad Abu ZURAIQ Place of birth: Nasib, Daraa (Syria);

Currently his militia profits from the war economy, including the trafficking in

Imad Abu ZREIK Nationality: Syrian;

Captagon. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, ﻕﻱﺭﺯ ﻭﺏﺃ ﺩﺍﻡﻉ Suspected location: Daraa, Syria; enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.

Gender: male

338. Hassan Muhammad DAQQOU Date of birth: 17.1.1978; Hassan Muhammad Daqqou has close ties with the Fourth Division of the Syrian 24.4.2023 Army. Daqqou has established a wide drug trafficking network in Lebanon and ﻭﻕﺩ ﺩﻡﺡﻡ ﻥﺱﺡ Place of birth: Tfail, Lebanon;

Syria and built Captagon manufacturing plants close to the Syrian-Lebanese

Nationality: Syrian/Lebanese; border. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits from

Gender: male and supports the regime.

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339. Jihad BARAKAT Date of birth: 4.3.1964; Jihad Barakat is, through marriage, associated with the Assad family. 24.4.2023 ﺕﺍﻙﺭﺏ ﺩﺍﻩﺝ Place of birth: Qardahah/Syria; He is also leader of a regime-affiliated militia and continues to hold different military and intelligence functions for the regime.

Nationality: Syrian;

Gender: male

346. Osama AL-MALIKI Date of birth: 10.2.1963; Osama al-Maliki is majority owner of Al-Jabal Security and Protection LLC. 24.4.2023 Al-Jabal Security and Protection LLC acts as a shell company to allow for the a.k.a. Usama Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

continuation of activities of the Saraya al-Areen 313 militia, a regime-affiliated ﻱﻙﻝﺍﻡﻝﺍ ﺓﻡﺍﺱﺃ Nationality: Syrian; militia. Osama al-Maliki therefore benefits from and supports the regime.

Address: Villa 98, Sharqiyyat, Jazira al-Khamisa, Qura al-Assad, Damascus Coutryside, Syria;

Other identifying information: Father: Mo- hammad al-Maliki — ﻱﻙﻝﺍﻡﻝﺍ ﺩﻡﺡﻡ

Gender: male

348. Ahmad Ali TAHER Date of birth: 1.1.1982; Ahmad Ali Taher owns shares in Castle Security and Protection LLC, which 24.4.2023 operates as a shell company for the Fourth Division of the Syrian Arab Army, ﺭﻩﺍﻁ ﻱﻝﻉ ﺩﻡﺡﺍ Nationality: Syrian;

led by Maher al-Assad. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.

Address: Damascus, Mazze, Western Villas, Saraya 36 Building, 3rd Floor;

Associated individuals: Brother: Khodr Taher;

Associated entities: Castle Security and Protec- tion LLC;

Other identifying information: Father: Ali Taher;

Gender: male

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350. Osama RAMADAN Date of birth: 19.12.1973; Osama Ramadan owns shares in Castle Security and Protection LLC, which 24.4.2023 operates as a shell company for the Fourth Division of the Syrian Arab Army, a.k.a. Usama Nationality: Syrian;

led by the Maher al-Assad. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime. ﻥﺍﺽﻡﺭ ﺓﻡﺍﺱﺃ Address: Damascus, Mazze, Western Villas, Saraya 36 Building, 3rd Floor;

Business Associate: Ahmad Ali Taher;

Associated entities: Castle Security and Protec- tion LLC;

Other identifying information: Father: Hassan Ramadan;

Gender: male

351. Ali Mhanna SULEIMAN Date of birth: 2.3.1987; Ali Suleiman was the leader of the Sahab Regiment of a Syrian Arab Army 24.4.2023 division known as “Tiger Forces”. He is a close associate of Suhayl Hassan. He ﻥﺍﻡﻱﻝﺱ ﺍﻥﻩﻡ ﻱﻝﻉ Place of birth: Al-Raml, Kherbet Maaza, Tartus, has been involved in financing the regime, including through the smuggling of Syria;

fuel. He also benefits from his association with the regime, such as from

Nationality: Syrian; opportunities in real estate development. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.

Address: Tartus, Khirbit Maaza, 36th Estate, Ghaya Estate Area;

National ID Number: 10040018920;

Father’s Name: Mhanna;

Mother’s Name: Insaf;

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354. Yasser Hussein Ibrahim Date of birth: 9.4.1983; Yasser Ibrahim is an economic advisor to Bashar al-Assad and acts in the 22.1.2024’; economic council run by Asma al-Assad. Together with Ali Najib Ibrahim he a.k.a. Yassar Hussein Ibrahim Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

operates a number of shell companies, and acts as a front for business activities ﻡﻱﻩﺍﺭﺏﺇ ﻥﻱﺱﺡ ﺭﺍﺱﻱ Nationality: Syrian; of Bashar Al-Assad and Asma Al-Assad. Therefore, Yasser Ibrahim is benefitting from and supporting the Syrian regime.

Gender: male

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Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing ‘95. Al-Aqila Company Place of registration: Damascus, Syria; Al-Aqila is an insurance company in Syria. The company is owned and operated 22.1.2024’.

by businesspersons associated with the Syrian regime, such as Aji Najib Ibrahim. (a.k.a. al-Akila/Al-Aqeela Date of registration: 2007;

Insurance Company) Therefore, the Al-Aqila Company is supporting and benefitting from the Syrian

Principal place of business: Syria regime.

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