Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1960 of 20 August 2026 amending for the 359th 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 [^ntr1-L_202601960EN.000101-E0001], 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 13 and 14 August 2026, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council pursuant to Resolutions 1267(1999), 1989(2011) and 2253(2015) decided to amend certain entries in the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the restrictive measures 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, 20 August 2026

For the Commission

On behalf of the President

Director-General

Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union

[^ntr1-L_202601960EN.000101-E0001]: OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2002/881/oj.

ANNEX

• (a) 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) ‘Mohammed Salahaldin Abd El Halim Zidane (alias (a) Sayf-Al Adl. Date of birth: 11.4.1963. Place of birth: Monufia Governate, Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian; (b) Muhamad Ibrahim Makkawi. Date of birth: (i) 11.4.1960, (ii) 11.4.1963. Place of birth: Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian; (c) Ibrahim al-Madani; (d) Saif Al-'Adil; (e) Seif al Adel). Date of birth: (i) 11.4.1963, (ii) 11.4.1960. Place of birth: Monufia Governorate, Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian. Other information: Responsible for Usama bin Laden's (deceased) security. Hair: Dark. Eyes: Dark. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 25.1.2001.’

is replaced by the following:

‘Mohammed Salahaldin Abd El Halim Zidane (original script: محمد صلاح الدين عبدالحليم زيدان) (good quality alias: (a) Sayf-Al Adl. Date of birth: 11.4.1963. Place of birth: Monufia Governate, Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian. In Arabic: سيف العدل; (b) Muhamad Ibrahim Makkawi. Date of birth: (i) 11.4.1960, (ii) 11.4.1963. Place of birth: Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian; low quality alias: (a) Ibrahim al-Madani; (b) Saif Al-'Adil; (c) Seif al Adel; (d) Salem al-Sharif (سالم الشريف); (e) Hazem al-Madani; (f) Aber Sabil; (g) Muhannad Salem; (h) Abu Khaled al-San’ani). Date of birth: (a) 11.4.1963; (b) 11.4.1960. Place of birth: Monufia Governate, Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian. Other information: Responsible for Usama bin Laden's (deceased) security. Hair: Dark. Eyes: Dark. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 25.1.2001.’

• (2) ‘Adem Yilmaz (low quality alias: Talha). Date of birth: 4.11.1978. Place of birth: Bayburt, Türkiye. Nationality: Turkish. Passport No.: TR-P 614166 (Turkish passport issued by the Turkish Consulate General in Frankfurt/Main on 22.3.2006, expired on 15.9.2009). Address: (a) Südliche Ringstrasse 133, 63225 Langen, Germany (previous address), b) Türkiye. Other information: (a) Associated with the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), also known as the Islamic Jihad Group, (b) Deported from Germany to Türkiye in February 2019, (c) Ongoing judicial process as of November 2023. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 27.10.2008.’

is replaced by the following:

‘Adem Yilmaz (low quality alias: Talha). Date of birth: 4.11.1978. Place of birth: Bayburt, Türkiye. Nationality: Turkish. Passport No.: TR-P 614166 (Turkish passport issued by the Turkish Consulate General in Frankfurt/Main on 22.3.2006, expired on 15.9.2009). Address: (a) Südliche Ringstrasse 133, 63225 Langen, Germany (previous address); b) Atalar Neighborhood Aslı Street 24/5, 34860 Kartal, Istanbul Türkiye; (c) Atalar Mahallesi, Atalar mahallesi aslı sokak no 24/5, 34862 Kartal İstanbul, Türkiye. Other information: (a) Associated with the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), also known as the Islamic Jihad Group; (b) Deported from Germany to Türkiye in February 2019; (c) Ongoing judicial process as of November 2023. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 27.10.2008.’

• (3) ‘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.’

is replaced by the following:

‘Shafi Sultan Mohammed Sultan Al-Ajmi (original script: شافي سلطان محمد سلطان العجمي) (good quality alias: (a) Shafi al-Ajmi, (b) Sheikh Shafi al-Ajmi, (c) Shafi S. M. S. Alajmi; low quality alias: Shaykh Abu-Sultan). Title: Doctor. Date of birth: 1.1.1973. Place of birth: Warah, Kuwait. Nationality: Kuwaiti. Passport no: (a) 03111298 (Kuwaiti); (b) 003111298 (Kuwaiti passport, issued in Kuwait on 16.9.2010, expired 15.9.2020 in the name of Shafi S M S Alajmi, Arabic script شافي سلطان محمد سلطان العجمي); (c) 0216155930. National identification no: 273010101204 (Kuwaiti). 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.’

• (4) ‘Amin Muhammad Ul Haq Saam Khan (good quality alias: (a) Al-Haq, Amin, (b) Amin, Muhammad; low quality alias: (a) Dr Amin, (b) Ul-Haq, Dr Amin). Date of birth: 1960. Place of birth: Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Other information: (a) Security coordinator for Usama bin Laden (deceased), (b) Repatriated to Afghanistan in February 2006. He was in Afghanistan as of August 2021. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 25.1.2001’

is replaced by the following:

‘Amin Muhammad Ul Haq Saam Khan (good quality alias: (a) Al-Haq, Amin, (b) Amin, Muhammad; low quality alias: (a) Dr Amin, (b) Ul-Haq, Dr Amin). Date of birth: (a) 30.4.1963; (b) 1960. Place of birth: Qilagho village, Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Address: Kabul, Afghanistan (as of June 2026). Other information: (a) Security coordinator for Usama bin Laden (deceased), (b) Repatriated to Afghanistan in February 2006. He was in Afghanistan as of August 2021, (c) Arrested in Pakistan 2024 and deported to Afghanistan in 2025, (d) Father’s name: Abdul Rahman. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 25.1.2001’

• (5) ‘Abubakar Swalleh (good quality alias: (a) Abubaker Swaleh; (b) Tom Kiyurige). Gender: male. Date of birth: 13.1.1992. Place of birth: Mengo, Uganda. Nationality: Ugandan. Passport no.: A00195974 (Ugandan passport). National identification no.: CM920231090NZA (Uganda). Address: Luzira Prison, Luzira, Kampala, Uganda. Other information: (a) provides financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to, or in support of, ISIL (listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq); (b) He acted, since 2018, as an ISIL facilitator who provides financial and logistic support including recruitment for ISIL in East and Southern Africa. Phone number: +963936016952. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 16.6.2025.’

is replaced by the following:

‘Abubakar Swalleh (good quality alias: (a) Abubaker Swaleh; (b) Tom Kiyurige; low quality alias: Isaac Mupeta). Gender: male. Date of birth: (a) 13.1.1992; (b) 16.3.1993. Place of birth: Mengo, Uganda. Nationality: Ugandan. Passport no.: A00195974 (Ugandan passport, expiry date on 16.12.2029). National identification no.: CM920231090NZA (Uganda). Address: Luzira Prison, Luzira, Kampala, Uganda. Other information: (a) provides financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to, or in support of, ISIL (listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq); (b) He acted, since 2018, as an ISIL facilitator who provides financial and logistic support including recruitment for ISIL in East and Southern Africa. Phone number: +963936016952. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 16.6.2025.’

• (b) The identifying data for the following entries under the heading ‘Legal persons, groups and entities’ in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:

• (1) ‘Ummah Tameer E-Nau (UTN) (alias UTN). Address: Street 13, Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul Afghanistan, Pakistan. Other information: (a) Its directors included Mahmood Sultan Bashir-Ud-Din, Majeed Abdul Chaudhry and Mohammed Tufail; (b) Banned in Pakistan. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a (4) (b): 24.12. 2001.’

is replaced by the following:

‘Ummah Tameer E-Nau (UTN) (alias UTN). Address: (a) Street 13, Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul Afghanistan; (b) Pakistan. Other information: (a) Its directors included Mahmood Sultan Bashir-Ud-Din; (b) Banned in Pakistan. Date of designation referred to in Article 7e(e): 24.12.2001.’

• (2) ‘Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan (ISIL-K) (alias: (a) ISIL Khorasan, (b) Islamic State's Khorasan Province, (c) ISIS Wilayat Khorasan, (d) ISIL's South Asia Branch, (e) South Asian Chapter of ISIL, (f) The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – Khorasan Province, (g) The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria – Khorasan, (h) Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in Khorasan Province, (i) Islamic State Khurasan, (j) ISIS-K, (k) ISISK, (l) IS-Khorasan). Other information: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan (ISIL-K) was formed on January 10, 2015 by a former Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander and was established by former Taliban faction commanders who swore an oath of allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq). ISIL-K has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Date of designation referred to in Article 7e(e): 14.5.2019.’

is replaced by the following:

‘Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan (ISIL-K) (alias: (a) ISIL Khorasan, (b) Islamic State's Khorasan Province, (c) ISIS Wilayat Khorasan, (d) ISIL's South Asia Branch, (e) South Asian Chapter of ISIL, (f) The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – Khorasan Province, (g) The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria – Khorasan, (h) Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in Khorasan Province, (i) Islamic State Khurasan, (j) ISIS-K, (k) ISISK, (l) IS-Khorasan, (m) Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP)). Other information: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan (ISIL-K) was formed on 10.1.2015 by a former Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander and was established by former Taliban faction commanders who swore an oath of allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq). ISIL-K has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Date of designation referred to in Article 7e(e): 14.5.2019.’

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/2026/1960/oj

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