Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2287 of 8 October 2026 amending for the 362nd 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_202602287EN.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 28 September 2026, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council pursuant to Resolutions 1267(1999), 1989(2011) and 2253(2015) decided to amend the identifying data for one entry 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, 8 October 2026.

For the Commission

On behalf of the President

Director-General

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

[^ntr1-L_202602287EN.000101-E0001]: OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2002/881/oj.

ANNEX

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

‘KHATIBA AL-TAWHID WAL-JIHAD (KTJ) (original script: Катиба ат-Таухид валь-Джихад); A.k.a.: a) JANNAT OSHIKLARI; b) Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad; F.k.a.: JANNAT OSHIKLARI. Address: na. Other information: Khatiba al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (formerly known as Jannat Oshiklari) is a terrorist organization operating under the umbrella of the international terrorist organization Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant. The group mainly operates in the provinces of Hama, Idlib and Ladhiqiyah, in the Syrian Arab Republic, and also conduct operations in Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Afghanistan, Ukraine. The number of fighters of KTJ is about 500. KTJ also cooperates with such terrorist organizations as Khatiba Imam al-Bukhari and the Islamic Jihad Group. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 7.03.2022.’

is replaced by the following:

‘KHATIBA JAMA’AT AL-TAWHID WAL-JIHAD (KTJ) (original script: Катиба Джамаат ат-Таухид валь-Джихад) A.k.a.: a) JANNAT OSHIKLARI; b) Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad` (ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﺘﻮﺣﯿﺪ واﻟﺠﮭﺎد); c) Katiba al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (ﻛﺘﯿﺒﺔ اﻟﺘﻮﺣﯿﺪ واﻟﺠﮭﺎد). Other information: Khatiba al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (formerly known as Jannat Oshiklari) is a terrorist organization operating under the umbrella of the international terrorist organization Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant. The group mainly operates in the provinces of Hama, Idlib and Ladhiqiyah, in the Syrian Arab Republic, and also conduct operations in Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Afghanistan, Ukraine. The number of fighters of KTJ is about 500. KTJ also cooperates with such terrorist organizations as Khatiba Imam al-Bukhari and the Islamic Jihad Group. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 7.03.2022.’

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/2287/oj

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