Date: 28 September 2026
The United Nations Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011), and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da'esh), Al-Qaida, and associated individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities has enacted an amendment to its sanctions list.
Reference Document: SC/16465
Target Entity: KHATIBA JAMA'AT AL-TAWHID WAL-JIHAD (KTJ) (ID: QDe.168)
Measures Enforced: The entity remains subject to targeted financial sanctions, including an assets freeze, travel ban, and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2734 (2024), adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
Summary of Changes: Amendments reflect updated naming conventions, script variants, aliases—including Jama`at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad and Katiba al-Tawhid wal-Jihad—and operational details concerning its activities in the Syrian Arab Republic and adjacent regions.
Compliance Directives:
Reporting entities, financial institutions, and designated non-financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs) must update sanctions screening lists without delay.
Immediate asset-freezing actions and prohibitions on providing funds or economic resources apply to all matches.
Prompt notification must be submitted to relevant regulatory authorities and Financial Intelligence Units where mandatory.
Official Reference:
United Nations Press Release SC/16465: https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16465.doc.htm
UN Security Council Consolidated List: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/un-sc-consolidated-list