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The European Commission adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/819 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 for the 355th time. The regulation adds two natural persons to the EU consolidated list of persons and entities associated with ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida, whose funds and economic resources are subject to freezing. The designations implement UN Security Council Sanctions Committee decisions of 26 March 2026 and entered into force immediately upon publication in the Official Journal.

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What changed

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/819 adds two natural persons to the ISIL/Al-Qaida sanctions list maintained under Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002. The designated individuals are Abd El Hamid Salim Ibrahim Brukan al-Khatouni (aka Abu Omar Al Sarraf), who served as ISIL's financial management officer, and Sami Jasim Muhammad Jaata Al-Jaburi, who oversaw ISIL's finances, material affairs, sources of revenue, and oil smuggling operations. Both were designated by the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee on 26 March 2026.

EU persons and entities must immediately freeze all funds and economic resources belonging to these individuals. Financial institutions, asset managers, payment service providers, and any other entities holding or managing assets subject to the freezing measures must screen their records, update sanctions monitoring systems, and report any matches to national competent authorities.

What to do next

  1. Screen clients and counterparties against the updated EU consolidated list
  2. Freeze any funds or economic resources belonging to the designated persons
  3. Report any matches to competent national authorities

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/819 of 1 April 2026 amending for the 355th 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

C/2026/2354

OJ L, 2026/819, 1.4.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/819/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/819/oj

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| | Official Journal
of the European Union | EN

L series |

| | 2026/819 | 1.4.2026 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2026/819

of 1 April 2026

amending for the 355th 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(1) 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 26 March 2026, 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 add two entries to 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. |

| (4) | In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective it should enter into force immediately, |
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 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, 1 April 2026.

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.

ANNEX

In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 the following entries are added under the heading ‘Natural persons’:

‘Abd El Hamid Salim Ibrahim Brukan al-Khatouni (original script: عبد الحميد سالم إبراهيم بروكان الخاتوني) (good quality alias: Abu Omar Al Sarraf). Date of birth: 1.9.1970. Place of birth: Iraq. Nationality: Iraq. Address: Iraq. Other information: (a) Served as a senior leader in ISIL (Da’esh) as its financial management officer; (b) Mother’s name: Khadija Hattab Ismail; (c) Gender: Male. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2), point (i): 26.3.2026.’

‘Sami Jasim Muhammad Jaata Al-Jaburi (original script: ﺳﺎﻣﻲ ﺟﺎﺳم ﻣﺣﻣد ﺟﻌﺎطﺔ اﻟﺟﺑوري) (good quality alias: (a) Mustafa Adnan al-Aziz (original script: ﻣﺻطﻔﻰ ﻋدﻧﺎن اﻟﻌزﯾز) (National Identification card no. 9080002892, issued by the Syrian Arab Republic; mother’s name Dahiyah al-Mulhim; Date of birth: 1.1.1973; Place of birth: Albu Kamal, Syria); (b) Mustafa Adnan al-Azeez (Turkish Residency Card no. 4118 issued on 15.1.2019); low quality alias: (a) Sami al-Ajuz; (b) Hajji Hamid. Date of birth: 1.7.1974. Place of birth: Iraq. Nationality: Iraq. Address: Iraq. Other information: (a) Assumed multiples roles within ISIL (Da’esh), including overseeing ISIL’s finances, material affairs and sources of revenue. He was also a member of the so-called Delegated Committee, which is the decision-making body of ISIL (Da’esh). He also participated in several terrorist operations against security forces while ISIL was controlling territory and was involved in the smuggling of oil derivates; (b) Mother’s name: A’ishah Hasan; (c) Gender: Male; (d) Physical description: eye colour: black; hair colour: black. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2), point (i): 26.3.2026.’

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/819/oj

ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)

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Article 7(1)(a) - Freezing of funds and economic resources Article 7a(1) - Implementation of UN Security Council decisions

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Published
April 1st, 2026
Instrument
Rule
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Stage
Final
Change scope
Substantive
Document ID
OJ L 2026/819

Who this affects

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Investors Financial advisers Fund managers
Industry sector
5221 Commercial Banking
Activity scope
Asset freeze compliance Sanctions screening Terrorist financing prevention
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Sanctions
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Anti-Money Laundering Defense & National Security

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