UN Security Council Adds Individual to ISIL Al-Qaida Sanctions List

UN Security Council Sanctions List Updates

Filed March 26th, 2026

Detected March 28th, 2026

Summary

The UN Security Council Committee added Sami Jasim Muhammad Jaata Al-Jaburi to the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List. This action imposes an assets freeze, travel ban, and arms embargo on the individual, who held significant financial and operational roles within ISIL.

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What changed

The UN Security Council Committee has added Sami Jasim Muhammad Jaata Al-Jaburi (QDi.437) to its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List. This designation subjects Al-Jaburi to an assets freeze, travel ban, and arms embargo, as mandated by Security Council resolutions. Al-Jaburi is noted for his roles in overseeing ISIL's finances, material affairs, and revenue sources, and for participating in terrorist operations and oil smuggling.

Financial institutions and relevant entities must ensure that their compliance programs are updated to reflect this new listing. This includes screening against the updated sanctions list and taking appropriate action to freeze any assets associated with Al-Jaburi. Compliance officers should review the narrative summary of reasons for listing available on the Committee's website for further details on the individual's activities and the scope of the sanctions.

What to do next

Screen all customer and transaction databases against the updated ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List.
Implement asset freeze, travel ban, and arms embargo measures for Sami Jasim Muhammad Jaata Al-Jaburi.
Review the narrative summary of reasons for listing for detailed information on the sanctioned individual.

Penalties

Assets freeze, travel ban, and arms embargo.

Source document (simplified)

Press Release
- Security Council
SC/16323

26 March 2026

Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds One Entry to Its Sanctions List

On 26 March, the 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 approved the addition of the entry specified below to its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2734 (2024) and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

A. Individuals

QDi.437 Name: 1: SAMI 2: JASIM 3: MUHAMMAD JAATA 4: AL-JABURI
Name (original script): ﺳﺎﻣﻲ ﺟﺎﺳم ﻣﺣﻣد ﺟﻌﺎطﺔ اﻟﺟﺑوري
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 1 Jul. 1974 POB: Iraq Good quality a.k.a.: a) Mustafa Adnan al-Aziz ﻣﺻطﻔﻰ ﻋدﻧﺎن اﻟﻌزﯾز (National Identification card no. 9080002892, issued by the Syrian Arab Republic, mother’s name Dahiyah al-Mulhim, DOB: 1 Jan. 1973, POB: Albu Kamal, Syria) b) Mustafa Adnan al-Azeez (Turkish Residency Card no. 4118 issued on 15 Jan. 2019) Low quality a.k.a.: a) Sami al-Ajuz (b) Hajji Hamid Nationality: Iraq Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: Iraq Listed on: 26 Mar. 2026 Other information: Assumed multiples roles within ISIL (Da’esh) listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115), 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. Mother’s name: A’ishah Hasan . Gender: **** Male, Physical description: eye colour: black; hair colour: black; Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

In accordance with paragraph 58 of resolution 2610 (2021), the Committee has made accessible on its website the narrative summaries of reasons for listing of the above entries at the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1267/aqsanctionslist/summaries.

The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List is updated regularly on the basis of relevant information provided by Member States and international and regional organizations. An updated List is accessible on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee’s website at the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1267/aqsanctionslist.

The United Nations Security Council Consolidated List is also updated following all changes made to the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List. An updated version of the Consolidated List is accessible via the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/un-sc-consolidated-list.

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