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    Consolidated text: Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria

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    COUNCIL DECISION 2013/255/CFSP

    of 31 May 2013

    concerning restrictive measures against Syria

    (OJ L 147 1.6.2013, p. 14)

    Amended by:

     

     

    Official Journal

      No

    page

    date

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    COUNCIL DECISION 2013/760/CFSP of 13 December 2013

      L 335

    50

    14.12.2013

     M2

    COUNCIL DECISION 2014/74/CFSP of 10 February 2014

      L 40

    63

    11.2.2014

    ►M3

    COUNCIL DECISION 2014/309/CFSP of 28 May 2014

      L 160

    37

    29.5.2014

    ►M4

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2014/387/CFSP of 23 June 2014

      L 183

    72

    24.6.2014

    ►M5

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2014/488/CFSP of 22 July 2014

      L 217

    49

    23.7.2014

    ►M6

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2014/678/CFSP of 26 September 2014

      L 283

    59

    27.9.2014

    ►M7

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2014/730/CFSP of 20 October 2014

      L 301

    36

    21.10.2014

    ►M8

    COUNCIL DECISION 2014/901/CFSP of 12 December 2014

      L 358

    28

    13.12.2014

    ►M9

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2015/117 of 26 January 2015

      L 20

    85

    27.1.2015

    ►M10

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2015/383 of 6 March 2015

      L 64

    41

    7.3.2015

    ►M11

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2015/784 of 19 May 2015

      L 124

    13

    20.5.2015

    ►M12

    COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2015/837 of 28 May 2015

      L 132

    82

    29.5.2015

    ►M13

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2015/973 of 22 June 2015

      L 157

    52

    23.6.2015

    ►M14

    COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2015/1836 of 12 October 2015

      L 266

    75

    13.10.2015

    ►M15

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2015/2359 of 16 December 2015

      L 331

    26

    17.12.2015

    ►M16

    COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2016/850 of 27 May 2016

      L 141

    125

    28.5.2016

    ►M17

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2016/1746 of 29 September 2016

      L 264

    30

    30.9.2016

    ►M18

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2016/1897 of 27 October 2016

      L 293

    36

    28.10.2016

    ►M19

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2016/1985 of 14 November 2016

      L 305I

    4

    14.11.2016

    ►M20

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2016/2000 of 15 November 2016

      L 308

    20

    16.11.2016

    ►M21

    COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2016/2144 of 6 December 2016

      L 332

    22

    7.12.2016

    ►M22

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2017/485 of 20 March 2017

      L 75

    24

    21.3.2017

    ►M23

    COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2017/917 of 29 May 2017

      L 139

    62

    30.5.2017

    ►M24

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2017/1245 of 10 July 2017

      L 178

    13

    11.7.2017

    ►M25

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2017/1341 of 17 July 2017

      L 185

    56

    18.7.2017

    ►M26

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2017/1754 of 25 September 2017

      L 246

    7

    26.9.2017

    ►M27

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2018/284 of 26 February 2018

      L 54I

    8

    26.2.2018

    ►M28

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2018/421 of 19 March 2018

      L 75I

    3

    19.3.2018

    ►M29

    COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2018/778 of 28 May 2018

      L 131

    16

    29.5.2018


    Corrected by:

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    Corrigendum, OJ L 305, 24.10.2014, p.  116 (2014/730/CFSP)

     C2

    Corrigendum, OJ L 050, 21.2.2015, p.  48 (2014/488/CFSP)

    ►C3

    Corrigendum, OJ L 336, 10.12.2016, p.  42 (2015/1836)

     C4

    Corrigendum, OJ L 146, 9.6.2017, p.  159 (2017/917)

     C5

    Corrigendum, OJ L 167, 4.7.2018, p.  36 (2018/778)

    ►C6

    Corrigendum, OJ L 190, 27.7.2018, p.  20 (2013/255/CFSP)


    The presentation of this consolidated text takes into account judgments of the EU Courts concerning entries in the list of designated persons and entities.




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    COUNCIL DECISION 2013/255/CFSP

    of 31 May 2013

    concerning restrictive measures against Syria



    CHAPTER I

    EXPORT AND IMPORT RESTRICTIONS

    Article 1

    1.  The sale, supply, transfer or export of certain equipment, goods and technology which might be used for internal repression or for the manufacture and maintenance of products which could be used for internal repression, to Syria by nationals of Member States or from the territories of Member States or using their flag vessels or aircraft, shall be prohibited, whether originating or not in their territories.

    The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this paragraph.

    2.  It shall be prohibited to:

    (a) provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to the items referred to in paragraph 1 or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of such items, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Syria;

    (b) provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the items referred to in paragraph 1, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, as well as insurance and reinsurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such items, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Syria.

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    3.  Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the sale, supply, transport or export of certain equipment, goods and technology which might be used for internal repression or for the manufacture and maintenance of products which could be used for internal repression or to the provision of related technical or financial assistance, where a Member State determines on a case-by-case basis that they are intended for:

    (a) food, agricultural, medical or other humanitarian purposes, or for the benefit of UN Personnel, or personnel of the Union or its Member States; or

    (b) activities undertaken in accordance with paragraph 10 of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2118(2013) and related decisions of the Executive Council of the OPCW, consistent with the objective of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (Chemical Weapons Convention) and after consultation with the OPCW.

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    Article 2

    1.  The sale, supply, transfer or export of certain equipment, goods or technology other than those referred to in Article 1(1) which might be used for internal repression or for the manufacture and maintenance of products which could be used for internal repression, to Syria by nationals of Member States or from the territories of Member States or using their flag vessels or aircraft, shall be subject to authorisation on a case-by-case basis by the competent authorities of the exporting Member State.

    The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this paragraph.

    2.  The provision of:

    (a) technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to the items referred to in paragraph 1 or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of such items, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Syria;

    (b) financing or financial assistance related to the items referred to in paragraph 1, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, as well as insurance and reinsurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such items, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Syria,

    shall also be subject to an authorisation of the competent authority of the exporting Member State.

    Article 3

    1.  The purchase, import or transport of arms and related material of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment and spare parts for the aforementioned, from Syria or originating in Syria, shall be prohibited.

    2.  It shall be prohibited to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and reinsurance, and brokering services related to insurance and reinsurance, for any purchase, import or transport of the items referred to in paragraph 1, from Syria or originating in Syria.

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    3.  Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the import or transport of chemical weapons or related material from Syria or originating in Syria, undertaken in accordance with paragraph 10 of UN Security Council Resolution 2118(2013) and related decisions of the Executive Council of the OPCW, consistent with the objective of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

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    Article 4

    The sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment or software intended primarily for use in the monitoring or interception by the Syrian regime, or on its behalf, of the Internet and of telephone communications on mobile or fixed networks in Syria and the provision of assistance to install, operate or update such equipment or software shall be prohibited.

    The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this Article.

    Article 5

    1.  The purchase, import or transport from Syria of crude oil and petroleum products shall be prohibited.

    2.  It shall be prohibited to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and reinsurance, related to the prohibitions referred to in paragraph 1.

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    3.  The prohibitions set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the purchase or transport in Syria of petroleum products or to associated financing or financial assistance by public bodies, or by legal persons or entities which receive public funding from the Union or Member States to provide humanitarian relief in Syria or to provide assistance to the civilian population in Syria, where such products are purchased or transported for the sole purposes of providing humanitarian relief in Syria or to provide assistance to the civilian population in Syria.

    4.  The prohibitions set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the purchase or transport of petroleum products by diplomatic or consular missions where such products are purchased or transported for official purposes of the mission.

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    Article 6

    1.  With a view to helping the civilian population in Syria in cases not covered by Article 5(3) and by way of derogation from Article 5(1) and (2), the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise, on the general and specific terms and conditions they deem appropriate, the purchase or transport in Syria of petroleum products and the provision of associated financing or financial assistance, provided that the following conditions are met:

    (a) the activities concerned are for the sole purpose of providing humanitarian relief in Syria or assistance to the civilian population in Syria; and

    (b) the activities concerned do not breach any of the prohibitions laid down in this Decision.

    2.  The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this Article within two weeks of any authorisation granted. For an authorisation granted under paragraph 1, the notification shall contain details about the authorised entity and about its humanitarian activities in Syria.

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    Article 7

    The prohibitions in Article 5 shall be without prejudice to the execution, until 15 November 2011, of obligations provided for in contracts concluded before 2 September 2011.

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    Article 7a

    1.  The sale, supply, transfer or export of jet fuel and additives specifically formulated for jet fuel to Syria by nationals of Member States, or from the territories of Member States, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, shall be prohibited, whether originating or not in their territories.

    2.  It shall be prohibited to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance, as well as insurance and reinsurance or brokering services, related to any sale, supply, transfer or export of jet fuel and additives as referred to in paragraph 1.

    3.  The competent authorities of a Member State may authorise the sale, supply, transfer or export of jet fuel and additives to Syria or the provision of direct or indirect financing, financial assistance, insurance, reinsurance or brokering services, necessary for use by the United Nations or bodies acting on its behalf for humanitarian purposes such as delivering or facilitating the delivery of assistance, including medical supplies, food, or the transfer of humanitarian workers and related assistance or for evacuations from Syria or within Syria.

    4.  The prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to jet fuel and additives exclusively used by non-Syrian civilian aircraft landing in Syria, provided that they are intended and used solely for the continuation of the flight operation of the aircraft into which they were loaded.

    5.  The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this Article.

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    Article 8

    1.  The sale, supply or transfer of key equipment and technology for the following key sectors of the oil and natural gas industry in Syria, or to Syrian or Syrian-owned enterprises engaged in those sectors outside Syria, by nationals of Member States, or from the territories of Member States, or using vessels or aircraft under the jurisdiction of Member States shall be prohibited whether or not originating in their territories:

    (a) refining;

    (b) liquefied natural gas;

    (c) exploration;

    (d) production.

    The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this paragraph.

    2.  It shall be prohibited to provide the following to enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the key sectors of the Syrian oil and gas industry referred to in paragraph 1 or to Syrian, or Syrian-owned enterprises engaged in those sectors outside Syria:

    (a) technical assistance or training and other services related to key equipment and technology as referred to in paragraph 1;

    (b) financing or financial assistance for any sale, supply, transfer or export of key equipment and technology as set out in paragraph 1 or for the provision of related technical assistance or training.

    Article 9

    1.  The prohibition in Article 8(1) shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation relating to the delivery of goods provided for in contracts awarded or concluded before 1 December 2011.

    2.  The prohibitions in Article 8 shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation arising from contracts awarded or concluded before 1 December 2011 and relating to investments made in Syria before 23 September 2011 by enterprises established in Member States.

    Article 10

    With a view to helping the Syrian civilian population, in particular to meeting humanitarian concerns, restoring normal life, upholding basic services, reconstruction, and restoring normal economic activity or other civilian purposes and by way of derogation from Article 8(1) and (2), the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise the sale, supply or transfer of key equipment and technology for the key sectors of the oil and natural gas industry in Syria referred to in Article 8(1), or to Syrian or Syrian-owned enterprises engaged in those sectors outside Syria and the provision of related technical assistance or training and other services, as well as financing or financial assistance, provided that the following conditions are met:

    (a) the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces has been consulted in advance by the Member State concerned;

    (b) the activities concerned are not directly or indirectly for the benefit of a person or entity referred to in Article 28(1); and

    (c) the activities concerned do not breach any of the prohibitions laid down in this Decision.

    The relevant Member State shall inform the other Member States of any authorisation granted under this Article.

    Article 11

    The delivery of Syrian denominated banknotes and coinage to the Central Bank of Syria shall be prohibited.

    Article 12

    The direct or indirect sale, purchase, transportation or brokering of gold and precious metals, as well as of diamonds to, from or for the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, the Central Bank of Syria, as well as to, from or for persons and entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, or entities owned or controlled by them, shall be prohibited.

    The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this Article.

    Article 13

    The sale, supply, transfer or export of luxury goods to Syria by nationals of Member States or from the territories of Member States or using their flag vessels or aircraft, shall be prohibited, whether originating or not in their territories.

    The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this Article.

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    Article 13a

    It shall be prohibited to import, export, transfer or provide related brokering services for cultural property and other items of archaeological, historical, cultural, rare scientific and religious importance which have been illegally removed from Syria, or where reasonable suspicion exists that they have been illegally removed from Syria, on or after 15 March 2011. The prohibition shall not apply if it is shown that the cultural items are being safely returned to their legitimate owners in Syria.

    The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this Article.

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    CHAPTER II

    RESTRICTIONS ON FINANCING OF CERTAIN ENTERPRISES

    Article 14

    The following shall be prohibited:

    (a) the granting of any financial loan or credit to enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the Syrian oil industry sectors of exploration, production or refining, or to Syrian or Syrian-owned enterprises engaged in those sectors outside Syria;

    (b) the granting of any financial loan or credit to enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the construction of new power plants for the production of electricity in Syria;

    (c) the acquisition or extension of a participation in enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the Syrian oil industry sectors of exploration, production or refining, or in Syrian or Syrian-owned enterprises engaged in those sectors outside Syria, including the acquisition in full of such enterprises and the acquisition of shares or securities of a participating nature;

    (d) the acquisition or extension of a participation in enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the construction of new power plants for the production of electricity in Syria, including the acquisition in full of such enterprises and the acquisition of shares or securities of a participating nature;

    (e) the creation of any joint venture with enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the Syrian oil industry sectors of exploration, production or refining and with any subsidiary or affiliate under their control;

    (f) the creation of any joint venture with enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the construction of new power plants for the production of electricity in Syria and with any subsidiary or affiliate under their control.

    Article 15

    1.  The prohibitions set out in points (a) and (c) of Article 14:

    (i) shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation arising from contracts or agreements concluded before 23 September 2011;

    (ii) shall not prevent the extension of a participation, if such extension is an obligation under an agreement concluded before 23 September 2011.

    2.  The prohibitions set out in points (b) and (d) of Article 14:

    (i) shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation arising from contracts or agreements concluded before 1 December 2011;

    (ii) shall not prevent the extension of a participation, if such extension is an obligation under an agreement concluded before 1 December 2011.

    Article 16

    With a view to helping the Syrian civilian population, in particular to meeting humanitarian concerns, restoring normal life, upholding basic services, reconstruction, and restoring normal economic activity or other civilian purposes and by way of derogation from points (a), (c) and (e) of Article 14, the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise the granting of any financial loan or credit to or the acquisition or extension of a participation in enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the Syrian oil industry sectors of exploration, production or refining, or Syrian or Syrian-owned enterprises engaged in those sectors outside Syria, or the creation of any joint venture with enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the Syrian oil industry sectors of exploration, production or refining and with any subsidiary or affiliate under their control, provided that the following conditions are met:

    (a) the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces has been consulted in advance by the Member State concerned;

    (b) the activities concerned are not directly or indirectly for the benefit of a person or entity referred to in Article 28(1); and

    (c) the activities concerned do not breach any of the prohibitions laid down in this Decision.

    The relevant Member State shall inform the other Member States of any authorisation granted under this Article.



    CHAPTER III

    RESTRICTIONS ON INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

    Article 17

    1.  Participation in the construction of new power plants for the production of electricity in Syria shall be prohibited.

    2.  It shall be prohibited to provide technical assistance or financing or financial assistance to the construction of new power plants for the production of electricity in Syria.

    3.  The prohibition in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation arising from contracts or agreements concluded before 1 December 2011.



    CHAPTER IV

    RESTRICTIONS ON FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR TRADE

    Article 18

    1.  Member States shall exercise restraint in entering into new short and medium-term commitments for public and private provided financial support for trade with Syria, including the granting of export credits, guarantees or insurance, to their nationals or entities involved in such trade, with a view to reducing their outstanding amounts, in particular to avoid any financial support contributing to the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria. In addition, Member States shall not enter into new long-term commitments for public and private provided financial support for trade with Syria.

    2.  Paragraph 1 shall not affect commitments established prior to 1 December 2011.

    3.  Paragraph 1 shall not concern trade for food, agricultural, medical or other humanitarian purposes.



    CHAPTER V

    FINANCIAL SECTOR

    Article 19

    Member States shall not enter into new commitments for grants, financial assistance or concessional loans to the Government of Syria, including through their participation in international financial institutions, except for humanitarian and developmental purposes.

    Article 20

    The following shall be prohibited:

    (a) any disbursement or payment by the European Investment Bank (EIB) under or in connection with any existing loan agreements entered into between Syria and the EIB;

    (b) the continuation by the EIB of any existing Technical Assistance Service Contracts for sovereign projects located in Syria.

    Article 21

    The following shall be prohibited: the direct or indirect sale or purchase of, or brokering or assistance in the issuance of Syrian public or public-guaranteed bonds issued after 1 December 2011 to and from the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, the Central Bank of Syria, or banks domiciled in Syria, or branches and subsidiaries within and outside the jurisdiction of Member States of banks domiciled in Syria, or financial entities that are neither domiciled in Syria nor within the jurisdiction of the Member States, but are controlled by persons and entities domiciled in Syria as well as any persons and entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, or entities owned or controlled by them.

    Article 22

    1.  The opening of new branches, subsidiaries, or representative offices of Syrian banks in the territories of Member States, and the establishment of new joint ventures, or the taking of an ownership interest, or the establishment of new correspondent banking relationships by Syrian banks, including the Central Bank of Syria, its branches and subsidiaries and financial entities that are not domiciled in Syria, but are controlled by persons or entities domiciled in Syria, with banks in the jurisdiction of Member States, shall be prohibited.

    2.  Financial institutions within the territories of the Member States or under their jurisdiction shall be prohibited from opening representative offices, subsidiaries or banking accounts in Syria.

    Article 23

    With a view to helping the Syrian civilian population, in particular to meeting humanitarian concerns, restoring normal life, upholding basic services, reconstruction, and restoring normal economic activity or other civilian purposes and by way of derogation from Article 22(2), the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise financial institutions within the territories of the Member States or under their jurisdiction to open representative offices, subsidiaries or banking accounts in Syria, provided that the following conditions are met:

    (a) the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces has been consulted in advance by the Member State concerned;

    (b) the activities concerned are not directly or indirectly for the benefit of a person or entity referred to in Article 28(1); and

    (c) the activities concerned do not breach any of the prohibitions laid down in this Decision.

    The relevant Member State shall inform the other Member States of any authorisation granted under this Article.

    Article 24

    1.  The provision of insurance and re-insurance to the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations and agencies or to any persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, or to entities owned or controlled by them, including through illicit means, shall be prohibited.

    2.  Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the provision of:

    (a) health or travel insurance to natural persons;

    (b) compulsory or third party insurance to Syrian persons, entities or bodies based in the Union;

    (c) insurance or re-insurance to the owner of a vessel, aircraft or vehicle chartered by a Syrian person, entity or body and which person, entity or body is not listed in Annex I or II.



    CHAPTER VI

    TRANSPORT SECTOR

    Article 25

    1.  Member States, in accordance with their national legislation and consistent with international law, in particular relevant international civil aviation agreements, shall take the necessary measures to prevent access to the airports under their jurisdiction of all exclusively cargo flights operated by Syrian carriers and all flights operated by Syrian Arab Airlines.

    2.  Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the access to airports under the jurisdiction of Member States of flights operated by Syrian Arab Airlines, necessary for the sole purpose of evacuating citizens of the Union and their family members from Syria.

    Article 26

    1.  If Member States have information that provides reasonable grounds to believe that the cargo of vessels and aircraft bound for Syria contains items whose supply, sale, transfer or export is prohibited under Article 1 or subject to authorisation under Article 2, they shall inspect, in accordance with their national legislation and consistent with international law, in particular the law of the sea and relevant international civil aviation agreements and maritime transport agreements, such vessels and aircraft in their seaports and airports, as well as in their territorial sea, in accordance with decisions and capabilities of their competent authorities and with the consent, as necessary in accordance with international law for the territorial sea, of the flag State.

    2.  Member States, in accordance with their national legislation and consistent with international law, shall, upon discovery, seize and dispose of items whose supply, sale, transfer or export is prohibited under Article 1 or 2.

    3.  Member States shall cooperate, in accordance with their national legislation, with inspections and disposals undertaken pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2.

    4.  Aircraft and vessels transporting cargo to Syria shall be subject to the requirement of additional pre-arrival or pre-departure information for all goods brought into or out of a Member State.



    CHAPTER VII

    RESTRICTIONS ON ADMISSION

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    Article 27

    1.  Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through, their territories of the persons responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria, persons benefiting from or supporting the regime, and persons associated with them, as listed in Annex I.

    2.  In accordance with the assessments and determinations made by the Council in the context of the situation in Syria as set out in recitals 5 to 11, Member States shall also take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through, their territories of:

    (a) leading businesspersons operating in Syria;

    (b) members of the Assad or Makhlouf families;

    (c) Syrian Government Ministers in power after May 2011;

    (d) members of the Syrian Armed Forces of the rank of ‘colonel’ and the equivalent or higher in post after May 2011;

    (e) members of the Syrian security and intelligence services in post after May 2011;

    (f) members of regime-affiliated militias; or

    (g) persons operating in the chemical weapons proliferation sector,

    and persons associated with them, as listed in Annex I.

    3.  Persons within one of the categories referred to in paragraph 2 shall not be included or retained on the list of persons and entities in Annex I if there is sufficient information that they are not, or are no longer, associated with the regime or do not exercise influence over it or do not pose a real risk of circumvention.

    4.  All listing decisions shall be made on an individual and case-by-case basis taking into account the proportionality of the measure.

    5.  Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not oblige a Member State to refuse its own nationals entry into its territory.

    6.  Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be without prejudice to the cases where a Member State is bound by an obligation of international law, namely:

    (a) as a host country to an international intergovernmental organisation;

    (b) as a host country to an international conference convened by, or under the auspices of, the UN;

    (c) under a multilateral agreement conferring privileges and immunities; or

    (d) under the 1929 Treaty of Conciliation (Lateran pact) concluded by the Holy See (State of the Vatican City) and Italy.

    7.  Paragraph 6 shall be considered as also applying in cases where a Member State is host country to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

    8.  The Council shall be duly informed in all cases where a Member State grants an exemption pursuant to paragraph 6 or 7.

    9.  Member States may grant exemptions from the measures imposed under paragraphs 1 and 2 where travel is justified on the grounds of urgent humanitarian need, or on grounds of attending intergovernmental meetings, including those promoted by the Union, or hosted by a Member State holding the Chairmanship in office of the OSCE, where a political dialogue is conducted that directly promotes democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Syria.

    10.  A Member State wishing to grant exemptions referred to in paragraph 9 shall notify the Council in writing. The exemption shall be deemed to be granted unless one or more of the Council members raises an objection in writing within two working days of receiving notification of the proposed exemption. Should one or more of the Council members raise an objection, the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may decide to grant the proposed exemption.

    11.  Where, pursuant to paragraphs 6 to 10, a Member State authorises the entry into, or transit through, its territory of persons listed in Annex I, the authorisation shall be limited to the purpose for which it is given and to the person concerned therewith.

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    CHAPTER VIII

    FREEZING OF FUNDS AND ECONOMIC RESSOURCES

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    Article 28

    1.  All funds and economic resources belonging to, or owned, held or controlled by persons responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria, persons and entities benefiting from or supporting the regime, and persons and entities associated with them, as listed in Annexes I and II, shall be frozen.

    2.  In accordance with the assessments and determinations made by the Council in the context of the situation in Syria as set out in recitals 5 to 11, all funds and economic resources belonging to, or owned, held or controlled by:

    (a) leading businesspersons operating in Syria;

    (b) members of the Assad or Makhlouf families;

    (c) Syrian Government Ministers in power after May 2011;

    (d) members of the Syrian Armed Forces of the rank of ‘colonel’ and the equivalent or higher in post after May 2011;

    (e) members of the Syrian security and intelligence services in post after May 2011;

    (f) members of regime-affiliated militias; or

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    (g) members of entities, units, agencies, bodies or institutions operating in the chemical weapons proliferation sector,

    and persons and entities associated with them, as listed in Annex I, shall be frozen.

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    3.  Persons, entities or bodies within one of the categories referred to in paragraph 2 shall not be included or retained on the list of persons and entities in Annex I if there is sufficient information that they are not, or are no longer, associated with the regime or do not exercise influence over it or do not pose a real risk of circumvention.

    4.  All listing decisions shall be made on an individual and case-by-case basis taking into account the proportionality of the measure.

    5.  No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of, the natural or legal persons or entities listed in Annexes I and II.

    6.  The competent authority of a Member State may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under such conditions as it deems appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic resources concerned are:

    (a) necessary to satisfy the basic needs of the persons listed in Annexes I and II and their dependent family members, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;

    (b) intended exclusively for the payment of reasonable professional fees and the reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;

    (c) intended exclusively for the payment of fees or service charges for the routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources; or

    (d) necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the competent authority has notified the competent authorities of the other Member States and the Commission of the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted, at least two weeks prior to the authorisation;

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    (f) to be paid into or from an account of a diplomatic or consular mission or an international organisation enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, in so far as such payments are intended to be used for official purposes of the diplomatic or consular mission or international organisation;

    (g) necessary for evacuations from Syria;

    (h) intended for the Central Bank of Syria or Syrian State-owned entities, as listed in Annexes I and II, to make payments on behalf of the Syrian Arab Republic to the OPCW for activities related to the OPCW verification mission and the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons, and in particular to the OPCW Syrian Special Trust Fund for activities related to the complete destruction of Syrian chemical weapons outside the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic.

    A Member State shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation it grants under this paragraph.

    7.  By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the competent authorities of a Member State, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, provided that the following conditions are met:

    (a) the funds or economic resources are subject of an arbitral decision rendered prior to the date on which the person or entity referred to in paragraph 1 or 2 was listed in Annex I or II or of a judicial or administrative decision rendered in the Union, or a judicial decision enforceable in the Member State concerned, prior to or after that date;

    (b) the funds or economic resources will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a decision or recognised as valid in such a decision, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims;

    (c) the decision is not for the benefit of a person or entity listed in Annex I or II; and

    (d) recognising the decision is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned.

    A Member State shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this paragraph.

    8.  Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not prevent a designated person or entity from making a payment due under a contract entered into before the listing of such a person or entity, provided that the relevant Member State has determined that the payment is not directly or indirectly received by a person or entity referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.

    9.  Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not prevent a designated entity listed in Annex II, for a period of two months after the date of its designation, from making a payment from frozen funds or economic resources received by such entity after the date of its designation, where such payment is due under a contract in connection with the financing of trade, provided that the relevant Member State has determined that the payment is not directly or indirectly received by a person or entity referred to in paragraph 1 or 2.

    10.  Paragraph 5 shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of:

    (a) interest or other earnings on those accounts; or

    (b) payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose prior to the date on which those accounts became subject to this Decision,

    provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments remain subject to paragraphs 1 and 2.

    11.  Paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 shall not apply to a transfer by or through the Central Bank of Syria of funds or economic resources received and frozen after the date of its designation or to a transfer of funds or economic resources to or through the Central Bank of Syria after the date of its designation where such transfer is related to a payment by a non-designated financial institution due in connection with a specific trade contract, provided that the relevant Member State has determined, on a case-by-case basis, that the payment is not directly or indirectly received by a person or entity referred to in paragraph 1 or 2.

    12.  Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to a transfer by or through the Central Bank of Syria of frozen funds or economic resources where such transfer is for the purpose of providing financial institutions under the jurisdiction of Member States with liquidity for the financing of trade, provided that the transfer has been authorised by the relevant Member State.

    13.  Paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 shall not apply to a transfer, by or through a financial entity listed in Annex I or II, of frozen funds or economic resources where the transfer is related to a payment by a person or entity not listed in Annex I or II in connection with the provision of financial support to Syrian nationals pursuing an education, professional training or engaged in academic research in the Union, provided that the relevant Member State has determined, on a case-by-case basis, that the payment is not directly or indirectly received by a person or entity referred to in paragraph 1 or 2.

    14.  Paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 shall not apply to acts or transactions carried out, with regard to Syrian Arab Airlines, for the sole purpose of evacuating citizens of the Union and their family members from Syria.

    15.  Paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 shall not apply to the transfer by or through the Commercial Bank of Syria of funds or economic resources received from outside the Union and frozen after the date of its designation or to a transfer of funds or economic resources to or through the Commercial Bank of Syria received from outside the Union after the date of its designation where such transfer is related to a payment by a non-designated financial institution due in connection with a specific trade contract for medical supplies, food, shelter, sanitation or hygiene for civilian use, provided that the relevant Member State has determined, on a case-by-case basis, that the payment is not directly or indirectly received by a person or entity referred to in paragraph 1 or 2.

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    Article 28a

    1.  The prohibition set out in Article 28(5) shall not apply to funds or economic resources made available to the natural or legal persons and entities listed in Annexes I and II by public bodies, or by legal persons or entities which receive public funding to provide humanitarian relief in Syria or to provide assistance to the civilian population in Syria, where the provision of such funds or economic resources is in accordance with Article 5(3).

    2.  In cases not covered by paragraph 1 of this Article and by way of derogation from Article 28(5), the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise the making available of certain funds or economic resources, on the general and specific terms and conditions they deem appropriate, after having determined that the making available of funds or economic resources concerned is necessary for the sole purpose of providing humanitarian relief in Syria or assistance to the civilian population in Syria.

    3.  The prohibition in Article 28(5) shall not apply to funds or economic resources made available to the natural or legal persons or entities listed in Annexes I and II by diplomatic or consular missions where the provision of such funds or economic resources is in accordance with Article 5(4).

    4.  By way of derogation from Articles 28(1) and 28(2), the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources on the general and specific terms and conditions they deem appropriate after having determined that the funds and economic resources concerned are necessary for the sole purpose of providing humanitarian relief in Syria or assistance to the civilian population in Syria. The funds or economic resources shall be released to the UN for the purpose of delivering or facilitating the delivery of assistance in Syria in accordance with the Syria Humanitarian Response Plan or any successor plan coordinated by the UN.

    5.  The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraphs 2 and 4 within two weeks of any authorisation granted.

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    CHAPTER IX

    GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

    Article 29

    No claims, including for compensation or indemnification or any other claim of this kind, such as a claim of set-off, fines or a claim under a guarantee, claims for extension or payment of a bond, financial guarantee, including claims arising from letters of credit and similar instruments in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which was affected, directly or indirectly, wholly or in part, by reason of measures covered by this Decision, shall be granted to the designated persons or entities listed in Annexes I and II, or any other person or entity in Syria, including the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, or any person or entity claiming through or for the benefit of any such person or entity.

    Article 30

    1.  The Council, acting upon a proposal by a Member State or the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, shall establish and amend the lists in Annexes I and II.

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    2.  The Council shall communicate its decision on the listing, including the grounds therefor, to the person, entity or body concerned, either directly, if the address is known, or through the publication of a notice, providing such person, entity or body with an opportunity to present observations. In particular, where a person, entity or body is listed in Annex I on the basis that they fall within one of the categories of persons, entities or bodies set out in Articles 27(2) and 28(2), the person, entity or body may present evidence and observations as to why, although they fall within such a category, they consider that their designation is not justified.

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    3.  Where observations are submitted, or where substantial new evidence is presented, the Council shall review its decision and inform the person or entity concerned accordingly.

    Article 31

    1.  Annexes I and II shall include the grounds for listing the persons and entities concerned.

    2.  Annexes I and II shall also contain, where available, the information necessary to identify the persons or entities concerned. With regard to persons, such information may include names, including aliases, date and place of birth, nationality, passport and identity card numbers, gender, address if known, and function or profession. With regard to entities, such information may include names, place and date of registration, registration number and place of business.

    Article 32

    It shall be prohibited to participate, knowingly or intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions laid down in this Decision.

    Article 33

    In order to maximise the impact of the measures set out in this Decision, the Union shall encourage third States to adopt restrictive measures similar to those contained in this Decision.

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    Article 34

    This Decision shall apply until 1 June 2019. It shall be kept under constant review. It may be renewed, or amended as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.

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    Article 35

    This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




    ANNEX I

    List of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Articles 27 and 28



    A.  Persons

     

    Name

    Identifying information

    Reasons

    Date of listing

    1.

    Bashar (image) Al-Assad (image)

    Date of birth: 11 September 1965;

    Place of birth: Damascus;

    diplomatic passport No D1903

    President of the Republic; person authorising and supervising the crackdown on demonstrators.

    23.5.2011

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    2.

    Maher (image) (a.k.a. Mahir) Al-Assad (image)

    Date of birth: 8 December 1967

    Place of birth: Damascus

    Diplomatic passport No 4138

    Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army's 4th Armoured Division

    Member of the Syria Armed Forces of the rank of ‘colonel’ and the equivalent or higher in post after May 2011; Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army's 4th Armoured Division. Member of the Assad family; brother of President Bashar Al-Assad.

    9.5.2011

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    3.

    Ali (image) Mamluk (image) (a.k.a. Mamlouk)

    Date of birth: 19 February 1946;

    Place of birth: Damascus;

    Diplomatic passport No 983

    Director of the National Security Bureau. Former Head of Syrian Intelligence Directorate (GID) involved in violence against demonstrators.

    9.5.2011

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    4.

    Atej (image) (a.k.a. Atef, Atif) Najib (image) (a.k.a. Najeeb)

    Place of birth: Jablah, Syria

    Former Head of the Political Security Directorate in Dara'a. Involved in violence against demonstrators. Member of the Assad family; cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad.

    9.5.2011

    5.

    Hafiz (image) Makhlouf (image) (a.k.a. Hafez Makhlouf)

    Date of birth: 2 April 1971

    Place of birth: Damascus

    Diplomatic passport No 2246

    Former Colonel and Head of Unit in General Intelligence Directorate, Damascus Branch in post after May 2011. Member of the Makhlouf family; Cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad.

    9.5.2011

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    6.

    Muhammad (image) Dib (image) Zaytun (image) (a.k.a. Mohammed Dib Zeitoun; a.k.a. Mohamed Dib Zeitun)

    Date of birth: 20 May 1951;

    Place of birth: Damascus;

    Diplomatic passport No D000001300

    Head of General Security Directorate; involved in violence against demonstrators.

    9.5.2011

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    7.

    Amjad (image) Abbas (image) (a.k.a. Al-Abbas)

     

    Head of Political Security in Banyas, involved in violence against demonstrators in Baida.

    9.5.2011

    8.

    Rami (image) Makhlouf (image)

    Born: 10 July 1969;

    Place of birth: Damascus;

    passport no 000098044;

    Issue number 002-03-0015187

    Leading businessman operating in Syria with interests in the telecommunications, financial services, transport and property sectors; he has financial interest in and/or holds senior and executive positions in Syriatel, the leading mobile telephone operator in Syria, the investment funds Al Mashreq, Bena Properties and Cham Holding.

    He furnishes financing and support to the Syrian regime, through his business interests.

    He is an influential member of the Makhlouf family and closely connected to the Assad family; cousin of President Bashar al-Assad.

    9.5.2011

    9.

    Abd Al-Fatah (image) Qudsiyah (image)

    Born: 1953;

    Place of birth: Hama;

    diplomatic passport no D0005788

    Officer of the rank of Major General in the Syrian Armed Forces in post after May 2011.

    Deputy Director of the National Security Bureau of the Ba'ath Party. Former Head of Syrian Military Intelligence Directorate. Involved in violent repression of the civilian population in Syria.

    9.5.2011

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    10.

    Jamil (image) (a.k.a. Jameel) Hassan (image) (a.k.a. al-Hassan)

    Born: 1953

    Place of birth: Homs, Syria

    Head of Syrian Air Force Intelligence

    Officer of the rank of Major-General in the Syrian Air Force in post after May 2011. Head of Syrian Air Force Intelligence in post after May 2011. Responsible for violent repression against the civilian population in Syria.

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    13.

    Munzir (image) (a.k.a. Mundhir, Monzer) Jamil (image) Al-Assad (image)

    Date of birth: 1 March 1961;

    Place of birth: Kerdaha, Latakia Province;

    passports no 86449 and No 842781

    Involved in violence against the civilian population as part of the Shabiha militia.

    9.5.2011

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    16.

    Faruq (image) (a.k.a. Farouq, Farouk) Al Shar' (image) (a.k.a. Al Char', Al Shara', Al Shara)

    Date of birth: 10 December 1938

    Former Vice-President of Syria; involved in violence against the civilian population

    23.5.2011

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    18.

    Mohammed (image) Hamcho (image)

    Born: 20 May 1966;

    Passport No 002954347

    Leading businessman operating in Syria, with interests in the engineering and construction, media, hospitality and health sector. He has financial interest in and/or holds senior and executive positions within a number of companies in Syria, in particular Hamsho international, Hamsho Communication, Mhg International, Jupiter for Investment and Tourism project and Syria Metal industries.

    He plays an important role in the business community in Syria as general secretary of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce (appointed by the then Minister for economy Khodr Orfali in December 2014), chairman of the China-Syria Bilateral Business Councils (since March 2014) and chairman of the Syrian Metal and Steel Council (since December 2015).

    He has close business relationships with key figures of the Syrian regime, including Maher Al-Assad.

    Mohammed Hamcho benefits from and provides support to the Syrian regime through his business interests, and is associated with persons benefiting from and providing support to this regime.

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    19.

    Iyad (image) (a.k.a. Eyad) Makhlouf (image)

    Date of birth: 21 January 1973;

    Place of birth: Damascus;

    passport no N001820740

    Member of the Makhlouf family; son of Mohammed Makhlouf, brother of Hafez and Rami and brother of Ihab Makhlouf; cousin of President Bashar al-Assad.

    Member of the Syrian security and intelligence services in post after May 2011.

    An officer in the GID involved in violence against the civilian population in Syria.

    23.5.2011

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    20.

    Bassam (image) Al Hassan (image) (a.k.a. Al Hasan)

     

    Presidential Advisor for Strategic Affairs; involved in violence against the civilian population.

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    22.

    Ihab (image) (a.k.a. Ehab, Iehab) Makhlouf (image)

    Born: 21 January 1973;

    Place of birth: Damascus;

    Passport No N002848852

    Leading businessman operating in Syria. Ihab Makhlouf is Vice President of, and shareholder in Syriatel, the leading mobile telephone operator in Syria. He also has business interests in several other Syrian companies and entities, including Ramak Construction Co and Syrian International Private University for Science and Technology (SIUST).

    As Vice President of Syriatel, which transfers a significant part of its profits to the Syrian government by way of its licensing contract, Ihab Makhlouf is also directly supporting the Syrian regime.

    He is an influential member of the Makhlouf family and closely connected to the Assad family; cousin of President Bashar al-Assad.

    23.5.2011

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    23.

    Zoulhima (image) (a.k.a. Zu al-Himma) Chaliche (image) (a.k.a., Shalish, Shaleesh) (a.k.a. Dhu al-Himma Shalish)

    Born: 1951 or 1946 or 1956;

    Place of birth: Kerdaha

    Officer of the Syrian security and intelligence services in post after May 2011; Former Head of Presidential Security.

    Member of the Syrian Armed Forces of the rank of Major General in post after May 2011.

    Involved in violence against demonstrators.

    Member of the Assad family: cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad.

    23.6.2011

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    24.

    Riyad (image) Chaliche (image) (a.k.a. Shalish, Shaleesh) (a.k.a. Riyad Shalish)

     

    Director of Military Housing Establishment; provides funding to the regime; first cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad.

    23.6.2011

    25.

    Brigadier Commander Mohammad (image) (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammed) Ali (image) Jafari (image) (a.k.a. Jaafari, Ja'fari, Aziz; a.k.a. Jafari, Ali; a.k.a. Jafari, Mohammad Ali; a.k.a. Ja'fari, Mohammad Ali; a.k.a. Jafari-Naja-fabadi, Mohammad Ali)

    Date of birth: 1 September 1957;

    Place of birth: Yazd, Iran

    General Commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syrian regime suppress protests in Syria.

    23.6.2011

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    26.

    Major General Qasem (image) Soleimani (image) (a.k.a. Qasim Soleimany; Qasim Soleimani; Qasem Sulaimani; Qasim Sulaimani; Qasim Sulaymani; Qasem Sulaymani; Kasim Soleimani; Kasim Sulaimani; Kasim Sulaymani; Haj Qasem; Haji Qassem; Sarder Soleimani)

    Date of birth: 11 March 1957;

    Place of birth: Qom, Iran (Islamic Republic of);

    passport no: 008827, issued in Iran.

    Commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC - Qods, involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syrian regime suppress protests in Syria.

    23.6.2011

    27.

    Hossein (image) Taeb (image) (a.k.a. Taeb, Hassan; a.k.a. Taeb, Hosein; a.k.a. Taeb, Hossein; a.k.a. Taeb, Hussayn; a.k.a. Hojjatoleslam Hossein Ta'eb)

    Born: 1963;

    Place of birth: Tehran, Iran

    Deputy Commander for Intelligence of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syrian regime suppress protests in Syria.

    23.6.2011

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    28.

    Khalid (image) (a.k.a. Khaled) Qaddur (image) (a.k.a. Qadour, Qaddour, Kaddour)

     

    Leading businessperson operating in Syria, with interests and/or activities in the telecommunications, oil and plastic industry sectors and close business relations with Maher Al-Assad.

    He benefits from and provides support to the Syrian regime, through his business activities.

    Associate of Maher Al-Assad, including through his business activities.

    27.1.2015

    29.

    Ra'if (image) Al-Quwatly (image) (a.k.a. Ri'af Al-Quwatli a.k.a. Raeef Al-Kouatly)

    Born: 3.2.1967;

    Place of birth: Damascus

    Business associate of Maher Al-Assad and responsible for managing some of his business interests; provides funding to the regime.

    23.6.2011

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    30.

    Mohammad (image) (a.k.a. Muhammad, Mohamed, Mohammed) Mufleh (image) (a.k.a. Muflih)

     

    Head of Syrian Military Intelligence in the town of Hama, involved in the crackdown on demonstrators.

    1.8.2011

    31.

    Major General Tawfiq (image) (a.k.a. Tawfik) Younes (image) (a.k.a. Yunes)

     

    Head of the Department for Internal Security of the General Intelligence Directorate; involved in violence against the civilian population.

    1.8.2011

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    32.

    Mr Mohammed (image) Makhlouf (image) (a.k.a. Abu Rami)

    Born: 19.10.1932;

    Place of birth: Latakia, Syria

    Influential member of the Makhlouf family, business associate and father of Rami, Ihab and Iyad Makhlouf. Closely associated with the Assad family and maternal uncle of Bashar and Mahir al-Assad. Also referred to as Abu Rami.

    Leading businessperson operating in Syria, with interests and/or activities in multiple sectors of Syria's economy, including interests in and/or significant influence in the General Organisation of Tobacco and the oil and gas, arms and banking sectors.

    Involved in business dealings for the Assad regime in arms procurement and banking. Given the extent of his business and political ties to the regime he provides support to and benefits from the Syrian regime.

    1.8.2011

    33.

    Ayman (image) Jabir (image) (a.k.a. Aiman Jaber)

    Place of birth: Latakia

    Leading businessman operating in Syria, involved in the steel, media, consumable goods and oil sectors, including in trading these goods. He has financial interest and/or holds senior executive positions in a number of companies and entities in Syria, in particular Al Jazira (aka Al Jazerra; El Jazireh), Dunia TV, and Sama Satellite Channel.

    Through his company Al Jazira, Ayman Jaber has facilitated the importation of oil from Overseas Petroleum Trading to Syria.

    Ayman Jaber benefits from and provides support to the regime, through his business interests.

    Provides direct support for and plays leading role in activities of regime affiliated militias known as Shabiha and/or Suqur as-Sahraa.

    Associate of Rami Makhlouf through his business activities and an associate of Maher Al-Assad through his role in regime affiliated militias.

    27.1.2015

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    34.

    Hayel (image) Al-Assad (image)

     

    Assistant to Maher Al-Assad, Head of the military police unit of the army's 4th Division, involved in repression.

    23.8.2011

    35.

    Ali (image) Al-Salim (image) (a.k.a. Al-Saleem)

     

    Director of the supplies office of the Syrian Ministry of Defence, entry point for all arms acquisitions by the Syrian army.

    23.8.2011

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    36.

    Nizar (image) al-Asaad (image) (a.k.a. Nizar Asaad)

    Cousin of Bashar Al-Assad; previously head of the ‘Nizar Oilfield Supplies’ company

    Very close to key government officials.

    Financing Shabiha in the region of Latakia.

    23.8.2011

    37.

    Major General Rafiq (image) (a.k.a. Rafeeq) Shahadah (image) (a.k.a. Shahada, Shahade, Shahadeh, Chahada, Chahade, Chahadeh, Chahada)

    Date of birth: 1956;

    Place of birth: Jablah, Latakia Province

    Member of the Syrian Armed Forces of the rank of Major General in post after May 2011. Former Head of Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) Branch 293 (Internal Affairs) in Damascus. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Damascus. Advisor to President Bashar Al-Assad for strategic questions and military intelligence.

    23.8.2011

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    38.

    Brigadier-General Jamea (image) Jamea (image) (a.k.a. Jami Jami, Jame', Jami')

     

    Branch Chief for Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) in Dayr az-Zor. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Dayr az-Zor and Alboukamal.

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    40.

    Muhammad (image) (a.k.a. Mohammad, Muhammad, Mohammed) Said (image) (a.k.a. Sa'id, Sa'eed, Saeed) Bukhaytan (image)

     

    Assistant Regional Secretary of Ba'ath Arab Socialist Party since 2005, 2000-2005 Director for the national security of the regional Ba'ath party. Former Governor of Hama (1998-2000). Close associate of President Bashar Al-Assad and Maher Al-Assad. Senior decision-maker in the regime on repression of civilian population.

    23.8.2011

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    41.

    Ali (image) Douba (image)

    Born: 1933

    Place of birth: Karfis, Syria

    Responsible for killings in Hama in 1980, has been called back to Damascus as special advisor to President Bashar Al-Assad.

    23.8.2011

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    42.

    Brigadier-General Nawful (image) (a.k.a. Nawfal, Nofal, Nawfel) Al-Husayn (image) (a.k.a. Al-Hussain, Al-Hussein)

     

    Idlib Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) Branch Chief. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Idlib province.

    23.8.2011

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    43.

    Brigadier Husam (image) Sukkar (image)

     

    Presidential Adviser on Security Affairs. Presidential Adviser for security agencies' repression and violence against the civilian population.

    23.8.2011

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    44.

    Brigadier-General Muhammed (image) (a.k.a. Muhamad) Zamrini (image) (a.k.a. Zamreni)

     

    Branch Chief for Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) in Homs. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Homs.

    23.8.2011

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    45.

    Munir (image) (a.k.a. Mounir, Mouneer, Monir, Moneer, Muneer) Adanov (image) (a.k.a. Adnuf, Adanof)

    Born: 1951

    Place of birth: Homs, Syria

    Passport: 0000092405

    Position: Deputy Chief of General Staff, Operations and Training, Syrian Army

    Rank: Lieutenant-General, Syrian Arab Army

    Officer of the rank of Lieutenant General and Deputy Chief of General Staff, Operations and Training for the Syrian Army in post after May 2011. In his position as Deputy Chief of General Staff he was directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Syria.

    23.8.2011

    ▼B

    46.

    Brigadier-General Ghassan (image) Khalil (image) (a.k.a. Khaleel)

     

    Head of General Intelligence Directorate's (GID) Information Branch. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Syria.

    23.8.2011

    47.

    Mohammed (image) (a.k.a. Mohammad, Muhammad, Mohamed) Jabir (image) (a.k.a. Jaber)

    Place of birth: Latakia

    Shabiha militia. Associate of Maher Al-Assad for the Shabiha militia. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population and coordination of Shabiha militia groups.

    23.8.2011

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    48.

    Samir (image) Hassan (image)

     

    Leading businessperson operating in Syria, with interests and/or activities in multiple sectors of Syria's economy. He holds interests in and/or has significant influence in the Amir Group and Cham Holdings, two conglomerates with interests in the real estate, tourism, transport and finance sectors. Since March 2014, he has held the position of Chairman for Russia of the Bilateral Business Councils following his appointment by Minister of Economy, Khodr Orfali.

    Samir Hassan supports the regime's war effort with cash donations.

    Samir Hassan is associated with persons benefitting from or supporting the regime. In particular, he is associated with Rami Makhlouf and Issam Anbouba, who have been designated by the Council and benefits from the Syrian regime.

    27.9.2014

    ▼B

    49.

    Fares (image) Chehabi (image) (a.k.a. Fares Shihabi; Fares Chihabi)

    Son of Ahmad Chehabi;

    Date of birth: 7 May 1972

    President of Aleppo Chamber of Industry. Vice-chairman of Cham Holding. Provides economic support to the Syrian regime.

    2.9.2011

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    50.

    Tarif (image) Akhras (image) (a.k.a. Al Akhras (image))

    Date of birth: 2 June 1951;

    Place of birth: Homs, Syria;

    Syrian passport nr. 0000092405

    Prominent businessman benefiting from and supporting the regime. Founder of the Akhras Group (commodities, trading, processing and logistics) and former Chairman of the Homs Chamber of Commerce. Close business relations with President Al-Assad's family. Member of the Board of the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce. Provided logistical support for the regime (buses and tank loaders).

    2.9.2011

    ▼B

    51.

    Issam (image) Anbouba (image)

    President of Anbouba for Agricultural Industries Co.;

    Born: 1952;

    Place of birth: Homs, Syria

    Providing financial support for the repressive apparatus and the paramilitary groups exerting violence against the civil population in Syria. Providing property (premises, warehouses) for improvised detention centers. Financial relations with high Syrian officials.

    2.9.2011

    52.

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    53.

    Adib (image) Mayaleh (image) (a.k.a. André Mayard)

    Born: 15 May 1955;

    Place of birth: Bassir

    Former Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Syria.

    Adib Mayaleh controlled the Syrian banking sector and managed the Syrian money supply through the issue and withdrawal of bank notes and control of the Foreign Exchange rate value of the Syrian Pound. Through his role at the Central Bank of Syria, Adib Mayaleh provided economic and financial support to the Syrian regime.

    Former Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade in power after May 2011.

    15.5.2012

    ▼B

    54.

    Major General Jumah (image) Al-Ahmad (image) (a.k.a. Al-Ahmed)

     

    Commander Special Forces. Responsible for the use of violence against protestors across Syria.

    14.11.2011

    ▼M12

    55.

    Colonel Lu'ai (image) (a.k.a. Louay, Loai) al-Ali (image)

     

    Head of Syrian Military Intelligence, Dara'a Branch. Responsible for the violence against protesters in Dara'a.

    14.11.2011

    ▼M27

    56.

    Ali (image) Abdullah (image) (a.k.a. Abdallah) Ayyub (image) (a.k.a. Ayyoub, Ayub, Ayoub, Ayob)

    Date of birth: 1952

    Place of birth: Lattakia, Syria

    Minister of Defence. Appointed in January 2018. Officer of the rank of General in the Syrian Army, in post after May 2011. Former Chief of General Staff of the Syrian Armed Forces. Person supporting the Assad regime and responsible for repression and violence against the civilian population in Syria.

    14.11.2011

    57.

    Fahd (image) (a.k.a. Fahid, Fahed) Jasim (image) (a.k.a. Jasem, Jassim, Jassem) al-Furayj (image) (a.k.a. Al-Freij)

    Date of birth: 1 January 1950

    Place of birth: Hama, Syria

    Former Minister of Defence. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    14.11.2011

    ▼B

    58.

    General Aous (image) (Aws) Aslan (image)

    Born: 1958

    Head of Battalion in the Republican Guard. Close to Maher al-Assad and President al-Assad. Involved in the crackdown on the civilian population across Syria.

    14.11.2011

    ▼M23

    59.

    General Ghassan (image) Belal (image)

     

    General in command of the 4th Division reserve bureau. Adviser to Maher al-Assad and coordinator of security operations. Responsible for the crackdown on the civilian population across Syria and involved in several breaches of cessation of hostilities in the Ghouta.

    14.11.2011

    ▼B

    60.

    Abdullah (image) (a.k.a. Abdallah) Berri (image)

     

    Head of Berri family militia. In charge of pro-government militia involved in the crackdown on the civilian population in Aleppo.

    14.11.2011

    61.

    George (image) Chaoui (image)

     

    Member of Syrian electronic army. Involved in the violent crackdown and call for violence against the civilian population across Syria.

    14.11.2011

    ▼M17

    62.

    Zuhair (image) (a.k.a. Zouheir, Zuheir, Zouhair) Hamad (image)

    Place of birth: Damascus, Syria

    Rank: Major General

    Current position: Deputy Head of General Intelligence Directorate (a.k.a. General Security Directorate) since July 2012

    Officer of the rank of Major General in the Syrian Armed Forces in post after May 2011. Deputy Head of General Intelligence Directorate. Responsible for repression, human rights abuses and violence against the civilian population in Syria.

    14.11.2011

    ▼B

    63.

    Amar (image) (a.k.a. Ammar) Ismael (image) (a.k.a. Ismail)

    Born on or around 3 April 1973;

    place of birth Damascus

    Civilian - Head of Syrian electronic army (territorial army intelligence service). Involved in the violent crackdown and call for violence against the civilian population across Syria.

    14.11.2011

    64.

    Mujahed (image) Ismail (image) (a.k.a. Ismael)

     

    Member of Syrian electronic army. Involved in the violent crackdown and call for violence against the civilian population across Syria.

    14.11.2011

    65.

    Major General Nazih (image)

     

    Deputy Director of General Intelligence Directorate. Responsible for the use of violence across Syria and intimidation and torture of protestors.

    14.11.2011

    ▼M23

    66.

    Kifah (image) Moulhem (image) (a.k.a. Moulhim, Mulhem, Mulhim)

     

    Former batallion Commander in the 4th Division. Appointed deputy head of the Military Intelligence Division in July 2015. Responsible for the crackdown on the civilian population in Deir ez-Zor.

    14.11.2011

    ▼B

    67.

    Major General Wajih (image) (a.k.a. Wajeeh) Mahmud (image)

     

    Commander 18th Armoured Division. Responsible for the violence against protestors in Homs.

    14.11.2011

    68.

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    69.

    Lt. General Talal (image) Mustafa (image) Tlass (image)

     

    Deputy Chief of General Staff (Logistics and supplies). Responsible for the use of violence against protestors across Syria.

    14.11.2011

    70.

    Major General Fu'ad (image) Tawil (image)

     

    Deputy head Syrian Air Force Intelligence. Responsible for the use of violence across Syria and intimidation and torture of protestors.

    14.11.2011

    ▼M17

    71.

    Bushra (image) Al-Assad (image) (a.k.a. Bushra Shawkat, Bouchra Al Assad)

    Date of birth: 24.10.1960

    Member of the Assad family; sister of Bashar Al-Assad. Given the close personal relationship and intrinsic financial relationship to the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, she benefits from and is associated with the Syrian regime.

    23.3.2012

    72.

    Asma (image) Al-Assad (image) (a.k.a. Asma Fawaz Al Akhras)

    Date of birth: 11.8.1975

    Place of birth: London, UK

    Passport No 707512830, expires 22.9.2020

    Maiden name: Al Akhras

    Member of the Assad family and closely connected to key regime figures; wife of President Bashar Al-Assad. Given the close personal relationship and intrinsic financial relationship to the Syrian President, Bashar Al-Assad, she benefits from and is associated with the Syrian regime.

    23.3.2012

    ▼B

    73.

    Manal (image) Al-Assad (image) (a.k.a. Manal Al Ahmad)

    Date of birth: 02.02.1970;

    Place of Birth: Damascus;

    Passport number (Syrian): 0000000914;

    Maiden name: Al Jadaan

    Spouse of Maher Al-Assad, and as such benefiting from and closely associated with the regime.

    23.3.2012

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    75.

    Lt. General Fahid (image) (a.k.a. Fahd) Al-Jassim (image)

     

    Chief of Staff. Military official involved in the violence in Homs.

    1.12.2011

    76.

    Major General Ibrahim (image) Al-Hassan (image) (a.k.a. Al-Hasan)

     

    Deputy Chief of Staff. Military official involved in the violence in Homs.

    1.12.2011

    77.

    Brigadier Khalil (image) (a.k.a. Khaleel) Zghraybih (image,image) (a.k.a. Zghraybeh, Zghraybe, Zghrayba, Zghraybah, Zaghraybeh, Zaghraybe, Zaghrayba, Zaghraybah, Zeghraybeh, Zeghraybe, Zeghrayba, Zeghraybah, Zughraybeh, Zughraybe, Zughrayba, Zughraybah, Zighraybeh, Zighraybe, Zighrayba, Zighraybah)

     

    14th Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs.

    1.12.2011

    78.

    Brigadier Ali (image) Barakat (image)

     

    103rd Brigade of the Republican Guard Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs.

    1.12.2011

    ▼M29

    79.

    Major General Talal (image) Makhluf (image) (a.k.a. Makhlouf)

     

    Former commander of the 105th Brigade of the Republican Guards. Current commander general of the Republican Guards. Member of the Syrian Armed Forces of the rank of Major General in post after May 2011. Military official involved in the violence in Damascus.

    1.12.2011

    80.

    Major General Nazih (image) (a.k.a. Nazeeh) Hassun (image) (a.k.a. Hassoun)

     

    Officer of the rank of Major General in the Syrian Armed Forces in post after May 2011. Head of the Political Security Directorate of the Syrian security services in post after May 2011. Responsible for violent repression against the civilian population in Syria.

    1.12.2011

    ▼B

    81.

    Captain Maan (image) (a.k.a. Ma'an) Jdiid (image) (a.k.a. Jdid, Jedid, Jedeed, Jadeed, Jdeed)

     

    Presidential Guard. Military official involved in the violence in Homs.

    1.12.2011

    82.

    Mohammad (image) (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammed) Al-Shaar (image) (a.k.a. Al-Chaar, Al-Sha'ar, Al-Cha'ar)

     

    Political Security Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs.

    1.12.2011

    83.

    Khald (image) (a.k.a. Khaled) Al-Taweel (image) (a.k.a. Al-Tawil)

     

    Political Security Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs.

    1.12.2011

    84.

    Ghiath (image) Fayad (image) (a.k.a. Fayyad)

     

    Political Security Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs.

    1.12.2011

    85.

    Brigadier General Jawdat (image) Ibrahim (image) Safi (image)

    Commander of 154th Regiment

    Ordered troops to shoot at protestors in and around Damascus, including Mo'adamiyeh, Douma, Abasiyeh, Duma.

    23.1.2012

    86.

    Major General Muhammad (image) (a.k.a. Mohammad, Muhammad, Mohammed) Ali (image) Durgham

    Commander in 4th Division

    Ordered troops to shoot at protestors in and around Damascus, including Mo'adamiyeh, Douma, Abasiyeh, Duma.

    23.1.2012

    87.

    Major General Ramadan (image) Mahmoud (image) Ramadan (image)

    Commander of 35th Special Forces Regiment

    Ordered troops to shoot protestors in Baniyas and Deraa.

    23.1.2012

    88.

    Brigadier General Ahmed (image) (a.k.a. Ahmad) Yousef (image) (a.k.a. Youssef) Jarad (image) (a.k.a. Jarrad)

    Commander of 132nd Brigade

    Ordered troops to shoot at protestors in Deraa, including the use of machine guns and anti-aircraft guns.

    23.1.2012

    89.

    Major General Naim (image) (a.k.a. Naaeem, Naeem, Na'eem, Naaim, Na'im) Jasem (image) Suleiman (image)

    Commander of the 3rd Division

    Gave orders to troops to shoot protestors in Douma.

    23.1.2012

    90.

    Brigadier General Jihad (image) Mohamed (image) (a.k.a Mohammad, Muhammad, Mohammed) Sultan (image)

    Commander of 65th Brigade

    Gave orders to troops to shoot protestors in Douma.

    23.1.2012

    91.

    Major General Fo'ad (image) (a.k.a. Fouad, Fu'ad) Hamoudeh (image) (a.k.a. Hammoudeh, Hammoude, Hammouda, Hammoudah)

    Commander of the military operations in Idlib

    Gave orders to troops to shoot protestors in Idlib at the beginning of September 2011.

    23.1.2012

    92.

    Major General Bader (image) Aqel (image)

    Special Forces Commander

    Gave the soldiers orders to pick up the bodies and hand them over to the mukhabarat and responsible for the violence in Bukamal.

    23.1.2012

    93.

    Brigadier General Ghassan (image) Afif (image) (a.k.a. Afeef)

    Commander from the 45th Regiment

    Commander of military operations in Homs, Baniyas and Idlib.

    23.1.2012

    94.

    Brigadier General Mohamed (image) (a.k.a. Mohammad, Muhammad, Mohammed) Maaruf (image) (a.k.a. Maarouf, Ma'ruf)

    Commander from the 45th Regiment

    Commander of military operations in Homs. Gave orders to shoot protestors in Homs.

    23.1.2012

    95.

    Brigadier General Yousef (image) Ismail (image) (a.k.a. Ismael)

    Commander of the 134th Brigade

    Gave orders to troops to shoot at houses and people on roofs during a funeral in Talbiseh for protesters killed the previous day.

    23.1.2012

    96.

    Brigadier General Jamal (image) Yunes (image) (a.k.a. Younes)

    Commander of the 555th Regiment

    Gave orders to troops to shoot at protestors in Mo'adamiyeh.

    23.1.2012

    97.

    Brigadier General Mohsin (image) Makhlouf (image)

     

    Gave orders to troops to shoot at protestors in Al-Herak.

    23.1.2012

    98.

    Brigadier General Ali (image) Dawwa

     

    Gave orders to troops to shoot protestors in Al-Herak.

    23.1.2012

    99.

    Brigadier General Mohamed (image) (a.k.a. Mohammad, Muhammad, Mohammed) Khaddor (image) (a.k.a. Khaddour, Khaddur, Khadour, Khudour)

    Commander of the 106th Brigade, Presidential Guard

    Gave orders to troops to beat the protesters with sticks and then arrest them. Responsible for repression of peaceful protestors in Douma.

    23.1.2012

    100.

    Major General Suheil (image) (a.k.a. Suhail) Salman (image) Hassan (image)

    Commander of 5th Division

    Gave orders to troops to shoot at the protesters in Deraa Governorate.

    23.1.2012

    101.

    Wafiq (image) (a.k.a. Wafeeq) Nasser (image)

    Head of Suwayda Regional Branch (Department of Military Intelligence)

    As Head of the Suwayda branch of the Department for Military Intelligence, responsible for arbitrary detention and torture of detainees in Suwayda.

    23.1.2012

    102.

    Ahmed (image) (a.k.a. Ahmad) Dibe (image) (a.k.a. Dib, Deeb)

    Head of Deraa Regional Branch (General Security Directorate)

    As Head of the Deraa Regional Branch of the General Security Directorate, responsible for arbitrary detention and torture of detainees in Deraa.

    23.1.2012

    103.

    Makhmoud (image) (a.k.a. Mahmoud) al-Khattib (image) (a.k.a. Al-Khatib, Al-Khateeb)

    Head of Investigative Branch (Political Security Directorate)

    As Head of the Investigative Branch of the Political Security Directorate, responsible for detention and torture of detainees.

    23.1.2012

    104.

    Mohamed (image) (a.k.a. Mohammad, Muhammad, Mohammed) Heikmat (image) (a.k.a. Hikmat, Hekmat) Ibrahim (image)

    Head of Operations Branch (Political Security Directorate)

    As Head of the Operations Branch of the Political Security Directorate, responsible for detention and torture of detainees.

    23.1.2012

    105.

    Nasser (image) (a.k.a. Naser) Al-Ali (image) (a.k.a. Brigadier General Nasr al-Ali)

    Head of Deraa Regional Branch (Political Security Directorate)

    As Head of the Deraa Regional Branch of the Political Security Directorate, responsible for detention and torture of detainees. Since April 2012 Head of the Deraa site of the Political Security Directorate (ex-head of the Homs branch).

    23.1.2012

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    106.

    Dr Wael (image) Nader (image) Al –Halqi (image) (a.k.a. Al-Halki)

    Born: 1964;

    Place of birth: Dara'a Province

    Former Prime Minister, in office until 3 July 2016, and former Minister of Health. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    27.2.2012

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    107.

    Mohammad (image) (Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammed) Ibrahim (image) Al-Sha'ar (image) (a.k.a. Al-Chaar, Al-Shaar) (a.k.a. Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Chaar)

    Born: 1956

    Place of birth: Aleppo

    Minister of the Interior in power after May 2011. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the violent repression of the Syrian people.

    1.12.2011

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    108.

    Mohammad (image) (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammed) Al-Jleilati (image)

    Born: 1945;

    Place of birth: Damascus

    Former Minister of Finance, in office until 9 February 2013. As former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    1.12.2011

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    109.

    Imad (image) Mohammad (image) (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammed) Deeb (image) Khamis (image) (a.k.a. Imad Mohammad Dib Khamees)

    Date of birth: 1 August 1961;

    Place of birth: near Damascus

    Prime Minister and former Minister of Electricity. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    23.3.2012

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    110.

    Omar (image) Ibrahim (image) Ghalawanji (image)

    Born: 1954;

    Place of birth: Tartous

    Former Vice Prime Minister for Services Affairs, former Minister of Local Administration, in office until 3 July 2016. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    23.3.2012

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    111.

    Joseph (image) Suwaid (image)

    Born: 1958;

    Place of Birth: Damascus

    Former Minister of State, in office until at least 21 January 2014. As former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    23.3.2012

    112.

    Hussein (image) (a.k.a. Hussain) Mahmoud (image) Farzat (image) (a.k.a.: Hussein Mahmud Farzat)

    Born: 1957;

    Place of Birth: Hama

    Former Minister of State, in office until at least 2014. As former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    23.3.2012

    ▼B

    113.

    Mansour (image) Fadlallah (image) Azzam (image) (a.k.a.: Mansur Fadl Allah Azzam)

    Born: 1960;

    Place of birth: Sweida Province

    Minister for Presidency Affairs. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    27.2.2012

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    114.

    Emad (image) Abdul-Ghani (image) Sabouni (image) (a.k.a. Imad Abdul Ghani Al Sabuni)

    Born: 1964;

    Place of birth: Damascus

    Former Minister of Telecommunications and Technology, in office until at least April 2014. As former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population. Appointed in July 2016 as the Head of Planning and International Cooperation Agency (Government agency).

    27.2.2012

    ▼B

    115.

    General Ali (image) Habib (image) (a.k.a. Habeeb) Mahmoud (image)

    Born: 1939;

    Place of birth: Tartous

    Former Minister of Defence. Associated with the Syrian regime and the Syrian military, and its violent repression against the civilian population.

    1.8.2011

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    116.

    Tayseer (image) Qala (image) Awwad (image)

    Born: 1943;

    Place of birth: Damascus

    Former Minister of Justice. Associated with the Syrian regime and its violent repression against the civilian population. Former Head of Military Court. Member of the High Judicial Council.

    23.9.2011

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    117.

    Adnan (image) Hassan (image) Mahmoud (image)

    Born: 1966;

    Place of birth: Tartous

    Syrian Ambassador to Iran. Former Minister of Information in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    23.9.2011

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    119.

    Sufian (image) Allaw (image)

    Born: 1944;

    Place of birth: al-Bukamal, Deir Ezzor

    Former Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources. Associated with the regime and its violent repression against the civilian population.

    27.2.2012

    120.

    Dr Adnan (image) Slakho (image)

    Born: 1955;

    Place of birth: Damascus

    Former Minister of Industry. Associated with the regime and its violent repression against the civilian population.

    27.2.2012

    121.

    Dr. Saleh (image) Al-Rashed (image)

    Born: 1964;

    Place of birth: Aleppo Province

    Former Minister of Education. Associated with the regime and its violent repression against the civilian population.

    27.2.2012

    122.

    Dr. Fayssal (image) (a.k.a. Faysal) Abbas (image)

    Born: 1955;

    Place of birth: Hama Province

    Former Minister of Transport. Associated with the regime and its violent repression against the civilian population.

    27.2.2012

    123.

    Ghiath (image) Jeraatli (image) (Jer'atli, Jir'atli, Jiraatli)

    Born: 1950;

    Place of Birth: Salamiya

    Former Minister of State. Associated with the regime and its violent repression against the civilian population.

    23.3.2012

    124.

    Yousef (image) Suleiman (image) Al-Ahmad (image) (a.k.a. Al-Ahmed)

    Born: 1956;

    Place of Birth: Hasaka

    Former Minister of State. Associated with the regime and its violent repression against the civilian population.

    23.3.2012

    125.

    Hassan (image,image) al-Sari (image)

    Born: 1953;

    Place of Birth: Hama

    Former Minister of State. Associated with the regime and its violent repression against the civilian population.

    23.3.2012

    126.

    Bouthaina (image) Shaaban (image) (a.k.a. Buthaina Shaaban)

    Born: 1953;

    Place of birth: Homs, Syria

    Political and Media Advisor to the President since July 2008 and as such associated with the violent crackdown on the population.

    26.6.2012

    127.

    Brigadier General Sha'afiq (image) (a.k.a. Shafiq, Shafik) Masa (image) (a.k.a. Massa)

     

    Head of Branch 215 (Damascus) of the army's intelligence service. Responsible for the torture of detained opponents. Involved in repressive actions against civilians.

    24.7.2012

    128.

    Brigadier General Burhan (image) Qadour (image) (a.k.a. Qaddour, Qaddur)

     

    Head of Branch 291 (Damascus) of the army's intelligence service. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

    24.7.2012

    129.

    Brigadier General Salah (image) Hamad (image)

     

    Deputy Head of Branch 291 of the army's intelligence service. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

    24.7.2012

    130.

    Brigadier General Muhammad (image) (or: Mohammed) Khallouf (image) (a.k.a. Abou Ezzat)

     

    Head of Branch 235, a.k.a. "Palestine" (Damascus) of the army's intelligence service, which is at the centre of the army's apparatus of repression. Directly involved in repression of opponents. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

    24.7.2012

    131.

    Major General Riad (image) (a.k.a. Riyad) al-Ahmed (image) (a.k.a. Al-Ahmad)

     

    Deputy Head of Latakia Branch of the army's intelligence service. Responsible for the torture and murder of opponents in custody.

    24.7.2012

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    132.

    Brigadier General Abdul-Salam (image) Fajr (image) Mahmoud (image)

     

    Head of the Bab Tuma (Damascus) Branch of the air force's intelligence service. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

    24.7.2012

    ▼B

    133.

    Brigadier General Jawdat (image) al-Ahmed (image) (a.k.a. Al-Ahmad)

     

    Head of the Homs Branch of the air force's intelligence service. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

    24.7.2012

    134.

    Colonel Qusay (image) Mihoub (image)

     

    Head of the Deraa branch of the air force's intelligence service (sent from Damascus to Deraa at the start of demonstrations there). Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

    24.7.2012

    135.

    Colonel Suhail (image) (a.k.a. Suheil) Al-Abdullah (image) (a.k.a. Al-Abdallah)

     

    Head of the Latakia Branch of the air force's intelligence service. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

    24.7.2012

    136.

    Brigadier General Khudr (image) Khudr (image)

     

    Head of the Latakia branch of the General Intelligence Directorate. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

    24.7.2012

    ▼M12

    137.

    Brigadier General Ibrahim (image) Ma'ala (image) (a.k.a. Maala, Maale, Ma'la)

     

    Head of branch 285 (Damascus) of the General Intelligence Directorate (replaced Brig. Gen. Hussam Fendi at end 2011). Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

    24.7.2012

    ▼B

    138.

    Brigadier General Firas (image) Al-Hamed (image) (a.k.a. Al-Hamid)

     

    Head of branch 318 (Homs) of the General Intelligence Directorate. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

    24.7.2012

    139.

    Brigadier General Hussam (image) (a.k.a. Husam, Housam, Houssam) Luqa (image) (a.k.a. Louqa, Louca, Louka, Luka)

     

    Since April 2012, head of the Homs branch of the Political Security Directorate (succeeded Brig. Gen. Nasr al-Ali). Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

    24.7.2012

    140.

    Brigadier General Taha (image) Taha (image)

     

    Site manager of the Latakia branch of the Political Security Directorate. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody

    24.7.2012

    141.

    Bassel (image) (a.k.a. Basel) Bilal (image)

     

    Police officer at Idlib central prison; has taken part directly in acts of torture of opponents held in Idlib central prison.

    24.7.2012

    142.

    Ahmad (image) (a.k.a. Ahmed) Kafan (image)

     

    Police officer at Idlib central prison; has taken part directly in acts of torture of opponents held in Idlib central prison.

    24.7.2012

    143.

    Bassam (image) al-Misri (image)

     

    Police officer at Idlib central prison; has taken part directly in acts of torture of opponents held in Idlib central prison.

    24.7.2012

    144.

    Ahmed (image) (a.k.a. Ahmad) al-Jarroucheh (image) (a.k.a. Al-Jarousha, Al-Jarousheh, Al-Jaroucha, Al-Jarouchah, Al-Jaroucheh)

    Born: 1957

    Head of the foreign branch of General Intelligence (branch 279). As such, responsible for General Intelligence arrangements in Syrian embassies. He participates directly in the repression implemented by the Syrian authorities against opponents and in particular has responsibility for repression of the Syrian opposition abroad.

    24.7.2012

    145.

    Michel (image) Kassouha (image) (a.k.a. Kasouha) (a.k.a. Ahmed Salem; a.k.a. Ahmed Salem Hassan)

    Date of birth: 1 February 1948

    Member of the Syrian security services since the early 1970s, he is involved in combating opposition in France and Germany. Since March 2006, has been responsible for public relations of branch 273 of the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate. A longstanding member of the managerial staff, he is close to General Intelligence Directorate head Ali Mamlouk, one of the top security officials of the regime who has been subject to EU restrictive measures since 9 May 2011. He directly supports the regime's repression of opponents and is responsible inter alia for repression of the Syrian opposition abroad.

    24.7.2012

    146.

    General Ghassan (image) Jaoudat (image) Ismail (image) (a.k.a. Ismael)

    Born: 1960;

    Place of origin: Drekish, Tartous region

    Responsible for the missions branch of the air force intelligence service, which, in cooperation with the special operations branch, manages the elite troops of the air force intelligence service, who play an important role in the repression conducted by the regime. As such, Ghassan Jaoudat Ismail is one of the military leaders directly implementing the repression of opponents conducted by the regime.

    24.7.2012

    ▼M29

    147.

    General Amer al-Achi (a.k.a. Amer Ibrahim al-Achi; a.k.a. Amis al Ashi; a.k.a. Ammar Aachi; a.k.a. Amer Ashi) (image)

     

    Head of the intelligence branch of the air force intelligence agency (2012-2016). Through his role in the air force intelligence agency, Amer al-Achi is implicated in the repression of the Syrian opposition.

    24.7.2012

    ▼B

    148.

    General Mohammed (image) (a.k.a. Muhammad, Mohamed, Mohammad) Ali (image) Nasr (image) (or: Mohammed Ali Naser)

    Born: around 1960.

    Close to Maher Al-Assad, younger brother of the President. Most of his career has been spent in the Republican Guard. In 2010 he joined the internal branch (or branch 251) of the General Intelligence Directorate which is responsible for combating the political opposition. As one of its senior officers, General Mohammed Ali is directly involved in the repression of opponents.

    24.7.2012

    149.

    General Issam (image) Hallaq (image)

     

    Air Force Chief of Staff since 2010. Commands air operations against opponents.

    24.7.2012

    150.

    Ezzedine (image) Ismael (image) (a.k.a. Ismail)

    Born: middle of the 1940s (probably 1947);

    Place of birth: Bastir. Jableh region

    Retired general, longstanding member of the managerial staff of the air force intelligence service, of which he became the head in the early 2000s. Was appointed political and security adviser to the President in 2006. As political and security adviser to the Syrian president, Ezzedine Ismael is implicated in the political repression conducted by the regime against the opposition.

    24.7.2012

    151.

    Samir (image) (a.k.a. Sameer) Joumaa (image) (a.k.a. Jumaa, Jum'a, Joum'a) (a.k.a. Abou Sami)

    Born: around 1962

    For almost 20 years he has been head of the office of Mohammad Nassif Kheir Bek, one of the main security advisers of Bashar al-Assad (and officially deputy to the Vice- President, Farouk al-Sharaa). Samir Joumaa's closeness to Bashar al-Assad and Mohammed Nassif Kheir Bek means that he is implicated in the policy of repression conducted by the regime against its opponents.

    24.7.2012

    ▼M4

    152.

    Dr. Qadri (image) (a.k.a. Kadri) Jamil (image) (a.k.a. Jameel)

     

    Former Vice Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, former Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer protection. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M29

    153.

    Waleed (image) (a.k.a. Walid) Al Mo'allem (image) (a.k.a. Al Moallem, Muallem (image))

     

    Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M17 —————

    ▼B

    155.

    Dr. Mohammad (image) (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammed) Abdul-Sattar (image) (a.k.a. Abd al-Sattar) Al Sayed (image) (a.k.a. Al Sayyed)

     

    Minister of Religious Endowments. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M3

    156.

    Eng. Hala (image) Mohammad (image) (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammed) Al Nasser (image)

     

    Former Minister of Tourism. As a former Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M29

    157.

    Eng. Bassam (image) Hanna (image)

    Date of birth: 1954;

    Place of birth: Aleppo (Syria)

    Former Minister of Water Resources in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M3

    158.

    Eng. Subhi (image) Ahmad (image) Al Abdallah (image) (a.k.a. Al-Abdullah)

     

    Former Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform. As a former Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    159.

    Dr. Mohammad (image) (a.k.a. Muhammad, Mohamed, Mohammed) Yahiya (image) (a.k.a. Yehya, Yahya, Yihya, Yihia, Yahia) Moalla (image) (a.k.a. Mu'la, Ma'la, Muala, Maala, Mala)

     

    Former Minister of Higher Education. As a former Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M29

    160.

    Dr. Hazwan (image) Al Wez (image) (a.k.a. Al Wazz)

     

    Minister of Education. As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M3

    161.

    Dr. Mohamad (image) (a.k.a. Muhammad, Mohamed, Mohammed, Mohammad) Zafer (image) (a.k.a. Dhafer) Mohabak (image) (a.k.a. Mohabbak, Muhabak, Muhabbak)

     

    Former Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade. As a former Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M23

    162.

    Dr Mahmoud (image) Ibraheem (image) (a.k.a. Ibrahim) Sa'iid (image) (a.k.a. Said, Sa'eed, Saeed)

     

    Former Minister of Transport in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M3

    163.

    Dr. Safwan (image) Al Assaf (image)

     

    Former Minister of Housing and Urban Development. As a former Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    164.

    Eng. Yasser (image) (a.k.a. Yaser) Al Siba'ii (image) (a.k.a. Al-Sibai, Al-Siba'i, Al Sibaei)

     

    Former Minister of Public Works. As a former Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    165.

    Eng Sa'iid (image) (a.k.a. Sa'id, Sa'eed, Saeed) Ma'thi (image) (a.k.a. Mu'zi, Mu'dhi, Ma'dhi, Ma'zi, Maazi) Hneidi (image)

     

    Former Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources. As a former Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M23

    166.

    Dr Lubana (image) (a.k.a. Lubanah) Mushaweh (image) (a.k.a. Mshaweh, Mshawweh, Mushawweh)

    Born 1955;

    place of birth Damascus

    Former Minister of Culture in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M3

    167.

    Dr. Jassem (image) (a.k.a. Jasem) Mohammad (image) (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammed) Zakaria (image)

    Born 1968

    Former Minister of Labour and Social Affairs. As a former Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M23

    168.

    Omran (image) Ahed (image) Al Zu'bi (image) (a.k.a. Al Zoubi, Al Zo'bi, Al Zou'bi)

    Born 27 September 1959;

    Place of birth Damascus

    Former Minister of Information in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M29

    169.

    Dr. Adnan (image) Abdo (image) (a.k.a. Abdou) Al Sikhny (image) (a.k.a. Al-Sikhni, Al-Sekhny, Al-Sekhni)

    Date of birth: 1961;

    Place of birth: Aleppo (Syria)

    Former Minister of Industry. As a former Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M23

    170.

    Najm (image) (a.k.a. Nejm) Hamad (image) Al Ahmad (image) (a.k.a. Al-Ahmed)

     

    Former Minister of Justice in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M29

    171.

    Dr Abdul-Salam (image) Al Nayef (image)

     

    Former Minister of Health in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼B

    172.

    Dr. Ali (image) Heidar (image) (a.k.a. Haidar, Heydar, Haydar)

     

    State Minister for National Reconciliation Affairs. As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M23

    173.

    Dr Nazeera (image) (a.k.a. Nazira, Nadheera, Nadhira) Farah (image) Sarkees (image) (a.k.a. Sarkis)

     

    Former State Minister for Environmental Affairs, in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M3

    174.

    Mohammed (image) Turki (image) Al Sayed (image)

     

    Former Minister of Industry. As a former Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M29

    175.

    Najm-eddin (image) (a.k.a. Nejm-eddin, Nejm-eddeen, Najm-eddeen, Nejm-addin, Nejm-addeen, Najm-addeen, Najm-addin) Khreit (image) (a.k.a. Khrait)

     

    Former State Minister. As a former Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    176.

    Abdullah (image) (a.k.a. Abdallah) Khaleel (image) (a.k.a. Khalil) Hussein (image) a.k.a. Hussain)

     

    Former State Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M23

    177.

    Jamal (image) Sha'ban (image) (a.k.a. Shaaban) Shaheen (image)

     

    Former State Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M3 —————

    ▼B

    179.

    Razan (image) Othman (image)

    Wife of Rami Makhlouf, daughter of Waleed (alias Walid) Othman.;

    Date of birth: 31 January 1977;

    Place of birth: governorate of Latakia;

    ID nr.: 06090034007

    She has close personal and financial relations with Rami Makhlouf, cousin of president Bashar Al-Assad and principal financer of the regime, who has been designated. As such, associated with the Syrian regime, and benefiting from it.

    16.10.2012

    ▼M4

    180.

    Ahmad al-Qadri

    Date of birth: 1956

    Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Minister. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    24.6.2014

    ▼M23

    181.

    Suleiman Al Abbas

     

    Former Oil and Mineral Resources Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the violent repression of the Syrian people.

    24.6.2014

    182.

    Kamal Eddin Tu'ma

    Date of birth: 1959

    Former Industry Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    24.6.2014

    183.

    Kinda al-Shammat (a.k.a. Shmat)

    Date of birth: 1973

    Former Social Affairs Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    24.6.2014

    184.

    Hassan Hijazi

    Date of birth: 1964

    Former Minister for Labour in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    24.6.2014

    185.

    Ismael Ismael (a.k.a. Ismail Ismail, or Isma'Il Isma'il)

    Born: 1955

    Former Finance Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    24.6.2014

    186.

    Dr Khodr Orfali (a.k.a. Khud/Khudr Urfali/Orphaly)

    Date of birth: 1956

    Former Economy and Foreign Trade Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    24.6.2014

    187.

    Samir Izzat Qadi Amin

    Date of birth: 1966

    Former Internal Trade and Consumer Protection Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    24.6.2014

    ▼M4

    188.

    Bishr Riyad Yazigi

    Date of birth: 1972

    Tourism Minister. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    24.6.2014

    ▼M29

    189.

    Dr Malek (image) Ali (image) (a.k.a. Malik Ali)

    Date of birth: 1956;

    Place of birth: Tartous (Syria)

    Former Higher Education Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    24.6.2014

    ▼M4

    190.

    Hussein Arnous

    (a.k.a. Arnus)

    Date of birth: 1953

    Public Works Minister. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    24.6.2014

    ▼M23

    191.

    Dr Hassib Elias Shammas (a.k.a. Hasib)

    Date of birth: 1957

    Former State Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    24.6.2014

    ▼M16

    192.

    Hashim Anwar al-Aqqad a.k.a. Hashem Aqqad, Hashem Akkad, Hashim Akkad

    Born: 1961

    Place of birth: Mohagirine, Syria

    Leading businessperson operating in Syria, with interests and/or activities in multiple sectors of Syria's economy. He holds interests in and/or has significant influence in Anwar Akkad Sons Group (AASG) and its subsidiary United Oil. AASG is a conglomerate with interests in sectors such as oil, gas, chemicals, insurance, industrial machinery, real estate, tourism, exhibitions, contracting, insurance, and medical equipment.

    Hashim Anwar al-Aqqad also worked as a member of the Syrian Parliament as recently as 2012.

    Al-Aqqad could not have remained successful without assistance from the regime. Given the extent of his business and political ties to the regime he provides support to and benefits from the Syrian regime.

    23.7.2014

    ▼M17

    193.

    Suhayl (a.k.a. Sohail, Suhail, Suheil) Hassan (a.k.a. Hasan, al-Hasan, al-Hassan) known as ‘The Tiger’ (a.k.a. al-Nimr)

    Born: 1970

    Place of birth: Jableh (Latakia Province, Syria)

    Rank: Major-General

    Position: Commander of Qawat al-Nimr (Tiger Forces)

    Officer of the rank of Major-General in the Syrian Army after May 2011. Commander of army division known as ‘Tiger Forces’. Responsible for violent repression against the civilian population in Syria.

    23.7.2014

    ▼M11

    194.

    Amr Armanazi (a.k.a. Amr Muhammad Najib Al-Armanazi, Amr Najib Armanazi, Amrou Al-Armanazy)

    Date of birth:

    7 February 1944

    Director-General of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC), responsible for providing support to the Syrian army for the acquisition of equipment used for the surveillance and repression of demonstrators. Also responsible for the development and production of non-conventional weapons, including chemical weapons, and the missiles to deliver them.

    Responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population; supports the regime.

    23.7.2014

    ▼M23

    ►M29  264. ◄

    Houmam Jaza'iri (a.k.a. Humam al-Jazaeri, Hammam al-Jazairi)

    Born: 1977

    Former Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the violent repression of the Syrian people.

    21.10.2014

    ►M29  265. ◄

    Mohamad Amer Mardini (a.k.a. Mohammad Amer Mardini)

    Date of birth: 1959;

    Place of birth: Damascus

    Former Minister of Higher Education in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    21.10.2014

    ►M29  266. ◄

    Mohamad Ghazi Jalali (a.k.a. Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali)

    Date of birth: 1969;

    Place of birth: Damascus

    Former Minister of Communications and Technology in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    21.10.2014

    ►M29  15. ◄

    Kamal Cheikha (a.k.a. Kamal al-Sheikha)

    Date of birth: 1961;

    Place of birth: Damascus

    Former Minister of Water Resources in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    21.10.2014

    ►M29  17. ◄

    Hassan Nouri (a.k.a. Hassan al-Nouri)

    Date of birth: 9.2.1960

    Former Minister of Administrative Development in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    21.10.2014

    ▼M7

    ►M29  74. ◄

    Mohammad Walid Ghazal

    Date of birth: 1951.

    Place of birth: Aleppo.

    Minister of Housing and Urban Development since 27.8.2014. As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    21.10.2014

    ▼M23

    ►M29  118. ◄

    Khalaf Souleymane Abdallah (a.k.a. Khalaf Sleiman al-Abdullah)

    Date of birth: 1960;

    Place of birth: Deir ez-Zor

    Former Minister of Labour in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    21.10.2014

    ▼M7

    ►M29  178. ◄

    Nizar Wahbeh Yazaji

    (a.k.a. Nizar Wehbe Yazigi)

    Date of birth: 1961

    Place of birth: Damascus

    Minister of Health since 27.8.2014. As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    21.10.2014

    ▼M23

    ►M29  202. ◄

    Hassan Safiyeh (a.k.a. Hassan Safiye)

    Date of birth: 1949;

    Place of birth: Latakia

    Former Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    21.10.2014

    ►M29  267. ◄

    Issam Khalil

    Date of birth: 1965;

    Place of birth: Banias

    Former Minister of Culture in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    21.10.2014

    11.

    Mohammad Mouti' Mouayyad (a.k.a. Mohammad Muti'a Moayyad)

    Date of birth: 1968;

    Place of birth: Ariha (Idlib)

    Former State Minister in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    21.10.2014

    12.

    Ghazwan Kheir Bek (a.k.a. Ghazqan Kheir Bek)

    Date of birth: 1961;

    Place of birth: Latakia

    Former Minister of transport in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    21.10.2014

    ▼M17

    ►M29  268. ◄

    Ghassan Ahmed Ghannan (a.k.a. Major General Ghassan Ghannan, Brigadier General Ghassan Ahmad Ghanem)

    Rank: Major General

    Position: Commander of the 155th Missile Brigade

    Member of the Syrian Armed Forces of the rank of ‘colonel’ and the equivalent or higher in post after May 2011. Major General and commander of the 155th Missile Brigade. Associated with Maher al-Assad through his role in the 155th Missile Brigade. As commander of the 155th Missile Brigade, he is supporting the Syrian regime and he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population. Responsible for firing Scud Missiles at various civilian sites between January and March 2013.

    21.10.2014

    ▼M7

    14.

    Colonel Mohammed Bilal

    (a.k.a. Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Bilal)

     

    As a senior officer in the Air Force Intelligence Service of Syria, he supports the Syrian regime and he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population. He is also associated with the listed Scientific Studies Research Centre (SSRC).

    21.10.2014

    ▼M16 —————

    ▼M7

    ►M29  269. ◄

    Abdelhamid Khamis Abdullah

    (a.k.a. Abdulhamid Khamis Abdullah

    a.k.a. Hamid Khamis

    a.k.a Abdelhamid Khamis Ahmad Adballa)

     

    Chairman of Overseas Petroleum Trading Company (OPT) which has been listed by the Council for benefiting from and supporting the Syrian regime. He coordinated shipments of oil to the Syrian regime with listed Syrian state oil company Sytrol. Therefore, he is benefitting from and providing support to the Syrian regime.

    In view of his position as the most senior person in the entity he is responsible for its activities

    21.10.2014

    ▼M17

    199.

    Bayan Bitar (a.k.a. Dr Bayan Al-Bitar)

    Date of birth: 8.3.1947

    Address: PO Box 11037 Damascus, Syria

    Managing Director of the Organisation for Technological Industries (OTI), and the Syrian Company for Information Technology (SCIT), which are both subsidiaries of the Syrian Ministry of Defence, which has been designated by the Council. OTI assists in the production of chemical weapons for the Syrian regime. As Managing Director of OTI and the SCIT Bayan Bitar provides support to the Syrian regime. Due to his role in the production of chemical weapons, he also shares responsibility for the violent repression against the Syrian population. In view of his senior position in these entities, he is also associated with the designated entities OTI and SCIT.

    7.3.2015

    200.

    Brigadier General Ghassan Abbas

    Date of birth: 10.3.1960

    Place of birth: Homs

    Address: CERS, Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Scientifique (a.k.a. SSRC, Scientific Studies and Research Centre; Centre de Recherche de Kaboun Barzeh Street, PO Box 4470, Damascus)

    Manager of the branch of the designated Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC/CERS) near Jumraya/Jmraiya. He has been involved in the proliferation of chemical weapons and the organisation of chemical weapons attacks, including in Ghouta in August 2013. He therefore shares responsibility for the violent repression against the Syrian population. As manager of the SSRC/CERS branch near Jumraya/Jmraiya, Ghassan Abbas provides support to the Syrian regime. As a result of his senior position in the SSRC, he is also associated with the designated entity SSRC.

    7.3.2015

    201.

    Wael Abdulkarim (a.k.a. Wael Al Karim)

    Date of birth: 30.9.1973

    Place of birth: Damascus, Syria (of Palestinian origin)

    Address: Al Karim for Trade and Industry, PO Box 111, 5797 Damascus, Syria

    Leading businessperson operating in Syria in the oil, chemicals and manufacturing industries. Specifically, he represents Abdulkarim Group, a.k.a Al Karim Group/Alkarim for Trade and Industry/Al Karim Trading and Industry/Al Karim for Trade and Industry. Abdulkarim Group is a leading manufacturer of lubricants, greases and industrial chemicals in Syria.

    7.3.2015

    ▼M24 —————

    ▼M24

    203.

    George Haswani

    (a.k.a. Heswani; Hasawani; Al Hasawani)

    Address: Damascus Province, Yabroud, Al Jalaa St, Syria

    Leading businessperson operating in Syria, with interests and/or activities in the engineering, construction and oil and gas sectors. He holds interests in and/or has significant influence in a number of companies and entities in Syria, in particular HESCO Engineering and Construction Company, a major engineering and construction company.

    7.3.2015

    ▼M17

    204.

    Emad (image) Hamsho (image) (a.k.a. Imad Hmisho; Hamchu; Hamcho; Hamisho; Hmeisho; Hemasho)

    Address: Hamsho Building 31 Baghdad Street Damascus, Syria

    Occupies a senior management position in Hamsho Trading. As a result of his senior position in Hamsho Trading, a subsidiary of Hamsho International, which has been designated by the Council, he provides support to the Syrian regime. He is also associated with a designated entity, Hamsho International. He is also vice-president of the Syrian Council of Iron and Steel alongside designated regime businessmen such as Ayman Jaber. He is also an associate of Bashar Al-Assad.

    7.3.2015

    ▼M15 —————

    ▼M29

    206.

    Major General Muhamad (image) (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad) Mahalla (image) (a.k.a. Mahla, Mualla, Maalla, Muhalla)

    Born: 1960;

    Place of birth: Jableh

    Member of the Syria Armed Forces of the rank of Major General in post after May 2011. Head of the Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI), Branch 293 (Internal Affairs), since April 2015. Responsible for repression and violence against the civilian population in Damascus/Damascus countryside. Former Deputy Head of Political Security (2012), Officer of the Syrian Republican Guard and Vice-Director of the Political Security Directorate. Head of Military Police, Member of the National Security Bureau.

    29.5.2015

    ▼M18

    207.

    Adib Salameh

    (a.k.a. Adib Salamah; Adib Salama; Adib Salame; Mohammed Adib Salameh; Adib Nimr Salameh)

    (image)

    Position: Major General, Deputy Director of Air Force Intelligence Directorate in Damascus

    Member of the Syrian security and intelligence services in post after May 2011; Deputy Director of Air Force Intelligence Directorate in Damascus; previously Head of Air Force Intelligence in Aleppo.

    Member of the Syrian Armed Forces of the rank of ‘colonel’ and the equivalent or higher in post after May 2011; holds the rank of Major General.

    Responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria, through the planning of and involvement in military assaults in Aleppo and authority over the arrest and detention of civilians.

    28.10.2016

    208.

    Adnan Aboud Hilweh

    (a.k.a. Adnan Aboud Helweh; Adnan Aboud)

    (image)

    Position: Brigadier General

    Holds the rank of Brigadier General of 155 Brigade and 157 Brigade in the Syrian Army in post after May 2011.

    As the Brigadier General of 155 and 157 Brigade, he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria, including through his responsibility for the deployment and use of missile and chemical weapons in civilian areas in 2013 and involvement in the large scale detentions.

    28.10.2016

    209.

    Jawdat Salbi Mawas

    (a.k.a. Jawdat Salibi Mawwas; Jawdat Salibi Mawwaz)

    (image)

    Position: Major General

    Holds the rank of Major General, a senior officer in the Syrian Artillery and Missile Directorate of the Syrian Armed Forces, in post after May 2011.

    As a senior ranking officer of the Syrian Artillery and Missile Directorate, he is responsible for violent repression against the civilian population, including the use of missiles and chemical weapons by Brigades under his command in highly populated civilian areas in 2013 in Ghouta.

    28.10.2016

    ▼M29

    210.

    Tahir (image) Hamid (image) Khalil (image) (a.k.a. Tahir Hamid Khali; Khalil Tahir Hamid)

    Position: Major General

    Holds the ranks of Major General, Head of the Syrian Artillery and Missiles Directorate of the Syrian Armed Forces, in post after May 2011. As a senior ranking officer of the Syrian Artillery and Missile Directorate, he is responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population, including the deployment of missiles and chemical weapons by Brigades under his command in highly populated civilian areas in Ghouta in 2013.

    28.10.2016

    ▼M18

    211.

    Hilal Hilal

    (a.k.a. Hilal al-Hilal)

    (image)

    Date of birth: 1966

    Member of the regime-affiliated militias known as ‘Kataeb al-Baath’ (The Baath Party militia). Supports the regime through his role in the recruitment and organisation of the Baath Party militia.

    28.10.2016

    ▼M27

    212.

    Ammar Al-Sharif

    (a.k.a Amar Al-Sharif; Amar Al-Charif; Ammar Sharif; Ammar Charif; Ammar al Shareef; Ammar Sherif; Ammar Medhat Sherif)

    (image)

    Date of birth: 26 June 1969

    Place of birth: Lattakia

    Nationality: Syrian

    Syrian Passport:

    number: 010312413;

    issue number: 002-15-L093534;

    date of issue: 14 July 2015

    place of issue: Damascus-Centre;

    expiry date: 13 July 2021

    National number: 060-10276707

    Leading Syrian businessman operating in Syria, active in the banking, insurance, and hospitality sectors. Founding partner of Byblos Bank Syria, major shareholder in Unlimited Hospitality Ltd, and board member of the Solidarity Alliance Insurance Company and the Al-Aqueelah Takaful Insurance Company.

    28.10.2016

    ▼M18

    213.

    Bishr al-Sabban

    (a.k.a Mohammed Bishr Al-Sabban; Bishr Mazin Al-Sabban)

    (image)

     

    Governor of Damascus, who is appointed by, and associated with, Bashar al-Assad. Supports the regime and is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria, including engaging in discriminatory practices against Sunni communities within the capital.

    28.10.2016

    214.

    Ahmad Sheik Abdul-Qader

    (a.k.a Ahmad Sheikh Abdul Qadir; Ahmad al-Sheik Abdulquader)

    (image)

     

    Governor of Quneitra, associated with and appointed by Bashar al-Assad. Previously Governor of Latakia. Supports and benefits from the regime, including by public support for the Syrian Armed Forces and pro-regime militia.

    28.10.2016

    215.

    Dr Ghassan Omar Khalaf

    (image)

     

    Governor of Hama, who was appointed by, and is associated with, Bashar al-Assad. He also supports and benefits from the regime. Ghassan Omar Khalaf is closely associated with members of a regime-affiliated militia in Hama known as the Hama Brigade.

    28.10.2016

    216.

    Khayr al-Din al-Sayyed

    (a.k.a Khayr al-Din Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed; Mohamed Khair al-Sayyed; Kheredden al-Sayyed; Khairuddin as-Sayyed; Khaireddin al-Sayyed; Kheir Eddin al-Sayyed; Kheir Eddib Asayed)

    (image)

     

    Governor of Idlib, associated with and appointed by Bashar al-Assad. Benefits from and supports the regime, including by providing support for Syrian Armed Forces and pro-regime militia. Associated with the regime's Minister of Awqaf, Dr Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed, who is his brother.

    28.10.2016

    ▼M23

    217.

    Atef Naddafimage

    Date of birth: 1956;

    Place of birth: Damascus Countryside

    Higher Education Minister.

    Appointed in July 2016.

    14.11.2016

    218.

    Hussein Makhlouf (a.k.a. Makhluf) image

    Date of birth: 1964;

    Place of birth: Lattakia;

    Former Governor of Damascus Governorate

    Local Administration Minister.

    Appointed in July 2016.

    Cousin of Rami Makhlouf.

    14.11.2016

    219.

    Ali Al-Zafir (a.k.a. al-Dafeer)image

    Date of birth: 1962;

    Place of birth: Tartous

    Communications and Technology Minister.

    Appointed in July 2016.

    14.11.2016

    220.

    Ali Ghanemimage

    Date of birth: 1963;

    Place of birth: Damascus

    Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources.

    Appointed in July 2016.

    14.11.2016

    ▼M27

    221.

    Mohammed (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammad) Ramez Tourjman (a.k.a. Tourjuman)

    (image)

    Date of birth: 1966

    Place of birth: Damascus, Syria

    Former Minister of Information. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    14.11.2016

    ▼M23

    222.

    Mohammed (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammad) al-Ahmed (a.k.a. al-Ahmad)image

    Date of birth: 1961;

    Place of birth: Lattakia

    Culture Minister.

    Appointed in July 2016.

    14.11.2016

    223.

    Ali Hamoud (a.k.a. Hammoud) image

    Date of birth: 1964;

    Place of birth: Tartous

    Transport Minister.

    Appointed in July 2016.

    14.11.2016

    224.

    Mohammed Zuhair (a.k.a. Zahir) Kharboutliimage

    Place of birth: Damascus

    Electricity Minister.

    Appointed in July 2016.

    14.11.2016

    225.

    Maamoun (a.k.a. Ma'moun) Hamdanimage

    Date of birth: 1958;

    Place of birth: Damascus

    Finance Minister.

    Appointed in July 2016.

    14.11.2016

    226.

    Nabil al-Hasan (a.k.a. al-Hassan)image

    Date of birth: 1963;

    Place of birth: Aleppo

    Minister of Water Resources.

    Appointed in July 2016.

    14.11.2016

    ▼M27

    227.

    Ahmad al-Hamu (a.k.a. al-Hamo)

    (image)

    Date of birth: 1947

    Former Minister of Industry. As a former Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

    14.11.2016

    ▼M23

    228.

    Abdullah al-Gharbi (a.k.a. al-Qirbi)image

    Date of birth: 1962;

    Place of birth: Damascus

    Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection.

    Appointed in July 2016.

    14.11.2016

    229.

    Abdullah Abdullah (image)

    Date of birth: 1956

    State Minister.

    Appointed in July 2016.

    14.11.2016

    230.

    Salwa Abdullahimage

    Date of birth: 1953;

    Place of birth: Quneitra

    State Minister.

    Appointed in July 2016.

    14.11.2016

    231.

    Rafe'a Abu Sa'ad (a.k.a. Saad)image

    Date of birth: 1954;

    Place of birth: Habran village (Sweida province)

    State Minister.

    Appointed in July 2016.

    14.11.2016

    232.

    Wafiqa Hosniimage

    Date of birth: 1952;

    Place of birth: Damascus

    State Minister.

    Appointed in July 2016.

    14.11.2016

    233.

    Rima Al-Qadiri (a.k.a. Al-Kadiri)image

    Date of birth: 1963;

    Place of birth: Damascus

    Minister for Social Affairs (since August 2015).

    14.11.2016

    ▼M19

    234.

    Duraid Durgham

     

    Governor of the Central Bank of Syria.

    Responsible for providing economic and financial support to the Syrian regime through his functions as the Governor of the Central Bank of Syria, which is also listed.

    14.11.2016

    ▼M22

    235.

    Ahmad Ballul

    (a.k.a. Ahmad Muhammad Ballul; Ahmed Balol)

    image

    Date of birth: 10 October 1954

    Rank: Major General; Commander of the Syrian Arab Air Force and Air Defence Forces

    Holds the rank of Major General, a senior officer and Commander of the Syrian Arab Air and Air Defence Forces, in post after May 2011.

    Operates in the chemical weapons proliferation sector and, as a senior ranking officer of the Syrian Arab Air Force, is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population, including the use of chemical weapons attacks by the Syrian regime identified in the report of the Joint Investigative Mechanism.

    21.3.2017

    ▼M26

    236.

    Saji' Darwish

    (a.k.a. Saji Jamil Darwish; Sajee Darwish; Sjaa Darwis)

    (image)

    Date of birth: 11 January 1957

    Rank: Major General, Syrian Arab Air Force

    Holds the rank of Major General, a senior officer and former Commander of the 22nd Division of the Syrian Arab Air Force, in post after May 2011. Operates in the chemical weapons proliferation sector and is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population: as a senior ranking officer of the Syrian Arab Air Force and Commander of the 22nd Division until April 2017 he holds responsibility for the use of chemical weapons by aircraft operating from airbases under the control of the 22nd Division, including the attack on Talmenes that the Joint Investigative Mechanism reported was conducted by Hama airfield-based regime helicopters.

    21.3.2017

    ▼M22

    237.

    Muhammed Ibrahim

    image

    Date of birth: 5 August 1964

    Rank: Brigadier General; Deputy Commander of Syrian Arab Air Force 63rd Brigade at Hama airfield

    Holds the rank of Brigadier General, a senior officer and Deputy Commander of the Syrian Arab Air Force 63rd Brigade, in post after May 2011.

    Operates in the chemical weapons proliferation sector and, as a senior ranking officer of the Syrian Arab Air Force during the period investigated by the Joint Investigative Mechanism and Deputy Commander of the 63rd brigade from March to December 2015, is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population through the use of chemical weapons by the 63rd Brigade in Talmenes (21 April 2014), Qmenas (16 March 2015) and Sarmin (16 March 2015).

    21.3.2017

    238.

    Badi' Mu'alla

    image

    Date of birth: 1961

    Place of birth: Bistuwir, Jablah, Syria

    Rank: Brigadier General; Commander of Syrian Arab Air Force 63rd Brigade

    Holds the rank of Brigadier General, a senior officer and Commander of 63rd Brigade of the Syrian Arab Air Force, in post after May 2011.

    Operates in the chemical weapons proliferation sector and, as Commander of the 63rd Brigade during the period investigated by the Joint Investigative Mechanism, is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population through the use of chemical weapons by the 63rd Brigade in Talmenes (21 April 2014), Qmenas (16 March 2015) and Sarmin (16 March 2015).

    21.3.2017

    ▼M23

    239.

    Hisham Mohammad Mamdouh al-Sha'ar

    Date of birth: 1958;

    Place of birth: Damascus (Syria)

    Justice Minister. Appointed in March 2017.

    30.5.2017

    240.

    Mohammad Samer Abdelrahman al-Khalil

     

    Economy and Foreign Trade. Minister. Appointed in March 2017.

    30.5.2017

    241.

    Salam Mohammad al-Saffaf

    Date of birth: 1979

    Administrative Development Minister. Appointed in March 2017.

    30.5.2017

    ▼M25

    242.

    Samir Dabul

    (a.k.a.: Samir Daaboul)

    Date of birth: 4 September 1965

    Title: Brigadier General

    Holds the rank of Brigadier General, in post after May 2011.

    As a senior military officer he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population and involved in the storage and deployment of chemical weapons. He is also associated with the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre, a listed entity.

    18.7.2017

    243.

    Ali Wanus

    (a.k.a.: Ali Wannous)

    (image)

    Date of birth: 5 February 1964

    Title: Brigadier General

    Holds the rank of Brigadier General, in post after May 2011.

    As a senior military officer he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population and involved in the storage and deployment of chemical weapons.

    He is also associated with the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre, a listed entity.

    18.7.2017

    244.

    Yasin Ahmad Dahi

    (a.k.a.: Yasin Dahi; Yasin Dhahi)

    (image)

    Date of birth: 1960

    Title: Brigadier General

    Holds the rank of Brigadier General in the Syrian Armed Forces, in post after May 2011. Senior officer within the Military Intelligence Directorate of the Syrian Armed Forces. Former head of Military Intelligence Branch 235 in Damascus and Military Intelligence in Homs. As a senior military officer he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population.

    18.7.2017

    245.

    Muhammad Yousef Hasouri

    (a.k.a.: Mohammad Yousef Hasouri; Mohammed Yousef Hasouri)

    (image)

    Title: Brigadier General

    Brigadier General Muhammad Hasouri is a senior officer of the Syrian Air Force, in post after May 2011. He holds the position as Chief of Staff of Air Force Brigade 50 and Deputy Commander of the Shayrat Airbase. Brigadier General Muhammad Hasouri operates in the chemical weapons proliferation sector. As a senior military officer he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria.

    18.7.2017

    246.

    Malik Hasan

    (a.k.a.: Malek Hassan)

    (image)

    Title: Major General

    Holds the rank of Major General, a senior officer and Commander of the 22nd Division of the Syrian Air Force, in post after May 2011.

    As a senior officer of the Syrian Air Force and in the chain of command of the 22nd Division, he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria, including the use of chemical weapons by aircraft operating from airbases under the control of the 22nd Division, such as the attack on Talmenas that the Joint Investigative Mechanism established by the United Nations reported was conducted by Hama airfield-based regime helicopters.

    18.7.2017

    ▼M26

    247.

    Jayyiz Rayyan Al-Musa

    (a.k.a.: Jaez Sawada al-Hammoud al-Mousa; Jayez al-Hammoud al-Moussa)

    (image)

    Date of birth: 1954

    Place of birth: Hama, Syria

    Rank: Major General

    Governor of Hasaka, appointed by Bashar al-Assad; he is associated with Bashar al-Assad.

    Holds the rank of Major General, a senior officer and former Chief of Staff of the Syrian Air Force.

    As a senior officer of the Syrian Air Force, he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria, including the use of chemical weapons attacks by the Syrian regime during his tenure as Chief of Staff of the Syrian Air Force, as identified in the report of the Joint Investigative Mechanism established by the United Nations.

    18.7.2017

    248.

    Mayzar 'Abdu Sawan

    (a.k.a.: Meezar Sawan)

    (image)

    Date of birth: 1954

    Rank: Major General

    Holds the rank of Major General, a senior officer and Commander of the 20th Division of the Syrian Air Force, in post after May 2011.

    As a senior officer in the Syrian air force he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population including attacks against civilian areas by aircraft operating from airbases under the control of the 20th Division.

    18.7.2017

    249.

    Isam Zahr Al-Din

    (a.k.a.: Isam Zuhair al-Din; Isam Zohruddin; Issam Zahruddin; Issam Zahreddine; Essam Zahruddin; Issam Zaher Eldin; Issam Zaher al-Deen; Nafed Assadllah)

    (image)

    Date of birth: 1961

    Place of birth: Tarba, As-Suwayda province, Syria

    Rank: Brigadier General

    Holds the rank of Brigadier General, a senior officer in the Republican Guard, in post after May 2011. As a senior military officer he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population, including during the siege of Baba Amr in February 2012.

    18.7.2017

    ▼M25

    250.

    Mohammad Safwan Katan

    (a.k.a.: Mohammad Safwan Qattan)

    (image)

     

    Mohammad Safwan Katan is an engineer at the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre, a listed entity. He is involved in chemical weapons proliferation and delivery. Mohammad Safwan Katan has been involved in the construction of barrel bombs which have been used against the civilian population in Syria.

    He is associated with the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre, a listed entity.

    18.7.2017

    ▼M29

    251.

    Mohammad (image) Ziad (image) Ghriwati (image) (a.k.a. Mohammad Ziad Ghraywati)

     

    Mohammad Ziad Ghriwati is an engineer at the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre. He is involved in chemical weapons proliferation and delivery. Mohammad Ziad Ghriwati has been involved in the construction of barrel bombs which have been used against the civilian population in Syria.

    He is associated with the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre, a listed entity.

    18.7.2017

    ▼M25

    252.

    Mohammad Darar Khaludi

    (a.k.a.: Mohammad Darar Khloudi)

    (image)

     

    Mohammad Darar Khaludi is an engineer at the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre. He is involved in chemical weapons proliferation and delivery. Mohammad Darar Khaludi has been also known to be involved in the construction of barrel bombs which have been used against the civilian population in Syria.

    He is also associated with the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre, a listed entity.

    18.7.2017

    ▼M29

    253.

    Khaled (image) Sawan (image)

     

    Dr Khaled Sawan is an engineer at the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre, which is involved in chemical weapons proliferation and delivery. He has been involved in the construction of barrel bombs which have been used against the civilian population in Syria.

    He has been associated with the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre, a listed entity.

    18.7.2017

    254.

    Raymond (image) Rizq (image) (a.k.a. Raymond Rizk)

     

    Raymond Rizq is an engineer at the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre, involved in chemical weapons proliferation and delivery. He has been involved in the construction of barrel bombs which have been used against the civilian population in Syria.

    He is associated with the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre, a listed entity.

    18.7.2017

    ▼M25

    255.

    Fawwaz El-Atou

    (a.k.a.: Fawaz Al Atto)

    (image)

     

    Fawwaz El-Atou is a lab technician at the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre, involved in chemical weapons proliferation and delivery. Fawwaz El-Atou has been involved in the construction of barrel bombs which have been used against the civilian population in Syria.

    He is associated with the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre, a listed entity.

    18.7.2017

    256.

    Fayez Asi

    (a.k.a.: Fayez al-Asi)

    (image)

     

    Fayez Asi is a lab technician at the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre, involved in chemical weapons proliferation and delivery. He has been involved in the construction of barrel bombs which have been used against the civilian population in Syria.

    He is associated with the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre, a listed entity.

    18.7.2017

    257.

    Hala Sirhan

    (a.k.a.: Halah Sirhan)

    (image)

    Date of birth: 5 January 1953

    Title: Dr

    Dr Hala Sirhan works with Syrian Military Intelligence at the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre. She operated in Institute 3000, which is involved in chemical weapons proliferation.

    She is associated with the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre, a listed entity.

    18.7.2017

    ▼M27

    258.

    Mohamed Mazen Ali Yousef

    (image)

    Date of birth: 17 May 1969

    Place of birth: Damascus countryside

    Minister of Industry. Appointed in January 2018.

    26.2.2018

    259.

    Imad Abdullah Sara

    (image)

    Date of birth: 1968;

    Place of birth: Damascus, Syria

    Minister of Information. Appointed in January 2018.

    26.2.2018

    ▼M28

    260.

    Yusuf Ajeeb

    (a.k.a: image; Yousef; Ajib)

    Brigadier General; Doctor; Head of Security Office, Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC)

    Address: Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC), Barzeh Street, P.O. Box 4470, Damascus

    Holds the rank of Brigadier General, a senior officer in the Syrian Armed Forces, in post after May 2011. Since 2012, he has been Head of Security for the Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC) which is involved in the chemical weapons proliferation sector. As a result of his senior position as Head of Security for SSRC, he is associated with the designated entity SSRC.

    19.3.2018

    ▼M29

    261.

    Maher Sulaiman (a.k.a. image; Mahir; Suleiman)

    Place of birth: Lattakia, Syria;

    Doctor; Director of the Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology;

    Address: Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST), P.O. Box 31983, Damascus

    Director of the Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST), which provides training and support as part of the Syrian chemical weapons proliferation sector. Due to his senior position at the HIAST, which is an affiliate and subsidiary of the Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC), he is associated with the HIAST and SSRC, both of which are designated entities.

    19.3.2018

    ▼M28

    262.

    Salam Tohme

    (a.k.a: image; Salim; Taame, Ta'mah, Toumah)

    Doctor: Deputy Director General, Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC)

    Address: Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC), Barzeh Street, P.O. Box 4470, Damascus

    Deputy Director General of the Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC) which is responsible for the development and production of non-conventional weapons, including chemical weapons, and the missiles to deliver them. Due to his senior position at SSRC, he is associated with designated entity SSRC.

    19.3.2018

    263.

    Zuhair Fadhlun

    (a.k.a: image; Zoher; Fadloun, Fadhloun)

    Head of Institute 3000 (a.k.a. Institute 5000), Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC)

    Address: Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC), Barzeh Street, P.O. Box 4470, Damascus

    Director of the branch of the Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC) that is known as Institute 3000 (a.k.a. Institute 5000). In this role, he is responsible for chemical weapons projects, including production of chemical agents and munitions. Due to his senior position at SSRC, he is associated with designated entity SSRC.

    19.3.2018

    ▼B



    B.  Entities

     

    Name

    Identifying information

    Reasons

    Date of listing

    1.

    Bena Properties

     

    Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; provides funding to the regime.

    23.6.2011

    2.

    Al Mashreq Investment Fund (AMIF) (alias Sunduq Al Mashrek Al Istithmari)

    P.O. Box 108,

    Damascus;

    Tel.: 963 112110059 / 963 112110043

    Fax: 963 933333149

    Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; provides funding to the regime.

    23.6.2011

    ▼M9

    3.

    Hamcho International

    (a.k.a. Hamsho International Group)

    Baghdad Street,

    PO Box 8254

    Damascus

    Tel. +963 112316675

    Fax +963 112318875

    Website: www.hamshointl.com

    E-mail: info@hamshointl.com and hamshogroup@yahoo.com

    Hamcho International is a large Syrian holding company owned by Mohammed Hamcho.

    Hamcho International benefits from and provides support to the regime and is associated with a person benefiting from and supporting the regime.

    27.1.2015

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    Military Housing Establishment (alias MILIHOUSE)

     

    Public works company controlled by Riyad Shalish and Ministry of Defence; provides funding to the regime.

    23.6.2011

    5.

    Political Security Directorate

     

    Syrian government agency directly involved in repression.

    23.8.2011

    6.

    General Intelligence Directorate

     

    Syrian government agency directly involved in repression.

    23.8.2011

    7.

    Military Intelligence Directorate

     

    Syrian government agency directly involved in repression.

    23.8.2011

    8.

    Air Force Intelligence Agency

     

    Syrian government agency directly involved in repression.

    23.8.2011

    9.

    IRGC Qods Force (Quds Force)

    Teheran, Iran

    The Qods (or Quds) Force is a specialist arm of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The Qods Force is involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syria regime suppress protests in Syria. IRGC Qods Force has provided technical assistance, equipment and support to the Syrian security services to repress civilian protest movements.

    23.8.2011

    10.

    Mada Transport

    Subsidiary of Cham Holding (Sehanya Dara'a Highway, PO Box 9525, Tel: 00 963 11 99 62)

    Economic entity financing the regime.

    2.9.2011

    11.

    Cham Investment Group

    Subsidiary of Cham Holding (Sehanya Dara'a Highway, PO Box 9525, Tel: 00 963 11 99 62)

    Economic entity financing the regime.

    2.9.2011

    12.

    Real Estate Bank

    Insurance Bldg- Yousef Al-Azmeh Square,

    Damascus

    P.O. Box: 2337

    Damascus Syrian Arab Republic;

    Tel: (+963) 11 2456777 and 2218602;

    Fax: (+963) 11 2237938 and 2211186;

    Bank's email: Publicrelations@reb.sy

    Website: www.reb.sy

    State-owned bank providing financial support for the regime.

    2.9.2011

    13.

    Addounia TV (a.k.a. Dounia TV)

    Tel: +963-11-5667274; +963-11-5667271;

    Fax: +963-11-5667272;

    Website: http://www.addounia.tv

    Addounia TV has incited violence against the civilian population in Syria.

    23.9.2011

    14.

    Cham Holding

    Cham Holding Building Daraa Highway - Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Rif Dimashq – Syria

    P.O. Box 9525;

    Tel +963 (11) 9962; +963 (11) 668 14000; +963 (11) 673 1044;

    Fax +963 (11) 673 1274;

    Email: info@chamholding.sy

    Website: www.chamholding.sy

    Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; largest holding company in Syria, benefiting from and supporting the regime.

    23.9.2011

    15.

    El-Tel. Co. (El-Tel. Middle East Company)

    Address: Dair Ali Jordan Highway,

    P.O. Box 13052,

    Damascus, Syria;

    Tel. +963-11-2212345;

    Fax +963-11-44694450

    Email: sales@eltelme.com

    Website: www.eltelme.com

    Manufacturing and supplying communication and transmission towers and other equipment for the Syrian army.

    23.9.2011

    16.

    Ramak Constructions Co.

    Address: Dara'a Highway,

    Damascus, Syria;

    Tel: +963-11-6858111;

    Mobile: +963-933-240231

    Construction of military barracks, border post barracks and other buildings for Army needs.

    23.9.2011

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    17.

    Souruh Company

    (a.k.a. SOROH Al Cham Company)

    Address: Adra Free Zone Area Damascus — Syria;

    Tel: +963-11-5327266;

    Mobile: +963-933-526812;

    +963-932-878282;

    Fax:+963-11-5316396

    Email: sorohco@gmail.com

    Website: http://sites.google.com/site/sorohco

    Majority of the shares of the company are owned directly or indirectly by Rami Makhlouf.

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    18.

    Syriatel

    Thawra Street, Ste Building 6th Floor,

    BP 2900;

    Tel: +963 11 61 26 270;

    Fax: +963 11 23 73 97 19;

    Email: info@syriatel.com.sy;

    Website: http://syriatel.sy/

    Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; provides financial support to the regime: through its licensing contract it pays 50 % of its profits to the Government.

    23.9.2011

    19.

    Cham Press TV

    Al Qudsi building, 2nd Floor - Baramkeh - Damas;

    Tel: +963-11-2260805;

    Fax: +963-11-2260806

    Email: mail@champress.com

    Website: www.champress.net

    Television channel which participates in campaigns to spread disinformation and incite violence against demonstrators.

    1.12.2011

    20.

    Al Watan

    Al Watan Newspaper -Damascus – Duty Free Zone;

    Tel: 00963 11 2137400;

    Fax: 00963 11 2139928

    Daily newspaper which participates in campaigns to spread disinformation and incite violence against demonstrators.

    1.12.2011

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    21.

    Centre d'études et de recherches syrien (CERS)

    (a.k.a. Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Scientifique (CERS); Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC); Centre de Recherche de Kaboun)

    Barzeh Street,

    Po Box 4470,

    Damascus

    Provides support to the Syrian army for the acquisition of equipment used for the surveillance and repression of demonstrators.

    Operating in the chemical weapon proliferation sector, it is the government entity responsible for developing and producing non-conventional weapons, including chemical weapons, and the missiles to deliver them.

    1.12.2011

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    22.

    Business Lab

    Maysat Square, Al Rasafi Street Bldg. 9,

    PO Box 7155,

    Damascus;

    Tel: 963112725499;

    Fax: 963112725399

    Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS.

    1.12.2011

    23.

    Industrial Solutions

    Baghdad Street 5,

    PO Box 6394,

    Damascus;

    Tel /fax: 63114471080

    Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS.

    1.12.2011

    24.

    Mechanical Construction Factory (MCF)

    P.O. Box 35202,

    Industrial Zone,

    Al-Qadam Road,

    Damas

    Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS.

    1.12.2011

    25.

    Syronics – Syrian Arab Co. for Electronic Industries

    Kaboon Street,

    P.O.Box 5966,

    Damascus;

    Tel.: +963-11-5111352;

    Fax: +963-11-5110117

    Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS.

    1.12.2011

    26.

    Handasieh – Organization for Engineering Industries

    P.O. Box 5966,

    Abou Bakr Al-Seddeq St.,

    Damascus

    and PO BOX 2849

    Al-Moutanabi Street,

    Damascus

    and PO BOX 21120

    Baramkeh,

    Damascus;

    Tel: 963112121816; 963112121834; 963112214650; 963112212743; 963115110117

    Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS.

    1.12.2011

    27.

    Syria Trading Oil Company (Sytrol)

    Prime Minister Building,

    17 Street Nissan,

    Damascus, Syria

    State-owned company responsible for all oil exports from Syria. Provides financial support to the regime.

    1.12.2011

    28.

    General Petroleum Corporation (GPC)

    New Sham - Building of Syrian Oil Company,

    PO Box 60694,

    Damascus, Syria

    BOX: 60694;

    Tel: 963113141635;

    Fax: 963113141634;

    Email: info@gpc-sy.com

    State-owned oil company. Provides financial support to the regime.

    1.12.2011

    29.

    Al Furat Petroleum Company

    Dummar - New Sham -Western Dummer 1st. Island -Property 2299- AFPC Building

    P.O. Box 7660

    Damascus, Syria;

    Tel: 00963-11- (6183333); 00963-11- (31913333);

    Fax: 00963-11- (6184444); 00963-11- (31914444);

    afpc@afpc.net.sy

    Joint venture 50 % owned by GPC. Provides financial support to the regime.

    1.12.2011

    30.

    Industrial Bank

    Dar Al Muhanisen Building, 7th Floor, Maysaloun Street,

    P.O. Box 7572

    Damascus, Syria;

    Tel: +963 11-222-8200; +963 11-222-7910;

    Fax: +963 11-222-8412

    State-owned bank. Provides financial support to the regime.

    23.1.2012

    31.

    Popular Credit Bank

    Dar Al Muhanisen Building, 6th Floor, Maysaloun Street,

    Damascus, Syria;

    Tel: +963 11-222-7604; +963 11-221-8376;

    Fax: +963 11-221-0124

    State-owned bank. Provides financial support to the regime.

    23.1.2012

    32.

    Saving Bank

    Syria-Damascus – Merjah – Al-Furat St.

    P.O. Box: 5467;

    Fax: 224 4909; 245 3471;

    Tel: 222 8403;

    email: s.bank@scs-net.org, post-gm@net.sy

    State-owned bank. Provides financial support to the regime.

    23.1.2012

    33.

    Agricultural Cooperative Bank

    Agricultural Cooperative Bank Building, Damascus Tajhez,

    P.O. Box 4325,

    Damascus, Syria;

    Tel: +963 11-221-3462; +963 11-222-1393;

    Fax: +963 11-224-1261;

    Website: www.agrobank.org

    State-owned bank. Provides financial support to the regime.

    23.1.2012

    34.

    Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank

    Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank Building, 6th Floor, Makdessi Street, Hamra,

    P.O. Box 11-8701,

    Beirut, Lebanon;

    Tel: +961 1-741666;

    Fax: +961 1-738228; +961 1-753215; +961 1-736629;

    Website: www.slcb.com.lb

    Subsidiary of the Commercial Bank of Syria already listed. Provides financial support to the regime.

    23.1.2012

    35.

    Deir ez-Zur Petroleum Company

    Dar Al Saadi Building 1st, 5th, and 6th Floor Zillat Street Mazza Area

    P.O. Box 9120

    Damascus, Syria;

    Tel: +963 11-662-1175; +963 11-662-1400;

    Fax: +963 11-662-1848

    Joint venture of GPC. Provides financial support to the regime.

    23.1.2012

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    36.

    Ebla Petroleum Company a.k.a. Ebco

    Head Office Mazzeh Villat Ghabia Dar Es Saada 16,

    P.O. Box 9120,

    Damascus, Syria;

    Tel: +963 116691100

    Joint venture of GPC. Provides financial support to the regime.

    23.1.2012

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    37.

    Dijla Petroleum Company

    Building No. 653 – 1st Floor, Daraa Highway,

    P.O. Box 81,

    Damascus, Syria

    Joint venture of GPC. Provides financial support to the regime.

    23.1.2012

    38.

    Central Bank of Syria

    Syria, Damascus, Sabah Bahrat Square

    Postal address: Altjreda al Maghrebeh square,

    Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic,

    P.O. Box: 2254

    Providing financial support to the regime.

    27.2.2012

    39.

    Syrian Petroleum company

    Address: Dummar Province, Expansion Square, Island 19-Building 32

    P.O. BOX: 2849 or 3378;

    Phone: 00963-11-3137935 or 3137913;

    Fax: 00963-11-3137979 or 3137977;

    Email: spccom2@scs-net.org or spccom1@scs-net.org;

    Websites: www.spc.com.sy www.spc-sy.com

    State-owned oil company. Provides financial support to the Syrian regime.

    23.3.2012

    40.

    Mahrukat Company (The Syrian Company for the Storage and Distribution of Petroleum Products)

    Headquarters: Damascus – Al Adawi st., Petroleum building;

    Fax: 00963-11/4445796;

    Phone: 00963-11/44451348 – 4451349;

    Email: mahrukat@net.sy;

    Website: http://www.mahrukat.gov.sy/indexeng.php

    State-owned oil company. Provides financial support to the Syrian regime.

    23.3.2012

    41.

    General Organisation of Tobacco

    Salhieh Street 616,

    Damascus, Syria

    Provides financial support to the Syrian regime. The General Organisation of Tobacco is wholly owned by the Syrian state. The profits that the organisation makes, including through the sale of licenses to market foreign brands of tobacco and taxes levied on imports of foreign brands of tobacco are transferred to the Syrian state.

    15.5.2012

    42.

    Ministry of Defence

    Address: Umayyad Square,

    Damascus;

    Telephone: +963-11-7770700

    Syrian government branch directly involved in repression.

    26.6.2012

    43.

    Ministry of Interior

    Address: Merjeh Square,

    Damascus;

    Telephone: +963-11-2219400; +963-11-2219401; +963-11-2220220; +963-11-2210404

    Syrian government branch directly involved in repression.

    26.6.2012

    44.

    Syrian National Security Bureau

     

    Syrian government branch and element of the Syrian Ba'ath Party. Directly involved in repression. It directed Syrian security forces to use extreme force against demonstrators.

    26.6.2012

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    46.

    General Organisation of Radio and TV (a.k.a. Syrian Directorate General of Radio & Television Est; a.k.a. General Radio and Television Corporation; a.k.a. Radio and Television Corporation; a.k.a. GORT)

    Address: Al Oumaween Square,

    P.O. Box 250,

    Damascus, Syria;

    Telephone (963 11) 223 4930

    State-run agency subordinate to Syria's Ministry of Information and as such supports and promotes its information policy. It is responsible for operating Syria's state-owned television channels, two terrestrial and one satellite, as well as government radio stations. The GORT has incited violence against the civilian population in Syria, serving as a propaganda instrument for the Assad regime and spreading disinformation.

    26.6.2012

    47.

    Syrian Company for Oil Transport (a.k.a. Syrian Crude Oil Transportation Company; a.k.a. 'SCOT'; a.k.a. 'SCOTRACO')

    Banias Industrial Area, Latakia Entrance Way,

    P.O. Box 13,

    Banias, Syria;

    Website www.scot-syria.com;

    Email: scot50@scn-net.org

    Syrian state owned oil company. Provides financial support to the regime.

    26.6.2012

    48.

    Drex Technologies S.A.

    Incorporation date: 4 July 2000;

    Incorporation number: 394678;

    Director: Rami Makhlouf;

    Registered agent: Mossack Fonseca & Co (BVI) Ltd

    Drex Technologies is wholly owned by Rami Makhlouf, who is listed under EU sanctions for providing financial support to the Syrian regime. Rami Makhlouf uses Drex Technologies to facilitate and manage his international financial holdings, including a majority share in SyriaTel, which the EU has previously listed on the grounds that it also provides financial support to the Syrian regime.

    24.7.2012

    49.

    Cotton Marketing Organisation

    Address: Bab Al-Faraj

    P.O. Box 729,

    Aleppo;

    Tel.: +96321 2239495/6/7/8;

    Cmo-aleppo@mail.sy, www.cmo.gov.sy

    State-owned company. Provides financial support to the Syrian regime.

    24.7.2012

    50.

    Syrian Arab Airlines (a.k.a. SAA, a.k.a. Syrian Air)

    Al-Mohafazeh Square,

    P.O. Box 417,

    Damascus, Syria;

    Tel: +963112240774

    Public company controlled by the regime. Provides financial support for the regime.

    24.7.2012

    51.

    Drex Technologies Holding S.A.

    Registered in Luxembourg under number B77616, formerly established at the following address:

    17, rue Beaumont

    L-1219 Luxembourg

    The beneficial owner of Drex Technologies Holding S.A. is Rami Makhlouf, who is listed under EU sanctions for providing financial support to the Syrian regime.

    17.8.2012

    52.

    Megatrade

    Address: Aleppo Street,

    P.O. Box 5966,

    Damascus, Syria;

    Fax: 963114471081

    Acts as a proxy for the Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC), which is listed. Involved in trade in dual use goods prohibited by EU sanctions for the Syrian government.

    16.10.2012

    53.

    Expert Partners

    Address: Rukn Addin, Saladin Street, Building 5,

    PO Box: 7006,

    Damascus, Syria

    Acts as a proxy for the Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC), which is listed. Involved in trade in dual use goods prohibited by EU sanctions for the Syrian government.

    16.10.2012

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    54.

    Overseas Petroleum Trading a.k.a. ‘Overseas Petroleum Trading SAL (Off-Shore)’ a.k.a. ‘Overseas Petroleum Company’

    Dunant Street, Snoubra Sector, Beirut, Lebanon.

    Providing support to the Syrian regime and benefitting from the regime by organising covert shipments of oil to the Syrian regime.

    23.7.2014

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    56.

    The Baniyas Refinery Company a.k.a. Banias, Banyas.

    Banias Refinery Building, 26 Latkia Main Road, Tartous, P.O. Box 26, Syria.

    Subsidiary of the General Corporation for Refining and Distribution of Petroleum Products (GCRDPP), a section of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. As such it provides financial support to the Syrian regime.

    23.7.2014

    57.

    The Homs Refinery Company. a.k.a Hims, General Company for Homs Refinery.

    General Company for Homs Refinery Building, 352 Tripoli Street, Homs, P.O. Box 352, Syria.

    Subsidiary of the General Corporation for Refining and Distribution of Petroleum Products (GCRDPP), a section of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. As such is provides financial support to the Syrian regime.

    23.7.2014

    58.

    Army Supply Bureau

    PO Box 3361, Damascus

    Involved in the procurement of military equipment in support of the regime, and therefore responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population in Syria. Branch of Syrian Ministry of Defence.

    23.7.2014

    59.

    Industrial Establishment of Defence. a.k.a. Industrial Establishment of Defense (IED), Industrial Establishment for Defence, Defence Factories Establishment, Establissements Industriels de la Defense (EID), Establissement Industrial de la Defence (ETINDE), Coefficient Defense Foundation.

    Al Thawraa Street, P.O. Box 2330 Damascas, or Al-Hameh, Damascas Countryside, P.O. Box 2230.

    Involved in the procurement of military equipment for the regime, and therefore responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population in Syria. Branch of Syrian Ministry of Defence.

    23.7.2014

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    60.

    Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST) (image image) (a.k.a. Institut Supérieur des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie (ISSAT))

    P.O. Box 31983, Barzeh

    Affiliated to and a subsidiary of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC) which is already designated. It provides training and support to the SSRC and is therefore responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population.

    23.7.2014

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    61.

    National Standards & Calibration Laboratory (NSCL)

    P.O. Box 4470 Damascus

    Affiliated to and a subsidiary of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC) which is already designated. It provides training and support to the SSRC and is therefore responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population.

    23.7.2014

    62.

    El Jazireh a.k.a. Al Jazerra

    Shaheen Building, 2nd floor, Sami el Solh, Beyrouth; sector of hydrocarbons

    Owned or controlled by Ayman Jaber, therefore associated with a designated person.

    23.7.2014

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    63.

    Pangates International Corp Ltd

    (a.k.a. Pangates)

    PO Box 8177

    Sharjah Airport International Free Zone

    United Arab Emirates

    Pangates acts as an intermediary in the supply of oil to the Syrian regime. Therefore, it is providing support to and benefiting from the Syrian regime. It is also associated with listed Syrian oil company Sytrol.

    21.10.2014

    64.

    Abdulkarim Group

    (a.k.a. Al Karim for Trade and Industry/Al Karim Group)

    5797 Damascus

    Syria

    Parent company of Pangates with operational control of it. As such it is providing support to and benefiting from the Syrian regime. It is also associated with listed Syrian oil company Sytrol.

    21.10.2014

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    65.

    Organisation for Technological Industries

    (a.k.a. Technical Industries Corporation (TIC))

    Address: PO Box 11037 Damascus, Syria

    Subsidiary of the Syrian Ministry of Defence, which has been designated by the Council.

    OTI is involved in the production of chemical weapons for the Syrian regime.

    It is therefore responsible for the violent repression against the Syrian population.

    As a subsidiary of the Ministry of Defence, it is also associated with a designated entity.

    7.3.2015

    66.

    Syrian Company for Information Technology (SCIT)

    Address: PO Box 11037 Damascus, Syria

    Subsidiary of the Organisation for Technological Industries (OTI) and therefore the Syrian Ministry of Defence, which have been designated by the Council. It also works with the Central Bank of Syria which has been designated by the Council.

    As a subsidiary of OTI and the Ministry of Defence, SCIT is associated with these designated entities.

    7.3.2015

    67.

    Hamsho Trading

    (a.k.a. Hamsho Group; Hmisho Trading Group; Hmisho Economic Group)

    Hamsho Building

    31 Baghdad Street

    Damascus,

    Syria

    Subsidiary of Hamsho International, which has been designated by the Council.

    As such, Hamsho Trading is associated with a designated entity, Hamsho International.

    Supports the Syrian regime through its subsidiaries, including Syria Steel. Through its subsidiaries it is associated with groups such as the pro-regime Shabiha militias.

    7.3.2015

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    70.

    DK Group

    (a.k.a. DK Group SARL DK Middle East & Africa Regional Office)

    Addresses: DK Middle East & Africa Regional Office, Peres Lazaristes Centre, No 3, 5th Floor, Emir Bachir Street, Beirut Central District, Bachoura Sector, Beirut, Lebanon.

    Azarieh Building — Block 03, 5th Floor

    Azarieh Street — Solidere — Downtown, PO Box 11-503, Beirut, Lebanon

    DK Group supplies new banknotes to the Central Bank of Syria.

    DK Group therefore provides support to the regime. Due to this supply relationship, it is also associated with a designated entity, the Central Bank of Syria.

    7.3.2015

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    71.

    Abdulkarim Group

    (a.k.a. Al Karim for Trade and Industry/Al Karim Group)

    5797 Damascus

    Syria

    Abdulkarim Group is an internationally recognised Syrian conglomerate that is associated with Wael Abdulkarim, who is listed as a leading businessperson operating in Syria.

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    ANNEX II

    List of entities referred to in Article 28



    Entities

     

    Name

    Identifying information

    Reasons

    Date of listing

    1.

    Commercial Bank of Syria

    — Damascus Branch, P.O. Box 2231, Moawiya St., Damascus, Syria;

    — P.O. Box 933, Yousef Azmeh Square, Damascus, Syria;

    — Aleppo Branch, P.O. Box 2, Kastel Hajjarin St., Aleppo, Syria; ►C6  SWIFT/BIC: CMSYSYDA; ◄ all offices worldwide [NPWMD];

    Website: http://cbs-bank.sy/En-index.php

    Tel: +963 11 2218890;

    Fax: +963 11 2216975;

    General management: dir.cbs@mail.sy

    State-owned bank providing financial support to the regime.

    13.10.2011

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