Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1275 of 21 July 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

ANNEX

ANNEX
Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is amended as follows:
(1)
The following entries are added to the list set out in Section A (Persons):
Name
Identifying information
Reasons
Date of listing
‘323.
Saleh AL-ABDULLAH
(صالح عبدالله )
DOB: 1967
POB: Safita, Tartous, Syria
Position: Brigadier General
Gender: male
Saleh AL-ABDULLAH is the commander of the 16th Brigade affiliated with the command of Russian forces in Syria since 2020. He was previously the deputy of Brigadier General Suhail al-Hassan, in the 25th Division of the Syrian Army. He is involved in the recruitment of members of the 16th Brigade to fight in Ukraine alongside Russia.
In this capacity, Saleh AL-ABDULLAH is a member of the Syrian Armed Forces of the rank of “colonel” and the equivalent or higher in post after May 2011.
21.7.2022
324.
Ahmed KHALIL KHALIL
(a.k.a. Ahmed KHALIL)
(احمد خليل خليل)
Gender: male
Ahmed KHALIL KHALIL is the co-owner of Sanad Protection and Security Services, a Syrian private security company established in 2017 and supervised by the Wagner Group in Syria, active in the protection of Russian interests (phosphates, gas and securing oil sites) in Syria. The exploitation of natural resources provides revenues to the Syrian regime. In addition, the company is active in the recruitment of Syrian mercenaries to Libya and Ukraine.
As such, Ahmed KHALIL KHALIL supports the Syrian regime and benefits from it.
21.7.2022
325.
Nasser Deeb DEEB
(a.k.a. Nasser Dhib, Nasser Dib, Nasser Deeb)
(ناصر ديب )
Gender: male
Nasser Deeb DEEB is the co-owner of Sanad Protection and Security Services, a Syrian private security company established in 2017 and supervised by the Wagner Group, active in the protection of Russian interests (phosphates, gas and securing oil sites) in Syria. The exploitation of natural resources provides revenues to the Syrian regime. In addition, he is also co-owner of the company Ella Services together with Khodr Ali Taher.
In this capacity, Nasser Deeb DEEB supports the Syrian regime and benefits from it.
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326.
Issam SHAMMOUT
(a.k.a. Mohammed Issam Shammout, Mohamed Essam Shammout, Muhammad Issam Shammout, Muhammad Essam Shammout)
(محمد عصام شموط)
DOB: 1971
POB: Damascus, Syria
Gender: male
Issam SHAMMOUT is the owner and chairman of the board of director of the airline “Cham Wings” and head of the Shammout Group active in the automotive, steel, aviation, freight forwarding, constructions, and real estate sectors.
In this capacity, Issam SHAMMOUT is a leading businessperson operating in Syria.
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(2)
The following entry is added to the list set out in Section B (entities):
Name
Identifying information
Reasons
Date of listing
‘82.
Sanad Protection and Security Services
(شركة سند للحرسات والخدما الأمنية)
Type of entity: Limited Liability Company
Date of creation: 22 October 2017
Headquarters: Damascus
Sanad Protection and Security Services is a Syrian private security company, established in 2017 and supervised by the Wagner Group in Syria, active in the protection of Russian interests (phosphates, gas and securing oil sites) in Syria. The exploitation of natural resources provides revenues to the Syrian regime. In addition, the company is active in the recruitment of Syrian mercenaries to Libya and Ukraine. As such, the company supports the regime and benefits from it.
21.7.2022’

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1275 of 21 July 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

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