Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2023/847 of 24 April 2023 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

ANNEX
ANNEX
Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP 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
‘327.
Wasim Badia AL-ASSAD
وسيم بديع الأسد
Date of birth: 18.7.1980;
Place of birth: Qardaha/Syria;
Nationality: Syrian;
Gender: male
Wasim Badia al-Assad is Bashar al-Assad’s cousin; he is therefore a member of the Assad family.
Wasim Badia al-Assad is also involved in the production and trafficking of Captagon. In particular, he has been involved in the production of Captagon and is responsible for drug shipments. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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328.
Samer Kamal AL-ASSAD
a.k.a. ‘Samir’
سامر كمال الأسد
Date of birth: 19.5.1973;
Place of birth: Qardaha, Syria;
Nationality: Syrian;
Gender: male
Samer Kamal al-Assad is a member of the Assad family.
He operates in the context of the narcotics trade, in particular in its production. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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329.
Mudar Rifaat AL-ASSAD
a.k.a. ‘Rifa’at’
مضر رفعت الأسد
Date of birth: 1964;
Place of birth: Syria;
Nationality: Syrian;
Gender: male
Mudar Rifaat al-Assad is Bashar al-Assad’s cousin; he is therefore a member of the Assad family.
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330.
Mohammad SHALISH
محمد شاليش
Nationality: Syrian;
Gender: male
Mohammad Shalish has close ties to the regime.
He is linked to drug operations and more specifically to the Captagon trade in the Lattakia region. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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331.
Waseem Omar AL-MASALMA
وسيم عمر المسالمة
Date of birth: 27.8.1981;
Place of birth: Bosra Al-Sham/Syria;
Nationality: Syrian;
Gender: male
Waseem Omar al-Masalma is a leader of a regime-affiliated militia.
Waseem Omar al-Masalma is involved in the regime-led trade in Captagon in Southern Syria, especially in Deraa. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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332.
Amer Tayseer KHITI
عامرتيسير خيتي
Date of birth: 31.7.1980;
Place of birth: Douma/Rif Dimashq Governorate/Syria;
Nationality: Syrian;
Gender: male
Amer Tayseer Khiti is a leading businessperson operating in Syria with interests in real estate, construction and industry. He has close ties to the Assad family. He is a supporter of president al-Assad and organised rallies for him.
Amer Tayseer Khiti is also involved in Captagon smuggling operations and bought up real estate in order to invest in packaging facilities used for drug smuggling. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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333.
Abdellatif HAMID
a.k.a. ‘Hamida’
عبد اللطيف حميدة
Date of birth: 1.12.1977;
Place of birth: Aleppo, Syria;
Nationality: Syrian;
Gender: male
Abdellatif Hamid has close ties to the Assad family.
Abdellatif Hamid owns a factory in Aleppo that has been implicated in Captagon production and trafficking. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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334.
Nouh ZAITER
Noah ZAITER
Noah ZAYTAR
نوح زعيتر
Date of birth: 1977;
Place of birth: Zahle, Lebanon;
Nationality: Lebanese;
Gender: male
Nouh Zaiter is associated with members of the Assad family.
He is involved in the trafficking of Captagon in Lebanon and Syria. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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335.
Taher AL-KAYALI
طاهر الكيالي
Date of birth: 13.12.1959;
Nationality: Syrian;
Gender: male
Taher Al-Kayali is a Syrian businessman who owns several companies including Neptunus LLC.
Through his companies he is involved in the production and trafficking of Captagon, especially in terms of transportation from the port of Latakia. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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336.
Imad Abu ZUREIQ
Emad Abu ZURAIQ
Imad Abu ZREIK
عماد أبو زريق
Date of birth: 1982;
Place of birth: Nasib, Daraa (Syria);
Nationality: Syrian;
Suspected location: Daraa, Syria;
Gender: male
Imad Abu Zureiq is a leading member of a regime-affiliated militia in Southwest Syria that reports directly to the Syrian regime’s Military Security branch.
Currently his militia profits from the war economy, including the trafficking in Captagon. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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337.
Mustafa AL-MASALMAH
a.k.a. Mustafa AL-KASAM/QASIM
مصطفى المسالمة/الكسم
Nationality: Syrian;
Suspected location: Daraa al-Balad, Syria;
Gender: male
Mustafa al-Masalmah leads a regime-affiliated militia that reports directly to the Syrian regime’s Military Security branch.
Currently his militia profits from the war economy, including the trafficking in the synthetic drug Captagon. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline.
He therefore benefits from and supports the regime, and is associated with it.
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338.
Hassan Muhammad DAQQOU
حسن محمد دقو
Date of birth: 1.2.1985;
Place of birth: Tfail, Lebanon;
Nationality: Syrian/Lebanese;
Gender: male
Hassan Muhammad Daqqou has close ties with the Fourth Division of the Syrian Army. Daqqou has established a wide drug trafficking network in Lebanon and Syria and built Captagon manufacturing plants close to the Syrian-Lebanese border. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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339.
Jihad BARAKAT
جهاد بركات
Date of birth: 1964;
Place of birth: Qardahah/Syria;
Nationality: Syrian;
Gender: male
Jihad Barakat is, through marriage, associated with the Assad family.
He is also leader of a regime-affiliated militia and continues to hold different military and intelligence functions for the regime.
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340.
Raji FALHOUT
راجي فلحوط
Date of birth: 3.10.1985;
Place of birth: Atil, Syria;
Position: Syrian regime-affiliated militia leader;
Nationality: Syrian;
Gender: male
Raji Falhout leads a militia that is associated with the Syrian Military Intelligence.
Raji Falhout is also involved in drug trafficking linked to Captagon. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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341.
Muhammad ABDO ASSAAD
a.k.a. Asa’ad
محمد عبده أسعد
Date of birth: 19.7.1975;
Place of birth: Ain Tineh, Damascus Countryside, Syria;
Nationality: Syrian;
Address: Assaad Building, Main Street, Ain Tineh, Damascus Countryside;
Other identifying information: Father: Abdo Assaad;
Gender: male
Muhammad Abdo Assaad is the leader of the Hosn al-Watan militia, which fought on behalf of the Syrian regime.
Most recently, he has founded the Aman for Protection and Security LLC, which offers private security services and operates as a shell company for the Hosn al-Watan militia. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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342.
Samer AL-DIBIS
سامر الدبس
(a.k.a. Samer AL-DIBS, Samir)
Date of birth: 30.3.1962;
Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;
Nationality: Syrian;
Address: Naher Street, Rawda, Damascus, Syria;
Gender: male
Samer al-Dibis is a leading businessperson operating in Syria, active in several sectors of the economy, especially in the chemical industry and in real estate. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Syrian-Chinese Business Council and the chairman of the Damascus and Rural Damascus Chamber of Industry. He is also a member of Parliament and a close associate of Maher al-Assad. In these functions Samer al-Dibis benefits from and supports the regime.
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343.
Ali Najib IBRAHIM
علي نجيب إبراهيم
(a.k.a. Ali NajeebIBRAHIM)
Date of birth: 1991;
Position: businessperson;
Nationality: Syrian;
Address: Al-Malki, Damascus, Syria;
Gender: male
Ali Najib Ibrahim is a leading businessperson operating in Syria, active also in the telecommunications sector. He owns several shell companies, which have been linked to the Syrian regime in attempts to circumvent sanctions. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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344.
Jamal ISMAIL
a.k.a. Ismael
جمال إسماعيل
Nationality: Syrian;
Associated entities: Military Intelligence Directorate;
Gender: male
Jamal al-Ismail was the commander of Branch 227 of the Military Intelligence Directorate of the Syrian regime on 13 April 2013 when his unit killed at least 41 civilians in the town of Tadamon (‘Tadamon massacre’). He is therefore responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population in Syria.
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345.
Jamal AL-KHATIB
جمال الخطيب
Associated entities: Military Intelligence Directorate
Jamal al-Khatib was a commanding officer in Branch 227 of the Military Intelligence Directorate of the Syrian regime on 13 April 2013 when he participated in the killing of at least 41 civilians in the town of Tadamon (‘Tadamon massacre’). He is therefore responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population in Syria.
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346.
Osama AL-MALIKI
a.k.a. Usama
أسامة المالكي
Date of birth: 1963;
Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;
Nationality: Syrian;
Address: Villa 98, Sharqiyyat, Jazira al-Khamisa, Qura al-Assad, Damascus Coutryside, Syria;
Other identifying information: Father: Mohammad al-Maliki – محمد المالكي
Gender: male
Osama al-Maliki is majority owner of Al-Jabal Security and Protection LLC. Al-Jabal Security and Protection LLC acts as a shell company to allow for the continuation of activities of the Saraya al-Areen 313 militia, a regime-affiliated militia. Osama al-Maliki therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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347.
Fadi SAQR
فادي أحمد
(a.k.a. Fady SAKR, Fadi SAQER, Fadi SAQIR)
Date of birth: 1975
Place of birth: Jablah, Syria;
Nationality: Syrian;
Gender: male
Fadi Saqr is a leader of the “National Defense Forces” (NDF) militia in Damascus that has fought on behalf of the regime since at least 2012. Fadi Saqr therefore is a member of a regime-affiliated militia.
Fadi Saqr was part of the chain of command in the massacre of at least 41 civilians in the town of Tadamon on 13 April 2013 (‘Tadamon massacre’). He is therefore responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population in Syria.
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348.
Ahmad Ali TAHER
احمد علي طاهر
Date of birth: 1982;
Nationality: Syrian;
Address: Damascus, Mazze, Western Villas, Saraya 36 Building, 3rd Floor;
Associated individuals: Brother: Khodr Taher;
Associated entities: Castle Security and Protection LLC;
Other identifying information: Father: Ali Taher;
Gender: male
Ahmad Ali Taher owns shares in Castle Security and Protection LLC, which operates as a shell company for the Fourth Division of the Syrian Arab Army, led by Maher al-Assad. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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349.
Amjad YOUSSEF
a.k.a. Yusuf, Yousef
أمجد يوسف
Nationality: Syrian;
Gender: male
Amjad Youssef is a Warrant Officer in the Syrian Military Intelligence Directorate.
He was a member of Branch 227 of the Military Intelligence Directorate of the Syrian regime on 13 April 2013, when he participated in the killing of at least 41 civilians in the town of Tadamon (‘Tadamon massacre’). He is therefore responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population in Syria.
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350.
Osama RAMADAN
a.k.a. Usama
أسامة رمضان
Date of birth: 1973;
Nationality: Syrian;
Address: Damascus, Mazze, Western Villas, Saraya 36 Building, 3rd Floor;
Business Associate: Ahmad Ali Taher;
Associated entities: Castle Security and Protection LLC;
Other identifying information: Father: Hassan Ramadan;
Gender: male
Osama Ramadan owns shares in Castle Security and Protection LLC, which operates as a shell company for the Fourth Division of the Syrian Arab Army, led by the Maher al-Assad. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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351.
Ali Mhanna SULEIMAN
علي مهنا سليمان
Date of birth: 1987;
Place of birth: Al-Raml, Kherbet Maaza, Tartus, Syria;
Nationality: Syrian;
Address: Tartus, Khirbit Maaza, 36th Estate, Ghaya Estate Area;
National ID Number: 10040018920;
Father’s Name: Mhanna;
Mother’s Name: Insaf;
Gender: male
Ali Suleiman was the leader of the Sahab Regiment of a Syrian Arab Army division known as “Tiger Forces”. He is a close associate of Suhayl Hassan. He has been involved in financing the regime, including through the smuggling of fuel. He also benefits from his association with the regime, such as from opportunities in real estate development. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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(2)
the following entries are added to the list set out in Section B (entities):
Name
Identifying information
Reasons
Date of listing
‘83.
Fourth Armoured Division of the Syrian Army
الفرقة الرابع
Place of registration: Damascus;
Principal place of business: Syrian regime territory in Syria;
Associated individuals: Maher al-Assad, Ghassan Belal
The Fourth Armoured Division is one of the most prominent military units of the Syrian army led by Maher al-Assad and commanded by Ghassan Bilal.
The Fourth Armoured Division is responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population.
The Fourth Armoured Division also profits form the war economy, especially the trafficking in Captagon. Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. Therefore, the Fourth Armoured Division benefits from and supports the regime.
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84.
Neptunus LLC/Neptune LLC company
شركة نبتونوس المحدودة المسؤولية
نبتونس أوفرسيز المحدودة
Place of registration: Lattakia, Syria;
Date of registration: 2017
Neptunus LLC is involved in drug operations in the port of Latakia. Neptunus LLC therefore benefits and supports the regime.
Neptunus LLC was co-founded by Taher Al-Kayali.
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85.
Areen foundation/مؤسسة العرين
Place of registration: Syria;
Date of registration: 1999;
Principal place of business: Syria;
Associated individuals: Asma al-Assad (wife of Bashar al-Assad and Director)
The al-Areen foundation poses as a charitable foundation, but is closely affiliated with Syrian regime militias.
The al-Areen foundation is directed by the president’s wife, Asma Al-Assad.
The foundation is channelling aid in line with the policies and priorities of the regime, and therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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86.
Stroytransgaz/Стройтрансгаз
Other information:
Stroytransgaz Group,
Stroytransgaz (STG) Logistic,
Stroytransgaz (STG) Engineering,
STG Engineering
Stroytransgaz is a Russian engineering and construction company operating in Syria, which amongst other things assumed control of Syria’s largest phosphate mines.
Stroytransgaz therefore benefits from and supports the Syrian regime.
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87.
Gecopham, the General Company for Phosphate and Mines
الشركة العامة للفوسفات و المناجم
Address: Palmyra Road, Homs, Syrian Arabic Republic;
Phone: 00963312751122;
Email: [email protected];
General Manager: Younes Ramadan
Gecopham is controlled by the Syrian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and provides financial support to the regime. It therefore supports the regime.
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88.
Al-Jabal Security and Protection LLC
شركة الجبل لخدمات الحماية والحراسة
Address: F6XR+495, Malek Bin Rabeaa, Damascus, Syria;
Type of entity: Limited Liability Company;
Place of registration: Damascus;
Date of registration: 19.10.2017;
Principal place of business: Damascus, Syria;
Associated individuals: Osama Mohammad al-Maliki
Al-Jabal Security and Protection LLC is owned and managed by Osama al-Maliki.
Al-Jabal Security and Protection LLC acts as a shell company to allow for the continuation of activities of the Saraya al-Areen 313 militia, a regime-affiliated militia. Al-Jabal Security and Protection LLC therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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89.
Castle for Security and Protection LLC
شركة القلعة للحماية والحراسة والخدمات الأمني
a.k.a. Castle Security and Protection LLC, Citadel for Security and Protection
Address: Saraya Roundabout, Western Villas, Mazze, Damascus, Syria;
Type of entity: Limited Liability Company;
Place of registration: Damascus, Syria;
Date of registration: 18.10.2017;
Registration number: /
Principal place of business: Damascus, Syria;
Other information: Sector: Militia turned Security Company;
Phone Number: +963116119331; +963943800808
Castle for Security and Protection LLC is a private company, which acts as a shell company for the Fourth Division of the Syrian Arab Army, which is led by Maher al-Assad.
Castle for Security is involved also in the trafficking of narcotics. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. It therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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90.
Aman for Protection and Security LLC
شركة أمان للحماية والحراسة الأمنية
Address: Damascus Countryside;
Type of entity: Limited Liability Company;
Place of registration: Damascus Countryside;
Date of registration: 10.10.2018;
Registration number: 2906;
Principal place of business: Damascus Countryside, Syria;
Associated individuals: Muhammad Abdo Assad
Aman for Protection and Security LLC is a private security company, which acts as a shell company for the Hosn al-Watan milita, founded by Muhammad Abdo Assaad. It therefore benefits from and supports the regime.
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Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2023/847 of 24 April 2023 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

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