Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1111 of 28 May 2025 implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses — Full Text

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Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

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

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ANNEX Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 is amended as follows: (1) the following entries are added to the list of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies under the heading ‘A. Natural persons’: Names (Transliteration into Latin script) Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing ‘119. Muhammad Hussein AL-JASIM a.k.a. Abu AMSHA, Muhammad Husayn AL-JASIM, Muhammad AL-JASSIM BIN HUSSEIN, Mohamed ALJASEM محمد حسين الجاسم أبو عمشة محمد حسين الجاسم محمد الجاسم بن حسين محمد الجاسم (Arabic spelling) Position(s): DOB: 1985 POB: Al-Jawsa, Hama Governorate, Syria Nationality: Syrian Gender: male Associated entities: Sultan Sulaiman Shah Brigade Muhammad Hussein al-Jasim is the founder and leader of the Sultan Sulaiman Shah Brigade, a Syrian armed militia active in the Syrian civil war. In March 2025, the Sultan Sulaiman Shah Brigade, under Muhammad Hussein al-Jasim’s command, took part in the violence in the coastal region of Syria, targeting civilians and especially the Alawite community, including by committing arbitrary killings of civilians. Muhammad Hussein al-Jasim is therefore responsible for serious human rights abuses in Syria, including arbitrary killings. 28.5.2025 120. Sayf Boulad ABU BAKR a.k.a Sayf BALUD, Saif ABU BAKR, Seyf Ebu BEKIR, Seyf EBUBEKIR سيف بولاد أبو بكر سيف بولاد سيف أبو بكر (Arabic spelling) Position(s): DOB: 1987-1988 POB: Bza’ah, al-Bab District, Syria Nationality: Syrian Gender: male Associated entities: Hamza Division Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr is the leader of the Hamza Division, an armed militia created in 2016 and operating in Syria. Throughout the Syrian civil war, the Hamza Division, under Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr’s command, has been responsible for numerous acts of torture in that group’s detention centers, for extortion and for forced displacement of civilians, especially in the regions of Afrin and Aleppo. In March 2025, the Hamza Division, under Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr’s command, took part in the violence in the coastal region of Syria, targeting civilians and especially the Alawite community, including by committing torture and arbitrary killings of civilians. Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr is therefore responsible for serious human rights abuses in Syria, including torture and arbitrary killings of civilians. 28.5.2025’; (2) the following entries are added to the list of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies under the heading ‘B. Legal persons, entities and bodies’: Names (Transliteration into Latin script) Name Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing ‘34. Sultan Sulaiman Shah Brigade a.k.a. Suleiman Shah Brigade فرقة السلطان سليمان شاه (Arabic spelling) Associated individual(s): Muhammad Hussein al-Jasim The Sultan Sulaiman Shah Brigade is an armed militia created in 2016, active in the Syrian civil war. It was founded in 2016 in Jarabulus by Muhammad Hussein al-Jasim, also known as Abu Amsha and claims to have more than 2 000 fighters, mainly Turkmen. In March 2025, the Sultan Sulaiman Shah Brigade took part in the violence in the coastal region of Syria, targeting civilians and especially the Alawite community, including by committing arbitrary killings of civilians. Sultan Sulaiman Shah brigade is therefore responsible for serious human rights abuses in Syria, including arbitrary killings of civilians. 28.5.2025 35. The Hamza Division فرقة الحمزة (Arabic spelling) Associated individual(s): Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr The Hamza Division is an armed militia created in 2016 and operating in Syria. Throughout the Syrian civil war, the Hamza Division has been responsible for numerous acts of torture in its detention centres, for extortion and for forced displacement of civilians, especially in the region of Afrin and Aleppo. In March 2025, the Hamza Division, under Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr’s command, took part in the violence in the coastal region of Syria, targeting civilians and especially the Alawite community, including by committing arbitrary killings of civilians. The Hamza division is therefore responsible for serious human rights abuses in Syria, including torture and arbitrary killings. 28.5.2025 36. The Sultan Murad Division فرقة السلطان مراد (Arabic spelling) The Sultan Murad Division is an armed militia established in 2013 and operating during the Syrian Civil War. The Sultan Murad Division is affiliated with the Syrian National Army (SNA) and claims to have between 5 000 and 10 000 fighters. Before the fall of President al-Assad’s regime, the Sultan Murad Division participated in operations targeting Syria’s Kurdish community and the Syrian Democratic Forces, using torture, arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearance and the ill-treatment of prisoners. The Sultan Murad Division also participated in military operations outside Syria, including in Libya, the Nagorno-Karabakh region and Niger. In March 2025, the Sultan Murad Division took part in the violence in the coastal region of Syria, targeting civilians and especially the Alawite community, including by committing inhuman treatment and arbitrary killings of civilians. The Sultan Murad Division is therefore responsible for serious human rights abuses in Syria, including torture, inhuman treatment and arbitrary killings of civilians. 28.5.2025’.

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