EU removes seven names from ISIL-Al-Qaida sanctions list after UN action
The European Commission has deleted seven people from the EU sanctions list tied to ISIL and Al-Qaida, aligning the bloc with a May 21 decision by the U.N. Security Council sanctions committee.
BRUSSELS, June 2, 2026 — The European Commission on Tuesday adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1211, amending for the 357th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 and removing seven individuals from the EU asset-freeze list targeting people and entities associated with ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida. The measure enters into force the day after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The regulation says the changes follow a decision taken on May 21, 2026, by the U.N. Security Council sanctions committee established under resolutions 1267, 1989 and 2253 to remove seven entries from the U.N. list. Because the EU regime under Regulation 881/2002 tracks those U.N. designations, Brussels amended Annex I accordingly.
The seven deleted entries are all listed under the “Natural persons” section of Annex I. They are Majeed Abdul Chaudhry; Mohammed Tufail; Mustafa Hajji Muhammad Khan; Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi; Aamir Ali Chaudhry; Maulana Fazlullah; and Abdul Rehman Makki. The annex notes that several of those individuals were reportedly or confirmed deceased.
The move is procedural but significant for compliance teams, because it updates the binding EU legal list used by banks, exporters and other regulated firms screening for asset freezes and other sanctions-related restrictions. Firms operating in the EU will need to reflect the deletions in their sanctions filters and related due-diligence processes once the measure takes effect.
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