The Isle of Man Treasury issued a notice publicising an amendment to a single entry under the United Nations ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions regime, which is implemented in the Isle of Man through the Sanctions (Implementation of UK Sanctions) Regulations 2024 and reflected on the UK Sanctions List. The UN Security Council Committee amended the listing on 16 October 2025 for QDi.317 Ahmad Hussain al-Sharaa, formerly listed as Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani, updating identifying information including aliases, date of birth (29 October 1982), Syrian nationality and a Syrian passport number (D00000256, issued 1 February 2025). The regime applies measures including an asset freeze and trade sanctions, alongside UN measures of asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo referenced to Security Council resolution 2734 (2024). The notice reiterates that firms identifying a match must freeze assets immediately, verify potential matches to avoid false positives, refrain from dealing with or making assets available without a legal exemption or licence, and report frozen assets and suspected breaches or blocked attempted transactions to the Financial Intelligence Unit, including where ownership or control links a corporate entity to a designated person.
The Treasury (Isle of Man) 2025-10-17
Isle of Man Treasury publicises UN amendment to ISIL and Al-Qaida sanctions listing for Ahmad Hussain al-Sharaa
The Isle of Man Treasury announced an amendment to the United Nations ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions regime, updating the listing for QDi.317 Ahmad Hussain al-Sharaa. The update includes new identifying information and reiterates the requirement for firms to freeze assets, verify matches, and report to the Financial Intelligence Unit. The sanctions regime enforces an asset freeze, trade sanctions, travel ban, and arms embargo per Security Council resolution 2734 (2024).