Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/950 of 20 June 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/950 of 20 June 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Whereas: (1) On 20 September 2016, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 of 20 September 2016 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them and repealing Common Position 2002/402/CFSP (OJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 25). . (2) In view of the continued threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda, and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, three persons and one group should be added to the list of persons, groups, undertakings and entities set out in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693. (3) Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Luxembourg, 20 June 2022. For the Council The President J. Borrell Fontelles

Annex

ANNEX The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 is amended as follows: (1) the following entries are added under the heading A. Persons referred to in Articles 2 and 3: 12. Sidan Ag HITTA (a.k.a. Asidan Ag Hitta, Abu ’Abd al-Hakim, Abu Abdelhakim al-Kidali, Abu Qarwani, Al Qaïrawani, Abou Abdel Hamid Al Kidali); date of birth: 1976; place of birth: Kidal, Mali; gender: male; nationality: Malian. 13. Salem ould BREIHMATT (a.k.a. OULD ABED Cheikh ould Mohamed Salec, Abu Hamza al-Shanqiti, Abu Hamza al-Shinqiti, Hamza al-Mauritani, NITRIK Hamza, Abu Hamza al-Chinguetti); date of birth: 1978 or 1984; place of birth: Mauritania; gender: male; nationality: Mauritanian. 14. Jafar DICKO (a.k.a. Jaffar Dicko, Abdoul Salam Dicko, Amadou Boucary, Amadou Boucary Dicko); date of birth: 1980 (presumed); gender: male; nationality: Burkinabe.; (2) the following entry is added under the heading B. Groups, undertakings and entities referred to in Article 3: 4. Ansarul Islam (a.k.a. Ansar al-Islam, Ansarour Islam, Ansaroul Islam, Defenders of Islam, Ansar-ul-islam lil-ichad wal jihad, IRSAD, Ansar ul Islam of Malam Boureima Dicko)..