The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities amended four entries on its sanctions list on 13 August 2026. The amendments apply to individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2734 (2024), adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

In accordance with paragraph 61 of resolution 2734 (2024), the Committee has made narrative summaries of the reasons for listing the above entries accessible on its website.

Mohammed Salahaldin Abd El Halim Zidane (QDi.001)

The first amended entry concerns Mohammed Salahaldin Abd El Halim Zidane, an Egyptian national born on 11 April 1963 in Monufia Governorate, Egypt. He is listed under a range of aliases, including the good-quality aliases Sayf-Al Adl and Muhamad Ibrahim Makkawi, as well as lower-quality aliases such as Ibrahim al-Madani, Saif Al-'Adil, Seif al Adel, Salem al-Sharif, Hazem al-Madani, Aber Sabil, Muhannad Salem and Abu Khaled al-San'ani.

He was first listed on 25 January 2001 and has been identified as responsible for the security of the late Usama bin Laden. His entry notes dark hair and dark eyes, and a photo is available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Previous amendments were made on 16 December 2010, 24 July 2013, 15 February 2017, 29 March 2019, 1 May 2019 and 8 November 2022. Reviews pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1822 (2008), 2253 (2015) and 2610 (2021) were concluded on 15 June 2010, 21 February 2019 and 8 November 2022 respectively.

Adem Yilmaz (QDi.261)

The second amended entry is that of Adem Yilmaz, a Turkish national born on 4 November 1978 in Bayburt, Türkiye, known by the low-quality alias Talha. His previously recorded Turkish passport, number TR-P 614 166, was issued by the Turkish Consulate General in Frankfurt/M. on 22 March 2006 and expired on 15 September 2009.

His entry lists two addresses in Türkiye — Atalar Neighborhood Aslı Street 24/5, 34860 Kartal, Istanbul, and Atalar Mahallesi, Atalar mahallesi aslı sokak no 24/5, 34862 Kartal İstanbul — as well as a previous address at Südliche Ringstrasse 133, Langen, 63225, Germany. He is noted as associated with the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), also known as the Islamic Jihad Group (QDe.119), and was deported from Germany to Türkiye in February 2019. As of November 2023, a judicial process against him was described as ongoing. He was first listed on 27 October 2008, with prior amendments on 13 December 2011, 6 December 2019, 30 October 2023 and 14 December 2023. Reviews pursuant to Security Council resolutions 2368 (2017) and 2610 (2021) were concluded on 4 December 2019 and 30 October 2023 respectively.

Shafi Sultan Mohammed Sultan Al-Ajmi (QDi.338)

The third entry amended is that of Shafi Sultan Mohammed Sultan Al-Ajmi, a Kuwaiti national holding the title of Doctor, born on 1 January 1973 in Warah, Kuwait. His good-quality aliases include Shafi al-Ajmi, Sheikh Shafi al-Ajmi and Shafi S. M. S. Alajmi; his low-quality alias is Shaykh Abu-Sultan. Two Kuwaiti passports are on record: number 03111298 and number 003111298, the latter issued in Kuwait on 16 September 2010 and expired on 15 September 2020 in the name of Shafi S M S Alajmi. A further document number, 0216155930, is also recorded. His national identification number is listed as Kuwait 273010101204. His address is recorded as Area 3, Street 327, Building 41, Al-Uqaylah, Kuwait.

Al-Ajmi is identified as a fundraiser for Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (formerly listed). The entry notes that in November 2023, he was released from prison in Kuwait as part of the Special Amiri Decree Pardon No. 225/2023. He was first listed on 23 September 2014, with prior amendments on 24 November 2020 and 22 August 2025. A review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 24 November 2020.

Ummah Tameer E-Nau (UTN) (QDe.068)

The fourth and final amended entry is that of the organisation Ummah Tameer E-Nau (UTN), first listed on 24 December 2001. Its recorded addresses are Street 13, Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. The entry notes that its directors included Mahmood Sultan Bashir-Ud-Din (QDi.055), Majeed Abdul Chaudhry (QDi.054) and Mohammed Tufail (QDi.056), all of whom are separately listed. UTN is noted as banned in Pakistan. Prior amendments were made on 13 December 2011 and 15 November 2021. Reviews pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1822 (2008) and 2368 (2017) were concluded on 21 June 2010 and 15 November 2021 respectively.

List Maintenance

The ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List is updated regularly on the basis of relevant information provided by Member States and international and regional organisations. The updated list is accessible on the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee's website. The United Nations Security Council Consolidated List is also updated following all changes made to the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notices for the individuals listed above are accessible via INTERPOL's website.

Remaining Questions

The source text does not specify the precise nature of the amendments made to each entry on 13 August 2026 — for example, whether address details, alias records, passport information or other fields were added, removed or revised. The current whereabouts of Mohammed Salahaldin Abd El Halim Zidane and the current status of any proceedings against Adem Yilmaz beyond November 2023 are likewise not addressed in the available documentation.

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