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DECISIONS

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2023/847

of 24 April 2023

implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in

Syria

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures in view of the

situation in Syria (1), and in particular Article 30(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1)

On 31 May 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/255/CFSP.

(2)

The Council remains deeply concerned about the situation in Syria. After more than a decade, the conflict in Syria is

far from over and remains a source of suffering and instability.

(3)

The Council notes that the Syrian regime continues to pursue its policy of repression. In view of the gravity of the

situation which persists, the Council considers it necessary to maintain and ensure the effectiveness of the restrictive

measures in place by further developing them while maintaining their targeted and differentiated approach, and

bearing in mind the humanitarian conditions of the Syrian population. The Council considers that certain

categories of persons and entities are of particular relevance for the effectiveness of those restrictive measures, given

the specific context prevailing in Syria.

(4)

The Council has assessed that regime-affiliated militias support the Syrian regime in its repressive policies, commit

abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law on behalf of the Syrian regime, and that

their members present a serious risk of further committing such violations. In recent years there has been a rise of

private security companies operating in Syria, which act as shell companies for regime-affiliated militias and

support them though activities such as the recruitment of members. The Council therefore considers that further

restrictive measures are necessary to freeze all funds and economic resources belonging to, owned, held or

controlled by members of Syrian regime-affiliated militias, as well as persons and entities linked to certain private

security companies which support such regime-affiliated militias, and to impose restrictions on admission for such

persons, as identified by the Council and listed in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP.

(5)

The Council is deeply concerned about the rise in narcotics trade originating in Syria. The Council has in particular

assessed that the trade in amphetamines has become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the

regime and providing it with revenue that contributes to its ability to maintain its policies of repression. The

Council considers that it should provide for restrictive measures to freeze all funds and economic resources

belonging to, owned, held or controlled by certain persons and entities involved in the production or trafficking of

narcotics originating in Syria, as identified by the Council and listed in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP, and to

impose restrictions on admission for such persons, in order to prevent them from providing support to the regime

and increase pressure on the regime to change its policies of repression. These measures also aim to reduce the risk

of undermining the effectiveness of restrictive measures by targeting the regime’s ability to resort to proceeds from

narcotics trade to continue its policy of repression.

(1) OJ L 147, 1.6.2013, p. 14.

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(6)

In view of the gravity of the situation, the Council considers that 25 persons and 8 entities should be added to the list

of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex I to

Decision 2013/255/CFSP.

(7)

Decision 2013/255/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP 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, 24 April 2023.

For the Council

The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES

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ANNEX

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Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP is amended as follows:

(1) the following entries are added to the list set out in Section A (Persons):

Name

Wasim Badia AL-ASSAD

Date of birth: 18.7.1980;

‫ﻭﺳﻴﻢ ﺑﺪﻳﻊ ﺍﻷﺳﺪ‬

Place of birth: Qardaha/Syria;

Gender: male

Samer Kamal AL-ASSAD

Date of birth: 19.5.1973;

Samer Kamal al-Assad is a member of the Assad family.

a.k.a. ‘Samir’

Place of birth: Qardaha, Syria;

‫ﺳﺎﻣﺮ ﻛﻤﺎﻝ ﺍﻷﺳﺪ‬

Nationality: Syrian;

He operates in the context of the narcotics trade, in particular in its

production. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led business

model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline.

He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.

Gender: male

329.

Wasim Badia al-Assad is Bashar al-Assad’s cousin; he is therefore a

member of the Assad family.

Wasim Badia al-Assad is also involved in the production and trafficking

of Captagon. In particular, he has been involved in the production of

Captagon and is responsible for drug shipments. The Captagon trade has

become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the

regime and forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports

the regime.

Nationality: Syrian;

328.

Reasons

Mudar Rifaat AL-ASSAD

Date of birth: 1964;

a.k.a. ‘Rifa’at’

Place of birth: Syria;

‫ﻣﻀﺮ ﺭﻓﻌﺖ ﺍﻷﺳﺪ‬

Nationality: Syrian;

Date of listing

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Mudar Rifaat al-Assad is Bashar al-Assad’s cousin; he is therefore a

member of the Assad family.

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Identifying information

Gender: male

330.

Nationality: Syrian;

Mohammad Shalish has close ties to the regime.

‫ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺷﺎﻟﻴﺶ‬

Gender: male

He is linked to drug operations and more specifically to the Captagon

trade in the Lattakia region. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led

business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its

lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.

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Mohammad SHALISH

331.

Identifying information

Date of birth: 27.8.1981;

Waseem Omar al-Masalma is a leader of a regime-affiliated militia.

‫ﻭﺳﻴﻢ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺎﻟﻤﺔ‬

Place of birth: Bosra Al-Sham/Syria;

Waseem Omar al-Masalma is involved in the regime-led trade in

Captagon in Southern Syria, especially in Deraa. The Captagon trade has

become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the

regime and forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports

the regime.

Gender: male

Amer Tayseer KHITI

Date of birth: 31.7.1980;

‫ﻋﺎﻣﺮﺗﻴﺴﻴﺮ ﺧﻴﺘﻲ‬

Place of birth: Douma/Rif

Dimashq Governorate/Syria;

Nationality: Syrian;

333.

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Amer Tayseer Khiti is also involved in Captagon smuggling operations

and bought up real estate in order to invest in packaging facilities used

for drug smuggling. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led

business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its

lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.

Abdellatif HAMID

Date of birth: 1.12.1977;

Abdellatif Hamid has close ties to the Assad family.

a.k.a. ‘Hamida’

Place of birth: Aleppo, Syria;

‫ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻠﻄﻴﻒ ﺣﻤﻴﺪﺓ‬

Nationality: Syrian;

Gender: male

Abdellatif Hamid owns a factory in Aleppo that has been implicated in

Captagon production and trafficking. The Captagon trade has become a

regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and

forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.

Nouh ZAITER

Date of birth: 1977;

Nouh Zaiter is associated with members of the Assad family.

Noah ZAITER

Place of birth: Zahle, Lebanon;

Noah ZAYTAR

Nationality: Lebanese;

‫ﻧﻮﺡ ﺯﻋﻴﺘﺮ‬

Gender: male

He is involved in the trafficking of Captagon in Lebanon and Syria. The

Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the

inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits

from and supports the regime.

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Gender: male

Amer Tayseer Khiti is a leading businessperson operating in Syria with

interests in real estate, construction and industry. He has close ties to the

Assad family. He is a supporter of president al-Assad and organised

rallies for him.

Date of listing

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Waseem Omar AL-MASALMA

Nationality: Syrian;

332.

Reasons

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Name

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335.

Identifying information

Taher AL-KAYALI

Date of birth: 13.12.1959;

‫ﻃﺎﻫﺮ ﺍﻟﻜﻴﺎﻟﻲ‬

Nationality: Syrian;

Gender: male

Date of birth: 1982;

Emad Abu ZURAIQ

Place of birth: Nasib, Daraa (Syria);

Imad Abu ZREIK

Nationality: Syrian;

‫ﻋﻤﺎﺩ ﺃﺑﻮ ﺯﺭﻳﻖ‬

Suspected location: Daraa, Syria;

Gender: male

337.

Mustafa AL-MASALMAH

Nationality: Syrian;

a.k.a. Mustafa AL-KASAM/QASIM

Suspected location: Daraa al-Balad, Syria;

‫ﺍﻟﻜﺴﻢ‬/‫ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰ ﺎﻟﻤﺴﺎﻟﻤﺔ‬

Gender: male

Taher Al-Kayali is a Syrian businessman who owns several companies

including Neptunus LLC.

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Through his companies he is involved in the production and trafficking

of Captagon, especially in terms of transportation from the port of

Latakia. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model,

enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. He

therefore benefits from and supports the regime.

Imad Abu Zureiq is a leading member of a regime-affiliated militia in

Southwest Syria that reports directly to the Syrian regime’s Military

Security branch.

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Currently his militia profits from the war economy, including the

trafficking in Captagon. The Captagon trade has become a regime-led

business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and forming its

lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.

Mustafa al-Masalmah leads a regime-affiliated militia that reports

directly to the Syrian regime’s Military Security branch.

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Currently his militia profits from the war economy, including the

trafficking in the synthetic drug Captagon. The Captagon trade has

become a regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the

regime and forming its lifeline.

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Imad Abu ZUREIQ

Date of listing

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336.

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Name

He therefore benefits from and supports the regime, and is associated

with it.

338.

Hassan Muhammad DAQQOU

Date of birth: 1.2.1985;

‫ﺣﺴﻦ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺩﻗﻮ‬

Place of birth: Tfail, Lebanon;

Nationality: Syrian/Lebanese;

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Gender: male

Hassan Muhammad Daqqou has close ties with the Fourth Division of

the Syrian Army. Daqqou has established a wide drug trafficking

network in Lebanon and Syria and built Captagon manufacturing plants

close to the Syrian-Lebanese border. The Captagon trade has become a

regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and

forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.

339.

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

24.4.2023

Jihad BARAKAT

Date of birth: 1964;

Jihad Barakat is, through marriage, associated with the Assad family.

‫ﺟﻬﺎﺩ ﺑﺮﻛﺎﺕ‬

Place of birth: Qardahah/Syria;

He is also leader of a regime-affiliated militia and continues to hold

different military and intelligence functions for the regime.

Nationality: Syrian;

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Gender: male

340.

Raji FALHOUT

Date of birth: 3.10.1985;

‫ﺭﺍﺟﻲ ﻓﻠﺤﻮﻁ‬

Place of birth: Atil, Syria;

Position: Syrian regime-affiliated militia

leader;

Raji Falhout leads a militia that is associated with the Syrian Military

Intelligence.

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Raji Falhout is also involved in drug trafficking linked to Captagon. The

Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the

inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. He therefore benefits

from and supports the regime.

Gender: male

341.

Muhammad ABDO ASSAAD

Date of birth: 19.7.1975;

a.k.a. Asa’ad

Place of birth: Ain Tineh, Damascus

Countryside, Syria;

‫ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﻋﺒﺪﻩ ﺃﺳﻌﺪ‬

Nationality: Syrian;

Address: Assaad Building, Main Street, Ain

Tineh, Damascus Countryside;

Muhammad Abdo Assaad is the leader of the Hosn al-Watan militia,

which fought on behalf of the Syrian regime.

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Most recently, he has founded the Aman for Protection and Security LLC,

which offers private security services and operates as a shell company for

the Hosn al-Watan militia. He therefore benefits from and supports the

regime.

Other identifying information: Father: Abdo

Assaad;

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Nationality: Syrian;

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Name

Gender: male

342.

Samer AL-DIBIS

Date of birth: 30.3.1962;

‫ﺳﺎﻣﺮ ﺍﻟﺪﺑﺲ‬

Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

(a.k.a. Samer AL-DIBS, Samir)

Nationality: Syrian;

Gender: male

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Address: Naher Street, Rawda, Damascus,

Syria;

Samer al-Dibis is a leading businessperson operating in Syria, active in

several sectors of the economy, especially in the chemical industry and in

real estate. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the SyrianChinese Business Council and the chairman of the Damascus and Rural

Damascus Chamber of Industry. He is also a member of Parliament and a

close associate of Maher al-Assad. In these functions Samer al-Dibis

benefits from and supports the regime.

343.

Identifying information

Date of listing

Ali Najib Ibrahim is a leading businessperson operating in Syria, active

also in the telecommunications sector. He owns several shell companies,

which have been linked to the Syrian regime in attempts to circumvent

sanctions. He therefore benefits from and supports the regime.

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Jamal al-Ismail was the commander of Branch 227 of the Military

Intelligence Directorate of the Syrian regime on 13 April 2013 when his

unit killed at least 41 civilians in the town of Tadamon (‘Tadamon

massacre’). He is therefore responsible for the violent repression of the

civilian population in Syria.

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Associated entities: Military Intelligence

Directorate

Jamal al-Khatib was a commanding officer in Branch 227 of the Military

Intelligence Directorate of the Syrian regime on 13 April 2013 when he

participated in the killing of at least 41 civilians in the town of Tadamon

(‘Tadamon massacre’). He is therefore responsible for the violent

repression of the civilian population in Syria.

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Osama AL-MALIKI

Date of birth: 1963;

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a.k.a. Usama

Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

‫ﺃﺳﺎﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻟﻜﻲ‬

Nationality: Syrian;

Osama al-Maliki is majority owner of Al-Jabal Security and Protection

LLC. Al-Jabal Security and Protection LLC acts as a shell company to

allow for the continuation of activities of the Saraya al-Areen 313

militia, a regime-affiliated militia. Osama al-Maliki therefore benefits

from and supports the regime.

Ali Najib IBRAHIM

Date of birth: 1991;

‫ﻋﻠﻲ ﻧﺠﻴﺐ ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ‬

Position: businessperson;

(a.k.a. Ali NajeebIBRAHIM)

Nationality: Syrian;

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Name

Address: Al-Malki, Damascus, Syria;

Gender: male

344.

Jamal ISMAIL

Nationality: Syrian;

a.k.a. Ismael

Associated entities: Military Intelligence

Directorate;

‫ﺟﻤﺎﻝ ﺇﺳﻤﺎﻋﻴﻞ‬

Gender: male

Jamal AL-KHATIB

‫ﺟﻤﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺨﻄﻴﺐ‬

346.

Address: Villa 98, Sharqiyyat, Jazira

al-Khamisa, Qura al-Assad, Damascus

Coutryside, Syria;

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Other identifying information: Father:

Mohammad al-Maliki – ‫ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻟﻜﻲ‬

Gender: male

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347.

Identifying information

Fadi SAQR

Date of birth: 1975

‫ﻓﺎﺩﻱ ﺃﺣﻤﺪ‬

Place of birth: Jablah, Syria;

348.

Ahmad Ali TAHER

‫ﺍﺣﻤﺪ ﻋﻠﻲ ﻃﺎﻫﺮ‬

Date of listing

Fadi Saqr is a leader of the “National Defense Forces” (NDF) militia in

Damascus that has fought on behalf of the regime since at least 2012.

Fadi Saqr therefore is a member of a regime-affiliated militia.

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Fadi Saqr was part of the chain of command in the massacre of at least

41 civilians in the town of Tadamon on 13 April 2013 (‘Tadamon

massacre’). He is therefore responsible for the violent repression of the

civilian population in Syria.

Date of birth: 1982;

Ahmad Ali Taher owns shares in Castle Security and Protection LLC,

which operates as a shell company for the Fourth Division of the Syrian

Nationality: Syrian;

Arab Army, led by Maher al-Assad. He therefore benefits from and

Address: Damascus, Mazze, Western Villas, supports the regime.

Saraya 36 Building, 3rd Floor;

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(a.k.a. Fady SAKR, Fadi SAQER, Fadi Nationality: Syrian;

SAQIR)

Gender: male

Reasons

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Associated entities: Castle Security and

Protection LLC;

Other identifying information: Father: Ali

Taher;

Gender: male

Amjad YOUSSEF

Nationality: Syrian;

a.k.a. Yusuf, Yousef

Gender: male

‫ﺃﻣﺠﺪ ﻳﻮﺳﻒ‬

Amjad Youssef is a Warrant Officer in the Syrian Military Intelligence

Directorate.

He was a member of Branch 227 of the Military Intelligence Directorate

of the Syrian regime on 13 April 2013, when he participated in the

killing of at least 41 civilians in the town of Tadamon (‘Tadamon

massacre’). He is therefore responsible for the violent repression of the

civilian population in Syria.

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Associated individuals: Brother: Khodr

Taher;

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Name

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Osama RAMADAN

a.k.a. Usama

‫ﺃﺳﺎﻣﺔ ﺭﻣﻀﺎﻥ‬

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of birth: 1973;

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Osama Ramadan owns shares in Castle Security and Protection LLC,

which operates as a shell company for the Fourth Division of the Syrian

Nationality: Syrian;

Arab Army, led by the Maher al-Assad. He therefore benefits from and

Address: Damascus, Mazze, Western Villas, supports the regime.

Saraya 36 Building, 3rd Floor;

Date of listing

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Name

Business Associate: Ahmad Ali Taher;

Associated entities: Castle Security and

Protection LLC;

Other identifying information: Father:

Hassan Ramadan;

Gender: male

Ali Mhanna SULEIMAN

Date of birth: 1987;

‫ﻋﻠﻲ ﻣﻬﻨﺎ ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ‬

Place of birth: Al-Raml, Kherbet Maaza,

Tartus, Syria;

Nationality: Syrian;

Address: Tartus, Khirbit Maaza, 36th Estate,

Ghaya Estate Area;

National ID Number: 10040018920;

Father’s Name: Mhanna;

Mother’s Name: Insaf;

Gender: male

Ali Suleiman was the leader of the Sahab Regiment of a Syrian Arab

Army division known as “Tiger Forces”. He is a close associate of Suhayl

Hassan. He has been involved in financing the regime, including through

the smuggling of fuel. He also benefits from his association with the

regime, such as from opportunities in real estate development. He

therefore benefits from and supports the regime.

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Name

‘83.

Fourth Armoured Division of the

Syrian Army

Place of registration: Damascus;

Principal place of business: Syrian regime

territory in Syria;

Associated individuals: Maher al-Assad,

Ghassan Belal

Reasons

Date of listing

The Fourth Armoured Division is one of the most prominent military

units of the Syrian army led by Maher al-Assad and commanded by

Ghassan Bilal.

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EN

‫ﺍﻟﻔﺮﻗﺔ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺑﻊ‬

Identifying information

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(2) the following entries are added to the list set out in Section B (entities):

The Fourth Armoured Division is responsible for the violent repression

of the civilian population.

The Fourth Armoured Division also profits form the war economy,

especially the trafficking in Captagon. Captagon trade has become a

regime-led business model, enriching the inner circle of the regime and

forming its lifeline. Therefore, the Fourth Armoured Division benefits

from and supports the regime.

84.

Place of registration: Lattakia, Syria;

Date of registration: 2017

Neptunus LLC is involved in drug operations in the port of Latakia.

Neptunus LLC therefore benefits and supports the regime.

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Neptunus LLC was co-founded by Taher Al-Kayali.

‫ﺷﺮﻛﺔ ﻧﺒﺘﻮﻧﻮﺱ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺪﻭﺩﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺆﻭﻟﻴﺔ‬

‫ﻧﺒﺘﻮﻧﺲ ﺃﻭﻓﺮﺳﻴﺰ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺪﻭﺩﺓ‬

85.

Areen foundation/‫ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻳﻦ‬

Place of registration: Syria;

Date of registration: 1999;

Principal place of business: Syria;

The al-Areen foundation poses as a charitable foundation, but is closely

affiliated with Syrian regime militias.

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The al-Areen foundation is directed by the president’s wife, Asma

Al-Assad.

Associated individuals: Asma al-Assad (wife

The foundation is channelling aid in line with the policies and priorities

of Bashar al-Assad and Director)

of the regime, and therefore benefits from and supports the regime.

86.

Stroytransgaz/Стройтрансгаз

Other information:

Stroytransgaz Group,

Stroytransgaz (STG) Logistic,

Stroytransgaz is a Russian engineering and construction company

operating in Syria, which amongst other things assumed control of

Syria’s largest phosphate mines.

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Neptunus LLC/Neptune LLC

company

Stroytransgaz therefore benefits from and supports the Syrian regime.

Stroytransgaz (STG) Engineering,

STG Engineering

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87.

Identifying information

Gecopham, the General Company

for Phosphate and Mines

Address: Palmyra Road, Homs, Syrian

Arabic Republic;

‫ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﻟﻠﻔﻮﺳﻔﺎﺕ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺎﺟﻢ‬

Phone: 00963312751122;

Reasons

Date of listing

Gecopham is controlled by the Syrian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral

Resources and provides financial support to the regime. It therefore

supports the regime.

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Al-Jabal Security and Protection LLC is owned and managed by Osama

al-Maliki.

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Name

Email: [email protected];

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General Manager: Younes Ramadan

88.

Al-Jabal Security and Protection LLC Address: F6XR+495, Malek Bin Rabeaa,

Damascus, Syria;

‫ﺷﺮﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﺠﺒﻞ ﻟﺨﺪﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺎﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺳﺔ‬

Type of entity: Limited Liability Company;

Place of registration: Damascus;

Date of registration: 19.10.2017;

Al-Jabal Security and Protection LLC acts as a shell company to allow for

the continuation of activities of the Saraya al-Areen 313 militia, a

regime-affiliated militia. Al-Jabal Security and Protection LLC therefore

benefits from and supports the regime.

Associated individuals: Osama Mohammad

al-Maliki

89.

Castle for Security and Protection

LLC

Address: Saraya Roundabout, Western

Villas, Mazze, Damascus, Syria;

‫ﺷﺮﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﻌﺔ ﻟﻠﺤﻤﺎﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺨﺪﻣﺎﺕ‬

‫ﺍﻷﻣﻨﻲ‬

Type of entity: Limited Liability Company;

Place of registration: Damascus, Syria;

a.k.a. Castle Security and Protection

Date of registration: 18.10.2017;

LLC, Citadel for Security and

Protection

Registration number: /

Principal place of business: Damascus, Syria;

Other information: Sector: Militia turned

Security Company;

Castle for Security and Protection LLC is a private company, which acts

as a shell company for the Fourth Division of the Syrian Arab Army,

which is led by Maher al-Assad.

Castle for Security is involved also in the trafficking of narcotics. The

Captagon trade has become a regime-led business model, enriching the

inner circle of the regime and forming its lifeline. It therefore benefits

from and supports the regime.

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Principal place of business: Damascus, Syria;

Phone Number: +963116119331;

+963943800808

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Aman for Protection and Security

LLC

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Identifying information

Address: Damascus Countryside;

Reasons

Aman for Protection and Security LLC is a private security company,

which acts as a shell company for the Hosn al-Watan milita, founded by

Type of entity: Limited Liability Company;

Muhammad Abdo Assaad. It therefore benefits from and supports the

Place of registration: Damascus Countryside; regime.

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Date of registration: 10.10.2018;

Date of listing

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Name

Registration number: 2906;

Principal place of business: Damascus

Countryside, Syria;

Associated individuals: Muhammad Abdo

Assad

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قرار تنفيذي من مجلس الاتحاد الأوروبي بإضافة أشخاص وكيانات إلى عقوبات سورية، منهم: مصطفى المسالمة، حسن محمد دقو، راجي فلحوط، محمد عبدو الأسعد، سامر الدبس، جمال إسماعيل، أحمد علي طاهر، أسامة رمضان، وشركتا القلعة للحماية والأمن، وأمان للحماية والأمن.