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The Securities Commission of The Bahamas advises licensees and registrants that the United Nations Security Council Committee amended four entries on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List on August 14, 2026, including individuals AMIN MUHAMMAD UL HAQ SAAM KHAN, ABUBAKAR SWALLEH, HAMIDA NABAGGALA, and the entity ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ AND THE LEVANT - KHORASAN (ISIL-K). Licensees and registrants are required to immediately identify and freeze funds or other assets of, and cease providing services to, any identified person or entity. Any match or suspected match must be reported to the Commission using the Targeted Financial Sanctions Reporting Form, with non-compliance incurring a fine up to $250,000.00 or a minimum daily fine of $200.00.
17 August 2026 Dear Licensee/Registrant: NOTICE Re: International Obligations (Economic and Ancillary Measures) Act, Chapter 16 (IOEAMA): ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (the Commission) advises all licensees and registrants that on 14 August 2026, the United Nations Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) amended the entries of person(s) and/or entit(y/ies) identified in the attached press release SC16433 under ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida. In accordance with the International Obligations (Economic and Ancillary Measures) Act and the AntiTerrorism Act, and Orders made thereunder, registrants and licensees are required to: (a) determine immediately whether they hold or control funds or other assets of, or provide services to or for the benefit of, any person or entity identified; (b) freeze such funds or other assets without delay and without prior notice; and (c) refrain from making any funds, other assets or services available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of any such person or entity. Any match, suspected match or attempted transaction involving a person or entity identified must be reported forthwith to the Commission using the applicable Form (Targeted Financial Sanctions Reporting Form) accompanying this Notice, without prejudice to any reporting obligation to the Financial Intelligence Unit and the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). All confirmations of compliance should be addressed to: Executive Director, Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SUDfilings@scb.gov.bs). Licensees and registrants are urged to regularly consult the following UNSC website addresses, to ensure continued compliance, and accurate record keeping relating to United Nations Security Council Resolutions:
Any inquiries concerning this notice may be directed to the Commission at: Poinciana House North Building, 2nd Floor 31A East Bay Street P. O. Box N-8347 Nassau, The Bahamas Email: info@scb.gov.bs Telephone: 1 (242) 397-4100
Press Release SC/16433 14 August 2026 Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Four Entries on Its Sanctions List On 14 August 2026, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and underline in the entries below on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2734 (2024), and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. A. Individuals QDi.002 Name: 1: AMIN 2: MUHAMMAD 3: UL HAQ 4: SAAM KHAN Title: na Designation: na DOB: a) 30 Apr. 1963 b) 1960 POB: Qilagho village, Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan Good quality a.k.a.: a) Al-Haq, Amin b) Amin, Muhammad Low quality a.k.a.: a) Dr. Amin b) Ul-Haq, Dr. Amin Nationality: Afghanistan Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: na Kabul, Afghanistan (as of June 2026) Listed on: 25 Jan. 2001 ( amended on 18 Jul. 2007, 16 Dec. 2010, 6 Dec. 2019, 8 Nov. 2022, 2 Feb. 2023, 14 Aug. 2026) Review concluded on: 15 Jun. 2010, 4 Dec. 2019, 8 Nov. 2022, 31 Dec. 2025 Other information: Security coordinator for Usama bin Laden (deceased). Repatriated to Afghanistan in February 2006. He was in Afghanistan as of August 2021. Arrested in Pakistan 2024 and deported to Afghanistan in 2025. Father’s name: Abdul Rahman. Photo and fingerprints available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: Security Council UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases English
https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-NoticesIndividuals#2006-21201. QDi.436 Name: 1: ABUBAKAR 2: SWALLEH 3: na 4: na Title: na Designation: na DOB: a) 13 Jan. 1992 b) 16 Mar. 1993 POB: Mengo, Uganda Good quality a.k.a.: a) ABUBAKER SWALEH b) TOM KIYURIGE Low quality a.k.a.: na ISAAC MUPETA Nationality: Uganda Passport no: Uganda number A00195974, expires on 16 Dec. 2029 National identification no: Uganda CM920231090NZA Address: Luzira Prison, Luzira, Kampala, Uganda Listed on: 16 Jun. 2025 (amended on 14 Aug. 2026) Other information: Abubakar Swalleh provides financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to, or in support of, ISIL (listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115). He acted, since 2018, as an ISIL facilitator who provides financial and logistic support including recruitment for ISIL in East and Southern Africa. Phone number: +963936016952. Gender: Male. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-NoticesIndividuals#2025-47413. QDi.439 Name: 1: HAMIDA 2: NABAGGALA 3: na 4: na Name (original script): ناباجاال حميدة Title: na Designation: na DOB: 23 Feb. 1989 POB: Uganda Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: a) NABAGGALA b) NABAGGAKA c) HAMIDA d) HAMIDAH Nationality: Uganda Passport no: na National identification no: Uganda CF89095102DDAE, expires 27 Mar. 2025 Address: Democratic Republic of the Congo Listed on: 30 Mar. 2026 ( amended on 8 Jul. 2026, 14 Aug. 2026) Other information: Works as a mediator in financing channels for ISIL in Central Africa, has been charged with financing a bombing that occurred in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, in 2021, attempted to coerce her three children in Uganda to send them to ISIL camps in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Gender: Female. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOLUN Security Council Special Notice INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UNNotices-Individuals#2026-23487. B. Entities QDe.161 Name: ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ AND THE LEVANT - KHORASAN (ISIL-K) A.k.a.: a) ISIL KHORASAN b) ISLAMIC STATE’S KHORASAN PROVINCE c) ISIS WILAYAT KHORASAN d) ISIL’S SOUTH ASIA BRANCH e) SOUTH ASIAN CHAPTER OF ISIL f) The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham—Khorasan Province g) The Islamic State of Iraq and
! Syria—Khorasan h) Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in Khorasan Province i) Islamic State Khurasan j) ISIS-K k) ISISK l) IS-Khorasan m) ISLAMIC STATE KHORASAN PROVINCE (ISKP) F.k.a.: na Address: na Listed on: 14 May 2019 ( amended on 1 Apr. 2022, 14 Aug. 2026) Review concluded on: 7 Nov. 2024 Other information: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan (ISIL - K) was formed on January 10, 2015 by a former Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) (QDe.132) commander and was established by former Taliban faction commanders who swore an oath of allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115)). ISIL – K has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks in both Afghanistan and Pakistan INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-NoticesEntities#2019-54448. In accordance with paragraph 61 of resolution 2734 (2024), the Committee has made accessible on its website the narrative summaries of reasons for listing of the above entries at the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list/su mmaries. 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 organizations. An updated List is accessible on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee’s website at the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list. The United Nations Security Council Consolidated List is also updated following all changes made to the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List. An updated version of the Consolidated List is accessible via the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/un-scconsolidated-list. For information media. Not an official record.
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