Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Abou Mohamed al Adnani
Aliases
Yaser Khalaf Nazzal Alrawi; Jaber Taha Falah; Abou khattab; Abou Sadeq Alrawi; Tah al Binchi; Abu Mohammed al-Adnani; Taha Sobhi Falaha; Yasser Khalaf Hussein Nazal al-Rawi; Abu Baker al-Khatab; Abu Sadek al-Rawi; Taha al-Banshi; Abu Mohamed al-Adnani; Abu-Mohammad al-Adnani al-Shami; Hajj Ibrahim
Position
Was the official spokesman of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq, and emir of ISIL in Syria, closely associated with Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, listed as Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri al-Samarrai. Reportedly killed in August 2016 in air strike near al-Bab, Syria.
DoB
N/A
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202500611
Other Information
Official spokesman of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq.
Date of listing
2025-03-21
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
Restrictive measures with respect to ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida
Regime
UN, EU-horizontal
Target State
Terrorism
Measures
Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission, Prohibition to satisfy claims
Sanctions Portfolio
- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - It is prohibited to grant claims to the persons or entities listed in Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1686. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of C...
Official Information
The UN Security Council has introduced two separate restrictive measures regimes to combat terrorism. On 15 October 1999, restrictive measures were introduced in relation to the Taliban through UN Security Council Resolution 1267 (1999). On 16 January 2002, the measures were extended to cover the Al-Qaida organization and other individuals, groups,...
Program URL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02016D1693-20230610