Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Sidan Ag HITTA
Aliases
Asidan Ag HITTA; Abu Qarwani; Abu Abdelhakim al-Kidali; ABU 'ABD AL-HAKIM; Siddan Ag HITTA; AL-QAYRAWANI, Abd-al-Hakim
Nationality
Mali
DoB
1976
Address
Kidal Region, Mali
Official reason
Sidan Ag Hitta, also known as Abu Qarwani and Abu Abdelhakim al-Kidali, is a senior leader and commander responsible for the Kidal Region in Mali within Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM). Hitta was among the group responsible for the January 20, 2019, attack on the MINUSMA base in Aguelhoc, Kidal Region, Mali. He was also responsible for h...
Other Information
https://www.state.gov/designations-of-isis-mozambique-jnim-and-al-shabaab-leaders/
Date of listing
2021-08-06
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 14078 of July 19, 2022 Bolstering Efforts To Bring Hostages and Wrongfully Detained United States Nationals Home
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
Target State
Iran, Russia
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Official Information
The new EO builds on those efforts and the efforts of others who have worked diligently to bring the Levinson Act to fruition, and it expands and strengthens the government’s toolkit in key ways. For example, this EO reinforces U.S. government efforts to support the families of Americans wrongfully detained or held hostage overseas by directing pa...
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