Last Updated: January 19, 2026
HAMZA DIVISIONde-listed
Aliases
AL-HAMZA DIVISION; AL-HAMZAT DIVISION; HAMZAT DIVISION; FIRQA AL-HAMZA; HAMZA BRIGADE; HAMZA DIVISION SPECIAL FORCES; HAMZA TUMENI OZEL KUVVETLER; FERQAT AL-HAMZA
Address
Al-Bab District, Aleppo Governorate, Syria; Afrin District, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Official reason
The Hamza Division, another armed opposition group operating in northern Syria, has been involved in abductions, theft of property, and torture. The division also operates detention facilities in which it houses those it has abducted for extended periods of time. During their imprisonment, victims are held for ransom, often suffering sexual abuse a...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1699
Date of listing
2023-08-17
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13894 of October 14, 2019 Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Syria
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Syria
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Official Information
On October 14, 2019, by Executive Order 13894, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the situation in and in relation to Syria. ...
Additional Details
SDN
Program URL
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/06/05/2020-12200/syria-related-sanctions-regulations