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Omar HUSSAIN
Aliases
AL-BRITANI, Abu Sa'eed
Nationality
United Kingdom
DoB
01 Jan 1986 to 31 Dec 1987
Address
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Official reason
Hussain is being designated for acting for or on behalf of ISIL, an entity designated pursuant to E.O. 13224. As of September 2015, UK national Hussain (AKA Abu Sa’eed al-Britani) was considered to be one of ISIL’s most prominent recruiters. As an ISIL fighter, he offered tips on evading British security to individuals interested in leaving th...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl0188
Date of listing
2015-09-29
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
Target State
Terrorism
Measures
Blocking Property
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/2396
Official Information
On June 6, 2003, OFAC issued the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (68 FR 34196, June 6, 2003 (“the Regulations”), to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 of September 23, 2001, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism” (66 FR 49079, September 25, 2001)...
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