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Oumar YOUNOUS

Aliases

Omar YOUNOUS; Oumar SODIAM; Oumar Younous M'BETIBANGUI; Oumar Younnes ABDOULAY; Oumar Younous ABDOULAY; 'Umar YUNUS

Nationality

Sudan

DoB

1970-04-02

Address

Bria, Haute-Kotto Prefecture, Central African Republic; Birao, Vakaga Prefecture, Central African Republic; Darfur, Sudan

Reg. ID

D00000898, Passport

Official reason

Soussou has been designated for being a leader of an Anti-Balaka armed group that has, or whose members have, threatened the peace, security, or stability of the CAR.  Soussou is the Anti-Balaka commander in Boda, Lobaye Prefecture.  In early 2013, the Anti-Balaka in Boda surrounded the city’s approximate 10,000 Muslims in a single district and sho...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl0150

Date of listing

2015-08-21

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Central African Republic Sanctions, 31 C.F.R. part 553

Regime

OFAC country specific

Target State

Central African Republic

Measures

Blocking Property, Suspending Entry

Official Information

On May 12, 2014, the President issued Executive Order 13667 (79 FR 28387, May 15, 2014) (E.O. 13667), invoking the authority of, inter alia, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 5 of the United Nations Participation Act (22 U.S.C. 287c). OFAC is ...

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/07/07/2014-15763/central-african-republic-sanctions-regulations