Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Aliases
Tarkhan Tayumurazovich BATYRASHVILI; Tarkhan BATIRASHVILI; Omar SHISHANI; Umar SHISHANI; Chechen Omar; Omar the Chechen; Omar AL-SHISHANI; Omer the Chechen; Abu Umar AL-SHISHANI; Umar the Chechen; Abu Hudhayfah; Abu Umar
DoB
1986-01-11; 1982
Reg. ID
08001007864, National ID No.; 09AL14455, Passport
Official reason
Over the past several years, Syria-based Georgian national Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili has held a number of top military positions within ISIL and has led a number of attacks. As of mid-2014, Batirashvili was a senior ISIL commander and Shura Council member located in al-Raqqah, Syria. He was identified as the ISIL military commander in a p...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl2651
Date of listing
2014-09-24
Authority
US
Program
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594
Regime
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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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