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Yosef AYAD
Aliases
Youssef AYAD; Yosef de Castro AYAD
Nationality
Philippines; Lebanon
DoB
1989-01-27
Official reason
Yosef Ayad was designated today for acting on behalf of Hizballah by assisting in the planning of and supporting acts of terrorism. Ayad is an operative for Hizballah’s External Security Organization (ESO), which is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing Hizballah’s terrorist attacks worldwide. As a Hizballah ESO operative, he ...
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https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl0587
Date of listing
2016-10-20
Program information
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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