Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Ahmad Ihsan Fayyad AL-HAYES
Aliases
Abu Hatim AL-SHAQRA; Abu Hatem SHAKRA; Ahmed Ihsan Fayyad AL-HAYES; Abu Hattam SHAQRA; Abu Hatim SHAQRA
Nationality
Syria
DoB
1987
Address
Syria
Official reason
Ahmad al-Hayes and Raed al-Hayes are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13894 for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Ahrar al-Sharqiya. Ahmad Ihsan Fayyad al-Hayes (Ahmad al-Hayes), commonly known as “Abu Hatem Shaqra,” is Ahrar al-Sharqiya’s leader and is directly complicit in many of the militia’s human r...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0292
Date of listing
2021-07-28
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Promoting Accountability for Assad and Regional Stabilization Sanctions (PAARSS)
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Syria
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions
Official Information
On June 30, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (E.O. of June 30, 2025) that removes U.S. sanctions on Syria, effective July 1, 2025. Sanctions will remain on Bashar al-Assad and his associates, human rights abusers, Captagon traffickers, persons linked to Syria's past proliferation activities, ISIS and Al-Qa'ida affiliates, and Iran an...
Additional Details
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Program URL
https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-information/paarss