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Sidan Ag HITTA

Aliases

Asidan Ag HITTA; Abu Qarwani; Abu Abdelhakim al-Kidali; ABU 'ABD AL-HAKIM; Siddan Ag HITTA; AL-QAYRAWANI, Abd-al-Hakim

Nationality

Mali

DoB

1976

Address

Kidal Region, Mali

Official reason

Sidan Ag Hitta, also known as Abu Qarwani and Abu Abdelhakim al-Kidali, is a senior leader and commander responsible for the Kidal Region in Mali within Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM). Hitta was among the group responsible for the January 20, 2019, attack on the MINUSMA base in Aguelhoc, Kidal Region, Mali.  He was also responsible for h...

Other Information

https://www.state.gov/designations-of-isis-mozambique-jnim-and-al-shabaab-leaders/

Date of listing

2021-08-06

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)...

Additional Details

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Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/07/01/2022-13969/global-terrorism-sanctions-regulations