Last Updated: January 19, 2026
THE ARMY OF EMIGRANTS AND SUPPORTERS
Aliases
Army of Emigrants and Supporters organization; Battalion of Emigrants and Ansar; Battalion of Emigrants and Supporters; Jaysh al-Muhajirin wal-Ansar JAMWA
Address
Jabal Turkuman area, Lattakia Governorate, Syria
Other Information
Established by foreign terrorist fighters in 2013. Location: Syrian Arab Republic. Affiliated with Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115) and AI-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (QDe.137). INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/une/5887669
Date of listing
2015-08-06
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UN, UK horizontal
Target State
Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to give effect to the UK’s obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 2368. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019, the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Misc...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.
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