Last Updated: July 9, 2025
Mohamed ALJASEM
Aliases
محمد الجاسم; محمد الجاسم بن حسين; محمد حسين الجاسم; أبو عمشة; Muhammad AL-JASSIM BIN HUSSEIN; Muhammad Husayn AL-JASIM; Abu AMSHA; Muhammad Hussein AL-JASIM
Position
Muhammad Hussein al-Jasim is the founder and leader of the Sultan Sulaiman Shah Brigade, a Syrian armed militia active in the Syrian civil war. In March 2025, the Sultan Sulaiman Shah Brigade, under Muhammad Hussein al-Jasim’s command, took part in the violence in the coastal region of Syria, targeting civilians and especially the Alawite community...
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202501111
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2025-05-28)
Date of listing
2025-05-28
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
Restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses
Regime
EU-horizontal
Target State
Human Rights
Measures
Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission
Sanctions Portfolio
- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999
Official Information
On 9 December 2019, the Council welcomed the launch by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of preparatory work to establish a horizontal EU sanctions regime against serious human rights violations and abuses. On 17 November 2020, the Council approved conclusions on the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Demo...
Program URL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02020D1999-20211213