Last Updated: January 19, 2026
JUND AL-KHILAFAH IN ALGERIA
Aliases
JAK-A; Jund al Khalifa; Jund al-Khalifa fi Ard al-Jazayer; Jund al-Khilafah fi Ard al-Jaza'ir; Soldiers of the Caliphate in Algeria; Soldiers of the Caliphate in the Land of Algeria; Soldiers of the Caliphate of Algeria
Address
Kabylie region, Algeria
Other Information
Emerged on 13 Sep. 2014. Most known for its abduction and subsequent beheading of French national Herve Gourdel. Claimed responsibility for attacking police and gendarmes in Algeria and continued planning future attacks. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/une/5919300
Date of listing
2015-09-29
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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