Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Seyf EBUBEKIR
Aliases
سيف أبو بكر; سيف بولاد; سيف بولاد أبو بكر; Seyf Ebu BEKIR; Saif ABU BAKR; Sayf BALUD; Sayf Boulad ABU BAKR
Position
Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr is the leader of the Hamza Division, an armed militia created in 2016 and operating in Syria. Throughout the Syrian civil war, the Hamza Division, under Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr’s command, has been responsible for numerous acts of torture in that group’s detention centers, for extortion and for forced displacement of civilians, esp...
DoB
N/A
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