AL-ITIHAAD AL-ISLAMIYA (AIAI)

Other names

  • الاتحاد الاسلامي

Sanctioned by

Names

AL-ITIHAAD AL-ISLAMIYA (AIAI)
الاتحاد الاسلامي

Affiliation

regime: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida

Reason

Reported to have operated in Somalia and Ethiopia and to have merged with Harakat Al-Shabaab Al-Mujaahidiin (Al-Shabaab), which was accepted as an affiliate of Al-Qaida (QDe.004) by Aiman Muhammed Rabi al-Zawahiri (QDi.006) in Feb. 2012, and is also subject to the sanctions measures set out in Security Council resolution 1844 (2008) concerning Somalia and Eritrea (see https://www.un.org/sc/suborg/en/sanctions/751). Leadership included Hassan Dahir Aweys (QDi.042). AIAI has received funds through the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation (Somalia) (QDe.072). Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 21 Jun. 2010. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities.

United Kingdom
HM Treasury
Financial Sanctions Consolidated List

Listed

2001-10-10

Updated

2020-12-31

Names

AL-ITIHAAD AL-ISLAMIYA / AIAI
الاتحاد الاسلامي

Reason

Reported to have operated in Somalia and Ethiopia and to have merged with Harakat Al-Shabaab Al-Mujaahidiin (Al-Shabaab), which was accepted as an affiliate of Al-Qaida (QDe.004) by Aiman Muhammed Rabi al-Zawahiri (QDi.006) in Feb. 2012, and is also subject to the sanctions measures set out in Security Council resolution 1844 (2008) concerning Somalia and Eritrea (see https://www.un.org/sc/suborg/en/sanctions/751). Leadership included Hassan Dahir Aweys (QDi.042). AIAI has received funds through the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation (Somalia) (QDe.072). Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 21 Jun. 2010. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 24 November 2020. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals

Notes

UN List: Al-Qaida

United Nations
Security Council
Consolidated List

Listed

2001-10-06

Updated

2007-12-21, 2011-12-13, 2013-03-18, 2019-08-09, 2020-11-24