Restrictive measures with respect to ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida

Overview

The UN Security Council has introduced two separate restrictive measures regimes to combat terrorism. On 15 October 1999, restrictive measures were introduced in relation to the Taliban through UN Security Council Resolution 1267 (1999). On 16 January 2002, the measures were extended to cover the Al-Qaida organization and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them (see Resolution 1390 (2002)). In 2011, the UN Security Council decided to split the restrictive measures in relation to the Taliban and those in relation to Al-Qaida into separate regimes. Measures in relation to Al-Qaida were gathered in Resolution 1989 (2011). The measures in relation to the Taliban are described under the Afghanistan restrictive measures regime on the EU Sanctions Map. On 17 December 2015, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2253 (2015) expanding the scope of the measures to individuals, groups, undertakings or entities associated with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (‘ISIL (Da'esh)’), responsible for ongoing and multiple criminal terrorist acts aimed at causing the deaths of innocent civilians and other victims, destruction of property and greatly undermining stability. As of 20 September 2016, the Council of the EU can apply restrictive measures autonomously to persons and entities associated with ISIL/Da'esh and Al-Qaida. Before that, the restrictive measures could be applied only to those listed by the UN Security Council. The current EU autonomous measures apply until 31 October 2025. Adopted by: UN and EU.

Legal bases

• Resolution 1267 (1999)
• Resolution 1333 (2000)
• Resolution 1388 (2002)
• Resolution 1390 (2002)
• Resolution 1452 (2002)
• Resolution 1735 (2006)
• Resolution 1989 (2011)
• Resolution 2170 (2014)
• Resolution 2178 (2014)
• Resolution 2199 (2015)
• Resolution 2253 (2015)
• Resolution 2368 (2017)
• Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them and repealing Common Position 2002/402/CFSP
• Council Regulation imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations
• Resolution 2462 (2019)
• Resolution 2560 (2020)
• Resolution 2734 (2024)
• Resolution 2610 (2021)
• Resolution 1904 (2009)
• Resolution 1822 (2008)
• Resolution 2161 (2014)
• Council Regulation imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them

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