UKSL Sanctions designation

ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ AND THE LEVANT - KHORASAN (ISIL- K)

Entity · designated 14 May 2019

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
AQD0357
OFSI group ID
13788
UN reference number
QDe.161
Designation type
Entity
Date designated
14 May 2019
Last updated
18 August 2026

Regimes

  • Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Designation sources

  • UN

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Arms embargo
  • Travel Ban

Other information

  • Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan (ISIL - K) was formed on January 10, 2015 by a former Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) (QDe.132) commander and was established by former Taliban faction commanders who swore an oath of allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115)). ISIL – K has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities#2019-54448
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