Designation identifiers
- UKSL unique ID
- SOM0019
- OFSI group ID
- 14067
- UN reference number
- SOi.020
- Designation type
- Individual
- Date designated
- 26 February 2021
- Last updated
- 18 December 2021
Regimes
- The Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Designation sources
- UN
Sanctions imposed
- Asset freeze
- Travel Ban
Other information
- Listed pursuant to paragraph 8(a) of resolution 1844 (2008) as 'Engaging in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, security or stability of Somalia, including acts that threaten the Djibouti Agreement of 18 August 2008 or the political process, or threaten the TFIs or AMISOM by force.' Mahad Karate played a key role in the Amniyat, the wing of al-Shabaab responsible for the recent attack on Garissa University College in Kenya that resulted in nearly 150 deaths. The Amniyat is al-Shabaab’s intelligence wing, which plays a key role in the execution of suicide attacks and assassinations in Somalia, Kenya, and other countries in the region, and provides logistics and support for al-Shabaab’s terrorist activities.
Addresses
- Country: Somalia
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