Security Council Committee on Somalia and Eritrea Adds Two

 

Individuals to List of Individuals and Entities

 

On 28 July 2011, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea added two individuals to the list of individuals and entities subject to the travel ban, assets freeze and targeted arms embargo imposed by paragraphs 1, 3 and 7 of resolution 1844 (2008):

(10) Hassan Mahat Omar

AKA:  Hassaan Hussein Adam

AKA:  Hassane Mahad Omar

AKA:  Xassaan Xuseen Adan

AKA:  Asan Mahad Cumar

AKA:  Abu Salman

AKA:  Abu Salmaan

AKA:  Sheikh Hassaan Hussein

DOB: 10 April 1979

POB: Garissa, Kenya

Nationality: Possibly Ethiopian

Passport: A1180173 ( Kenya), exp. 20 Aug 2017

National ID Card: 23446085

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Hassan Mahat Omar is engaging in acts that threaten the peace, security or stability of Somalia.  He is an Imam and one of the leaders of Masjid-ul-Axmar, an informal Al-Shabaab affiliated centre in Nairobi.  He is also involved in recruiting new members and soliciting funds for Al-Shabaab, including online at the Al-Shabaab affiliated website alqimmah.net.

In addition, he has issued fatwas calling for attacks against the TFG on an Al-Shabaab chat room site.

(11) Omar Hammami

AKA:  Abu Maansuur Al-Amriki

AKA:  Abu Mansour Al-Amriki

AKA:  Abu Mansuur Al-Amriki

AKA:  Umar Hammami

AKA:  Abu Mansur Al-Amriki

DOB: 6 May 1984

POB: Alabama, United States

Nationality: United States    Also believed to hold Syrian nationality

Passport: 403062567 (US)

Social Security Number: 423-31-3021 (US)

Location: Somalia

Married to a Somali woman

Lived in Egypt in 2005 and moved to Somalia in 2009

Omar Hammami is engaging in acts that threaten the peace, security or stability of Somalia.  He is a senior member of Al-Shabaab.  He is involved in recruitment, finance and payroll for foreign fighters in Somalia.  He is described as an expert in explosives and warfare in general.  Since October 2007 he has appeared in television reports and in Al-Shabaab propaganda videos.  He has been shown in a video training Al-Shabaab fighters.  He has also been shown in videos and on websites calling for more fighters to join Al-Shabaab.

The latest version of the list is available on the Committee’s webpage at: http://www.un.org/sc/committees/751/pdf/1844_cons_list.pdf.

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