Abu-Mohammad al-Adnani al-Shami

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Identity

Type: person
Nationality: IQ
Date of birth: 1977
Place of birth: Binnish, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
Role: Was the official spokesman of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq, and emir of ISIL in Syria, closely associated with Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, listed as Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri al-Samarrai. Reportedly killed in August 2016 in air strike near al-Bab, Syria.

Also known as

Aliases

Abou khattab · Abou Mohamed al Adnani · Abou Sadeq Alrawi · Abu Baker al-Khatab · Abu Mohamed al-Adnani · Abu-Mohammad al-Adnani al-Shami · Abu Mohammed al-Adnani · Abu Sadek al-Rawi · Hajj Ibrahim · Jaber Taha Falah · Taha al-Banshi · Tah al Binchi · Taha Sobhi Falaha · Yaser Khalaf Nazzal Alrawi · Yasser Khalaf Hussein Nazal al-Rawi

Designation timeline · 1

21 Mar 2025 Added to EU FSF TAQA EU FSF: TAQA (2005/611 (OJ L202500611)) publisher record ↗

Sanctions programs · 1

Source	Program	Name	Regime	Designated	Link
EU_FSF	TAQA	EU FSF: TAQA (2005/611 (OJ L202500611))		21/03/2025	source ↗

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EU_FSF

Possible matches in other source lists · 1

Records in other sanctions lists with high name overlap that may describe the same person. We have not aggregated these into the record above because date of birth, nationality, or both were not published by one or more sources. Review each below and verify identity against the source record before treating as the same individual.

ABOU MOHAMED AL ADNANI

Iraq
Active source lists: AU_DFAT, CH_SECO, UK_OFSI, UN_SC

75% indicative

Why we surfaced this:

✓ Shares 2 name tokens: adnani, al
✓ Both sources report nationality iraq
✗ Date of birth not published by at least one source

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Frequently asked questions

Is Abu-Mohammad al-Adnani al-Shami sanctioned?

Yes. Abu-Mohammad al-Adnani al-Shami (individual) is subject to 1 active sanctions designation from EU FSF, the earliest dated 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z. Each designation and its source link is listed on this page.

Who has sanctioned Abu-Mohammad al-Adnani al-Shami?

Abu-Mohammad al-Adnani al-Shami is listed by EU FSF under program TAQA. See the designations for the issuing authority and source URL of each.

When was Abu-Mohammad al-Adnani al-Shami first sanctioned?

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What does it mean that Abu-Mohammad al-Adnani al-Shami is sanctioned?

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