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Ghassan Belal

Sanctioned entity

Ghassan Belal is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	BILAL, Ghassan Ali · GHASSAN ALI BILAL · Ghassan Ali BELAL · Ghassan Ali Bilal · Ghassan BELAL · 6 more...				[sources]
Other name	Bilal · GHASSAN BELAL · Ghassan Ali BILAL · Ghassan BELAL · Ghassan Belal · 2 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1966-09-19				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Syria				[sources]
Country	Syria				[sources]
First name	GHASSAN ALI · Ghassan · Ghassan · Général Ghassan · غسان				[sources]
Last name	BELAL · BILAL · Belal · Bilal · بلال				[sources]
Title	General				[sources]
Position	Chef du 555e régiment de parachutistes · Chef du bureau de sécurité de la 4e division · Commander of the 555th Regiment and Director of the Security Bureau of the Fourth Division of the Syrian Arab Army · Coordinateur des opérations sécuritaires · Head of Military Police · 1 more...				[sources]
Address	DAMASCUS, SYR · Damascus				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Last change	2024-09-10	Last processed	2024-09-10	First seen	2022-04-27

Descriptions

Last known position: Adviser to Mahir AL ASSAD and Director of the Security Bureau of the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Division.

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-04-20

Head of the 4th Division security bureau, head of the 555th paratrooper regiment. Adviser to Maher al-Assad and coordinator of security operations. Responsible for the crackdown on the civilian population across Syria and involved in several breaches of cessation of hostilities in the Ghouta.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Date of listing: 14.11.2011

— EU Consolidated Travel Bans, 2023-04-20

Chef du bureau de sécurité de la 4e division, chef du 555e régiment de parachutistes. Conseiller de Maher al-Assad et coordinateur des opérations sécuritaires. Responsable de la répression exercée contre la population civile sur l’ensemble du territoire syrien et impliqué dans plusieurs violations d’accords de cessation des hostilités à la Ghouta.

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2024-05-30

Linked to Maher Al-Asad (sanctioned in 2011, Major General of the 42nd Brigade and brother of President Bashar Al-Asad)

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2024-05-09

Linked to Maher Al-Asad (sanctioned in 2011, Major General of the 42nd Brigade and brother of President Bashar Al-Asad)

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets, 2023-04-20

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Damascus	Syria

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Maher Al-Assad	related-to	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	2020-06-17	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 1151/2011 du 14/11/2011 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · (UE) 2017/907 du 29/05/2017 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · (UE) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · (UE) 2024/1517 du 27/05/2024 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 )	-	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Autonomous (Syria)	2024-01-12	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2020-12-31	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7), annex 7	2013-11-06	-
Global Affairs Canada	Syria / Syrie	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	SYR	2024-05-28	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Syria	2020	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	SYR	2024-05-28	-
Council of the European Union	-	-	-

Data sources

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,063

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

US SAM Procurement Exclusions116,776

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,337

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,253

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List4,407

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,604

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List31,778

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,975

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

French National Asset Freezing System5,094

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,202

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,520

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,218

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

EU Consolidated Travel Bans3,894

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

Source data IDs: ca-sema-syria-2-65 · ofac-29074 · fr-ga-1666 · gb-fcdo-syr0054 · NK-2PJihHyzDkSxWBdDV4Ki9F · eu-tb-logical-6626 · gb-hmt-12214 · usgsa-s4mrcw7hq · ca-sema-95346e78259bb626e4c338f25297487dae68b734 · ch-seco-11965 · ca-sema-2-65-sy-ghassan-belal · au-dfat-2307-ghassan-ali-belal · eu-fsf-eu-3989-57 · mc-freezes-1ced933d1cd40466c60191d617e770ea04458a30

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