New US sanctions against Syrian individuals and institutions: who did they include?

Today, Wednesday, the United States imposed sanctions on the governor of the Central Bank of Syria, Hazem Karfoul, and 18 individuals and other institutions, including freezing US assets belonging to those covered by the sanctions and preventing any financial transactions with them in the United States. United.

Among the people whose names the Treasury has listed are Muhammad Luqa, head of the Directorate General of Intelligence, and businessman Khader Taher. Regarding institutions, they included the Syrian Ministry of Tourism and telecommunications companies owned by people subject to US sanctions.

The United States accused Taher of being a major supplier to the Syrian Army’s Fourth Division, including through the establishment of a private security company that became the “unofficial executive arm” of the division.

The US Treasury Department said that Taher also created the Emma Tel communications company as a competition to the company of the businessman and cousin of Syrian President Rami Makhlouf.

The list of new sanctions issued yesterday includes the following names:

– Khader Taher (known as Abu Ali Khader)
Nisreen Hussein Ibrahim
– Rana Hussein Ibrahim
– Renaissance
Hazem Younis Garfoul
– حسام محمد لوقا
– Al-Ali and Al-Hamza Company
– Citadel Capital Company for protection, surveillance and security services
Ayla Company for Media Services
Ayla Tourism Company
Emma
– Ematel Company
Ematel Plus Company
Golden Star Trading Company
– Al-Yasmeen Recruitment Company
The Syrian Minerals and Investments Company
Syrian Hotel Management Company
– The Syrian Ministry of Tourism
– The Syrian Transport and Tourism Company