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| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | ABU BAKR, Sayf Boulad · Sayf Al-Din BOULAD · Sayf Boulad ABU BAKR · Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr · سيف بولاد · | [sources] | |||
| Alias | Abu Bakr · EBUBEKIR · Sayf BALUD, Saif ABU BAKR, Seyf Ebu BEKIR, Seyf, EBUBEKIR · Seyf · أبو بكر · | [sources] | |||
| Weak alias | Saif Abu Bakr · Sayf Balud · Seyf Ebu Bekir · Seyf Ebubekir · سيف أبو بكر | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | · | [sources] | |||
| Place of birth | Bza'ah, al-Bab District · Bza'ah, al-Bab District, Syria · Bza’ah · Bza’ah, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · Bza’ah, al-Bab District, Syria · | [sources] | |||
| Gender | male | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | Syria · Türkiye | [sources] | |||
| Country | Syria | [sources] | |||
| Citizenship | Syria · Türkiye | [sources] | |||
| Country of birth | Syria | [sources] | |||
| First name | Abu · Sayf · Sayf Boulad · سيف | [sources] | |||
| Last name | ABU BAKR · BOULAD · Bakr · أبو بكر | [sources] | |||
| Middle name | Boulad · بولاد | [sources] | |||
| Unique Entity ID | KRZ2QHT3BCL8 | [sources] | |||
| Position | Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr is the leader of the Hamza Division, an armed militia created in 2016 and operating in Syria. Throughout the Syrian civil war, the Hamza Division, under Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr’s command, has been responsible for numerous acts of torture in that group’s detention centers, for extortion and for forced displacement of civilians, especially in the regions of Afrin and Aleppo. | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · home.treasury.gov · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
(Date of UN designation: 2025-05-28)
Associated entities: Hamza Division
Entités associées: Hamza Division (division al-Hamza) - Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr est le chef de la division al-Hamza, une milice armée créée en 2016 et opérant en Syrie. Tout au long de la guerre civile syrienne, la division al-Hamza, sous le commandement de Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr, a été responsable de nombreux actes de torture perpétrés dans les centres de détention du groupe, d’actes d’extorsion et de déplacements forcés de civils, en particulier dans les régions d’Afrin et d’Alep. En mars 2025, la division al-Hamza, sous le commandement de Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr, a participé aux violences perpétrées dans la région côtière de la Syrie ciblant des civils, en particulier la communauté alaouite, et qui comprenaient des actes de torture et des assassinats arbitraires de civils. Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr est donc responsable de graves violations des droits de l’homme en Syrie, y compris des assassinats arbitraires de civils.
Entités associées: Hamza Division (division al-Hamza)
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| Clients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Client | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Hamza Division Debarred entity · Sanctioned entity | Acting for or on behalf of | - | - | |
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | EU Restrictive Measures Against Serious Human Rights Violations And Abuses | - | - |
| United Kingdom | Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK | UK sanctions relating to Syria | - |
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | UK sanctions relating to Syria | - |
| United States | Office of Foreign Assets Control | Syria-Related Sanctions (EO 13894) | - | - |
| Monaco | La Principauté de Monaco | - | - | - |
| France | Direction Générale du Trésor | EU Restrictive Measures Against Serious Human Rights Violations And Abuses | - | - |
| European Union | Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | EU Restrictive Measures Against Serious Human Rights Violations And Abuses | - |