Tech and Terrorism: U.N.-Designated Individuals Maintain Social Media Presence

Despite Claims, Facebook And Other Big Tech Firms Fail To Permanently Remove ISIS And Al-Qaeda Linked Financiers

(New York, N.Y.) – Facebook has made claims <[link removed]> that it refers to international sanctions lists when working to remove terrorist content from their sites. However, researchers at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) have discovered that U.N.-designated persons and organizations maintain a robust social media presence.

Simple searches for social media accounts associated with individuals and entities explicitly identified as being involved in ISIS <[link removed]> and/or al-Qaeda <[link removed]> financing activities by the U.N. Security Council as per its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List <[link removed]> resulted in more than a dozen social media pages belonging to and/or clearly in support of at least nine sanctioned individuals or entities.

Giving individuals and entities involved in terror financing access to major social media platforms is a high-risk endeavor. These terror financiers may potentially leverage social media sites to circumvent sanctions and continue their activities in funding death and destruction.

CEP’s findings are below:

Individuals

Name: Hamid Abdallah Ahmad Al-Ali
Nationality: Kuwait
U.N. Security Council Listed Date: January 16, 2008
Other Information: Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 14 Sep. 2009. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) was concluded on 21 Feb. 2019. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: [link removed]
Facebook: Not determined
Twitter:[link removed]
YouTube:[link removed], [link removed], [link removed]
Instagram: Not determined
Telegram: Not determined


Name: Mahmoud Mohammad Ahmed Bahaziq
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
U.N. Security Council Listed Date: December 10, 2008
Other Information: Financier of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (listed under permanent reference number QDe.118). Has served as the leader of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba in Saudi Arabia. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) was concluded on 21 Feb. 2019. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: [link removed]
Facebook:[link removed]
Twitter: Not determined
YouTube: Not determined
Instagram: Not determined
Telegram: Not determined

Name: Muthanna Harith al-Dari
Nationality: Iraq
U.N. Security Council Listed Date: March 25, 2010
Other Information: Mother’s name: Heba Khamis Dari. Provided operational guidance financial support and other services to or in support of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI) (QDe.115). Involved in oil smuggling. Wanted by the Iraqi security forces. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 4 Dec. 2019. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: [link removed]
Facebook:[link removed], [link removed]
Twitter: Not determined
YouTube: Not determined
Instagram: Not determined
Telegram: @muthanna_aldhari (group channel)

Name: Hajjaj Bin Fahd Al Ajmi
Nationality: Kuwait
U.N. Security Council Listed Date: August 15, 2014
Other Information: A Kuwait-based facilitator in charge of the ‘committee of zakat’ and financier for Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (QDe.137). INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: [link removed]
Facebook:[link removed], [link removed]
Twitter: Not determined
YouTube:[link removed]
Instagram: Not determined
Telegram: @hajjajalajmi (group channel)

Name: ‘Abd Al-Rahman Bin ‘Umayr Al-Nu’aymi
Nationality: Qatar
U.N. Security Council Listed Date: September 23, 2014
Other Information: Financier and facilitator for Al-Qaida (QDe.004) and Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115). INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: [link removed]
Facebook:[link removed]
Twitter: Not determined
Instagram: Not determined
Telegram: Not determined

Name: Nayif Salih Salim Al-Qaysi
Nationality: Yemen
U.N. Security Council Listed Date: February 22, 2017
Other Information: Senior official and a financial supporter of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) (QDe.129). Facilitated the expansion of AQAP in al-Bayda Governorate, Yemen. Involved in planning AQAP's militant operations in Yemen and financed AQAP training camps in 2015. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: [link removed]
Facebook:[link removed], [link removed]
Twitter: Not determined
YouTube: Not determined
Instagram: Not determined
Telegram: Not determined

Entities

Name: Global Relief Foundation (GRF)
Location: Illinois, United States
U.N. Security Council Listed Date: October 22, 2002
Other Information: Other Foreign Locations: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, West Bank and Gaza, Somalia and Syria. Federal Employer Identification Number (United States of America): 36-3804626. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 21 Jun. 2010. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 4 Dec. 2019. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: [link removed]
Facebook:[link removed]
Twitter: Not determined
YouTube: Not determined
Instagram: Not determined
Telegram: Not determined

Name: Benevolence International Foundation
Location: Illinois, United States
U.N. Security Council Listed Date: November 21, 2002
Other Information: Employer Identification Number (United States of America): 36-3823186. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 22 Jun. 2010. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 4 Dec. 2019. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: [link removed]
Facebook:[link removed]
Twitter: Not determined
YouTube: Not determined
Instagram: Not determined
Telegram: Not determined

Name: Al-Haramain Foundation (Indonesia)
Location: Indonesia
U.N. Security Council Listed Date: January 26, 2004
Other Information: Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 22 Jun. 2010. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) was concluded on 21 Feb. 2019. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: [link removed]
Facebook:[link removed]
Twitter: Not determined
YouTube: Not determined
Instagram: Not determined
Telegram: Not determined

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