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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1754/annex",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2017/1754",
  "legislation_title": "Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2017/1754 of 25 September 2017 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1754",
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  "text": "Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP is amended as follows:\n(1) in Part A (‘Persons’), the following entries are replaced as follows:\n‘\n236.\nSaji' Darwish\n(a.k.a. Saji Jamil Darwish; Sajee Darwish; Sjaa Darwis)\n( )\nDate of birth: 11 January 1957\nRank: Major General, Syrian Arab Air Force\nHolds the rank of Major General, a senior officer and former Commander of the 22nd Division of the Syrian Arab Air Force, in post after May 2011. Operates in the chemical weapons proliferation sector and is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population: as a senior ranking officer of the Syrian Arab Air Force and Commander of the 22nd Division until April 2017 he holds responsibility for the use of chemical weapons by aircraft operating from airbases under the control of the 22nd Division, including the attack on Talmenes that the Joint Investigative Mechanism reported was conducted by Hama airfield-based regime helicopters.\n21.3.2017\n247.\nJayyiz Rayyan Al-Musa\n(a.k.a.: Jaez Sawada al-Hammoud al-Mousa; Jayez al-Hammoud al-Moussa)\n( )\nDate of birth: 1954\nPlace of birth: Hama, Syria\nRank: Major General\nGovernor of Hasaka, appointed by Bashar al-Assad; he is associated with Bashar al-Assad.\nHolds the rank of Major General, a senior officer and former Chief of Staff of the Syrian Air Force.\nAs a senior officer of the Syrian Air Force, he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria, including the use of chemical weapons attacks by the Syrian regime during his tenure as Chief of Staff of the Syrian Air Force, as identified in the report of the Joint Investigative Mechanism established by the United Nations.\n18.7.2017\n248.\nMayzar 'Abdu Sawan\n(a.k.a.: Meezar Sawan)\n( )\nDate of birth: 1954\nRank: Major General\nHolds the rank of Major General, a senior officer and Commander of the 20th Division of the Syrian Air Force, in post after May 2011.\nAs a senior officer in the Syrian air force he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population including attacks against civilian areas by aircraft operating from airbases under the control of the 20th Division.\n18.7.2017\n249.\nIsam Zahr Al-Din\n(a.k.a.: Isam Zuhair al-Din; Isam Zohruddin; Issam Zahruddin; Issam Zahreddine; Essam Zahruddin; Issam Zaher Eldin; Issam Zaher al-Deen; Nafed Assadllah)\n( )\nDate of birth: 1961\nPlace of birth: Tarba, As-Suwayda province, Syria\nRank: Brigadier General\nHolds the rank of Brigadier General, a senior officer in the Republican Guard, in post after May 2011. As a senior military officer he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population, including during the siege of Baba Amr in February 2012.\n18.7.2017\n’\n(2) in Part B (‘Entities’), the following entry is replaced as follows:\n‘\n21.\nCentre d'études et de recherches syrien (CERS)\n(a.k.a. Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Scientifique (CERS); Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC); Centre de Recherche de Kaboun)\nBarzeh Street,\nPo Box 4470,\nDamascus\nProvides support to the Syrian army for the acquisition of equipment used for the surveillance and repression of demonstrators.\nOperating in the chemical weapon proliferation sector, it is the government entity responsible for developing and producing non-conventional weapons, including chemical weapons, and the missiles to deliver them.\n1.12.2011\n’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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