# Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2018/417 of 16 March 2018 implementing Decision 2010/231/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Somalia, Division 16: Ahmad Iman Ali (aka: a) Sheikh Ahmed Iman Ali; b) Shaykh Ahmad Iman Ali; c) Ahmed Iman Ali; d) Abu Zinira)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Date of birth: a) Approximately 1973; b) Approximately 1974
Place of birth: Kenya
Nationality: Kenya
Date of UN designation: 8 March 2018
Other information: INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/
Ahmad Iman Ali was listed on 8 March 2018 pursuant to resolution 1844 (2008). Ahmad Iman Ali is a prominent Kenyan Al-Shabaab commander who has served as the group's leader in Kenya since 2012. He is director of the group's Kenyan branch operations and routinely targets Kenyan AMISOM troops in Somalia, such as a January 2016 attack on Kenyan AMISOM troops in El Adde, Somalia. Ali is also responsible for Al-Shabaab propaganda targeting the Kenyan government and civilians, such as a July 2017 video in which he issues threats to Muslims serving in Kenya's security forces. In addition to these activities, Ali has at times also served as an Al-Shabaab recruiter, focusing on poor youth in Nairobi slums, as well as a Shabaab fundraiser who utilizes mosques in an effort to secure resources. His overall goal is to destabilize Kenya by threatening, planning, and executing attacks, and to encourage young Muslims to participate in fighting against Kenyan security forces.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/417/annex/division/I/division/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-417/annex/division-I/division-16
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