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territories from making any funds, financial assets or economic resources or
financial or other related services available, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of
persons who commit or attempt to commit or facilitate or participate in the
commission of terrorist acts, or for the benefit of entities owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by such persons and of persons and entities acting on behalf of
or at the direction of such persons;
13. Notes with concern that oilfields and related infrastructure controlled by
ISIL, ANF and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated
with Al-Qaida, are generating income which support their recruitment efforts and
strengthen their operational capability to organise and carry out t errorist attacks;
14. Condemns any engagement in direct or indirect trade involving ISIL,
ANF and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with
Al-Qaida, and reiterates that such engagement could constitute financial support fo r
entities designated by the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989
(2011) (“the Committee”) and may lead to further listings by the Com mittee;
15. Emphasizes the importance of all Member States complying with their
obligation to ensure that their nationals and persons within their territory do not
make donations to individuals and entities designated by the Committee or those
acting on behalf of or at the direction of designated entities;
16. Expresses its concern that aircraft or other transport departing from
territory controlled by ISIL could be used to transfer gold or other valuable items
and economic resources for sale on international markets, or to make other
arrangements that could result in violations of the asset freeze;
17. Confirms that the requirements in paragraph 1 (a) of resolution 2161
(2014) shall also apply to the payment of ransoms to individuals, groups,
undertakings or entities on the Al-Qaida Sanctions List, regardless of how or by
whom the ransom is paid;
Sanctions
18. Observes that ISIL is a splinter group of Al-Qaida, recalls that ISIL and
ANF are included on the Al-Qaida sanctions list and in this regard, expresses its
readiness to consider listing individuals, groups, undertakings and entities providing
support to ISIL or to ANF, including those who are financing, arming, planning or
recruiting for ISIL or ANF and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and
entities associated with Al-Qaida through information and communications
technologies including the internet and social media or through any other means;
19. Decides that the individuals specified in Annex I of this resolution shall
be subject to the measures imposed in paragraph 1 of resolution 2161 (2014) and
added to the Al-Qaida Sanctions List;
20. Directs the Committee to make accessible on the Committee’s website
the narrative summaries of reasons for listing the individuals specified in Annex I of
this resolution as agreed by the Council and confirms that the provisions of
resolution 2161 (2014) and subsequent relevant resolutions shall apply to the names
specified in Annex I for so long as they remain on the Al-Qaida Sanctions List;
21. Encourages the submission of listing requests to the Committee by
Member States of individuals and entities supporting ISIL, ANF, and all other
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