Security Council resolution 2170 (2014) [on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts by Al-Qaida]
Symbol: S/RES/2170 (2014)
Date: 2014-08-15
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/69 [31] TERRORISM
S/69 [10] INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Subjects: Qaida (Organization)|UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and Associated Individuals and Entities|UN. Security Council. Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team Established pursuant to Resolution 1526 (2004)|Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Organization)|Al Nusrah Front (Organization)|Al-Qaida Sanctions List|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|SANCTIONS|ARMS EMBARGO|SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE|TERRORISM|COUNTER-TERRORISM|INTERNATIONAL SECURITY|TERRORISM FINANCING
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ARGENTINA
vote: yes
country: AUSTRALIA
vote: yes
country: CHAD
vote: yes
country: CHILE
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: JORDAN
vote: yes
country: LITHUANIA
vote: yes
country: LUXEMBOURG
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: REPUBLIC OF KOREA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: RWANDA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

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                Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
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                Resolution 2170 (2014)
                Adopted by the Security Council at its 7242nd meeting, on
                15 August 2014

                     The Security Council,
                     Reaffirming its resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001), 1618 (2005), 1624
                (2005), 2083 (2012) 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2161 (2014), and its relevant
                Presidential Statements,
                      Reaffirming the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the
                Republic of Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic, and reaffirming further the purposes and
                principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
                      Reaffirming that terrorism in all forms and manifestations constitutes one of
                the most serious threats to international peace and security and that any acts of
                terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivations, whenever
                and by whomsoever committed,
                     Expressing its gravest concern that territory in parts of Iraq and Syria is under
                the control of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al Nusrah Front
                (ANF) and about the negative impact of their presence, violent extremist ideology
                and actions on stability in Iraq, Syria and the region, including the devastating
                humanitarian impact on the civilian populations which has led to the displacement
                of millions of people, and about their acts of violence that foment sectarian tensions,
                      Reiterating its condemnation of ISIL, ANF and all other individuals, groups,
                undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida for ongoing and multiple
                criminal terrorist acts aimed at causing the deaths of civilians and other vi ctims,
                destruction of property and of cultural and religious sites, and greatly undermining
                stability, and recalling that the asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo
                requirements in paragraph 1 of resolution 2161 (2014) apply to ISIL, ANF, and all
                other individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities associated with Al -Qaida,
                     Reaffirming that terrorism, including the actions of ISIL, cannot and should
                not be associated with any religion, nationality, or civilization,
                     Stressing that terrorism can only be defeated by a sustained and comprehensive
                approach involving the active participation and collaboration of all States, and


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               international and regional organizations to impede, impair, isolate and incapa citate
               the terrorist threat,
                     Reaffirming that Member States must ensure that any measures taken to
               combat terrorism, including while implementing this resolution, comply with all
               their obligations under international law, in particular international huma n rights,
               refugee and international humanitarian law, and underscoring that effective counter -
               terrorism measures and respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rule
               of law are complementary and mutually reinforcing, and are an essential part of a
               successful counter-terrorism effort, and notes the importance of respect for the rule
               of law so as to effectively prevent and combat terrorism,
                     Reaffirming that those who have committed or are otherwise responsible for
               violations of international humanitarian law or violations or abuses of human rights
               in Iraq and Syria, including persecution of individuals on the basis of their religion
               or belief, or on political grounds, must be held accountable,
                     Gravely concerned by the financing of, and financial and other resources
               obtained by, ISIL, ANF and all other individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities
               associated with Al-Qaida, and underscoring that these resources will support their
               future terrorist activities,
                     Strongly condemning incidents of kidnapping and hostage-taking committed by
               ISIL, ANF and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated
               with Al-Qaida for any purpose, including with the aim of raising funds or gaining
               political concessions, expressing its determination to prevent kidnapping and
               hostage-taking committed by terrorist groups and to secure the safe release of
               hostages without ransom payments or political concessions, in accordance with
               applicable international law, calling upon all Member States to prevent terrorists
               from benefiting directly or indirectly from ransom payments or from political
               concessions and to secure the safe release of hostages, and reaffirming the need for
               all Member States to cooperate closely during incidents of kidnapping and hostage -
               taking committed by terrorist groups,
                     Expressing concern at the flow of foreign terrorist fighters to ISIL, ANF and
               all other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al -Qaida,
               and the scale of this phenomenon,
                     Expressing concern at the increased use, in a globalized society, by terrorists
               and their supporters of new information and communication technologies, in
               particular the Internet, for the purposes of recruitment and incitement to commit
               terrorist acts, as well as for the financing, planning and preparation of their
               activities, and underlining the need for Member States to act cooperatively to
               prevent terrorists from exploiting technology, communications and resources to
               incite support for terrorist acts, while respecting human rights and fundamental
               freedoms and in compliance with other obligations under international law,
                     Condemning in the strongest terms the incitement of terrorist acts and
               repudiating attempts at the justification or glorification (apologie) of terrorist acts
               that may incite further terrorist acts,
                     Underlining the primary responsibility of Member States to protect civilian
               population on their territories, in accordance with their obligations under
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                 Urging all parties to protect the civilian population, in particular women and
           children, affected by the violent activities of ISIL, ANF and all other individuals,
           groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida, especially against any
           form of sexual violence,
                Reaffirming the need to combat by all means, in accordance with the Charter
           of the United Nations and international law, including applicable international
           human rights, refugee and humanitarian law, threats to international peace and
           security caused by terrorist acts, stressing in this regard the important role the
           United Nations plays in leading and coordinating this effort,
                 Noting with concern the continued threat posed to international peace and
           security by ISIL, ANF and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and en tities
           associated with Al-Qaida, and reaffirming its resolve to address all aspects of that
           threat,
                Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                1.   Deplores and condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist acts of ISIL
           and its violent extremist ideology, and its continued gross, systematic and
           widespread abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law;
                 2.    Strongly condemns the indiscriminate killing and deliberate targeting of
           civilians, numerous atrocities, mass executions and extrajudicial killings, including
           of soldiers, persecution of individuals and entire communities on the basis of their
           religion or belief, kidnapping of civilians, forced displacement of members of
           minority groups, killing and maiming of children, recruitment and use of children,
           rape and other forms of sexual violence, arbitrary detention, attacks on schools and
           hospitals, destruction of cultural and religious sites and obstructing the exercise of
           economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to education, especially in
           the Syrian governorates of Ar-Raqqah, Deir ez-Zor, Aleppo and Idlib, in northern
           Iraq, especially in Tamim, Salaheddine and Niniveh provinces;
                 3.   Recalls that widespread or systematic attacks directed against any
           civilian populations because of their ethnic or political background, religion or
           belief may constitute a crime against humanity, emphasizes the need to ensure that
           ISIL, ANF and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated
           with Al-Qaida are held accountable for abuses of human rights and violations of
           international humanitarian law, urges all parties to prevent such violations and
           abuses;
                4.    Demands that ISIL, ANF, and all other individuals, groups, undertakings
           and entities associated with Al-Qaida cease all violence and terrorist acts, and
           disarm and disband with immediate effect;
                5.    Urges all States, in accordance with their obligations under resolution
           1373 (2001), to cooperate in efforts to find and bring to justice individuals, groups,
           undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida including ISIL and ANF who
           perpetrate, organize and sponsor terrorist acts and in this regard underlines the
           importance of regional cooperation;
                 6.   Reiterates its call upon all States to take all measures as may be
           necessary and appropriate and in accordance with their obligations under
           international law to counter incitement of terrorist acts motivated by extremism and
           intolerance perpetrated by individuals or entities associated with ISIL, ANF and


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               Al-Qaida and to prevent the subversion of educational, cultural, and religious
               institutions by terrorists and their supporters;
               Foreign Terrorist Fighters
                     7.    Condemns the recruitment by ISIL, ANF and all other individuals,
               groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida of foreign terrorist
               fighters, whose presence is exacerbating conflict and contributing to violent
               radicalisation, demands that all foreign terrorist fighters associated with ISIL and
               other terrorist groups withdraw immediately, and expresses its readiness to consider
               listing those recruiting for or participating in the activities of ISIL, ANF and all
               other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated w ith Al-Qaida under
               the Al-Qaida sanctions regime, including through financing or facilitating, for ISIL
               or ANF, of travel of foreign terrorist fighters;
                     8.    Calls upon all Member States to take national measures to suppress the
               flow of foreign terrorist fighters to, and bring to justice, in accordance with
               applicable international law, foreign terrorist fighters of, ISIL, ANF and all other
               individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al -Qaida, reiterates
               further the obligation of Member States to prevent the movement of terrorists or
               terrorist groups, in accordance with applicable international law, by, inter alia,
               effective border controls, and, in this context, to exchange information
               expeditiously, improve cooperation among competent authorities to prevent the
               movement of terrorists and terrorist groups to and from their territories, the supply
               of weapons for terrorists and financing that would support terrorists;
                     9.    Encourages all Member States to engage with those within their
               territories at risk of recruitment and violent radicalisation to discourage travel to
               Syria and Iraq for the purposes of supporting or fighting for ISIL, ANF and all other
               individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al -Qaida;
                     10. Reaffirms its decision that States shall prevent the direct or indirect
               supply, sale, or transfer to ISIL, ANF and all other individuals, groups, undertakings
               and entities associated with Al-Qaida from their territories or by their nationals
               outside their territories, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, of arms and related
               materiel of all types including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and
               equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned, and
               technical advice, assistance or training related to military activities, as well as its
               calls for States to find ways of intensifying and accelerating the exchange of
               operational information regarding traffic in arms, and to enhance coordination of
               efforts on national, subregional, regional and international levels;

               Terrorist Financing
                     11. Reaffirms its resolution 1373 (2001) and in particular its decisions that
               all States shall prevent and suppress the financing of terrorist acts and r efrain from
               providing any form of support, active or passive, to entities or persons involved in
               terrorist acts, including by suppressing recruitment of members of terrorist groups
               and eliminating the supply of weapons to terrorists;
                     12. Recalls its decision in resolution 2161 (2014) that all States shall ensure
               that no funds, financial assets or economic resources are made available, directly or
               indirectly for the benefit of ISIL, ANF, or any other indi viduals, groups,
               undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida, by their nationals or by persons


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           within their territory, and reaffirms its decision in resolution 1373 (2001) that all
           States shall prohibit their nationals or any persons and entities within their
           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 terrorist 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 for
           entities designated by the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989
           (2011) (“the Committee”) and may lead to further listings by the Committee;
                 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 v aluable 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 a ny other means;
                19. Decides that the individuals specified in the annex to 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 the annex
           to 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
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                     21. Encourages the submission of listing requests to the Committee by
               Member States of individuals and entities supporting ISIL, ANF, and all other
               individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al -Qaida and further
               encourages the Committee to urgently consider additional designations of
               individuals and entities supporting ISIL and ANF;

               Reporting
                      22. Directs the Monitoring Team to submit a report to the Committee within
               90 days on the threat, including to the region, posed by ISIL and ANF, their sources
               of arms, funding, recruitment and demographics, and recommendations for
               additional action to address the threat and requests that, after a Committee
               discussion of this report, the chair of the Committee to brief the Security Council on
               its principal findings;
                     23. Requests UNAMI, within its mandate, capabilities, and its areas of
               operation, to assist the Committee and the Analytical Support and Sanctions
               Monitoring Team established by resolution 1526 (2004), including by passing
               information relevant to the implementation of the measures in paragraph 1 of
               resolution 2161 (2014);
                    24.    Decides to remain seized of this matter.




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           Annex
           1.   Abdelrahman Mouhamad Zafir al Dabidi al Jahani
           Abdelrahman Mouhamad Zafir al Dabidi al Jahani is associated with Al -Qaida or
           any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof for “participating in the
           financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in
           conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of” and “recruiting
           for” Jabhet al-Nusra, an a.k.a. of Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant
           (QE.A.137.14).

           2.   Hajjaj Bin Fahd Al Ajmi
           Hajjaj bin Fahd al Ajmi is associated with Al-Qaida or any cell, affiliate, splinter
           group or derivative thereof for “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating,
           preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the
           name of, on behalf of, or in support of” Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the
           Levant (QE.A.137.14).

           3.   Abou Mohamed al Adnani
           Abou Mohamed al Adnani is associated with Al-Qaida or any cell, affiliate, splinter
           group or derivative thereof for “participating in the financing, planning, f acilitating,
           preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the
           name of, on behalf of, or in support of” Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL),
           an a.k.a of Al-Qaida in Iraq (QE.J.115.04).

           4.   Said Arif
           Said Arif is associated with Al-Qaida or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or
           derivative thereof for “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating,
           preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the
           name of, on behalf of, or in support of” and “recruiting for” Jabhet al-Nusra, an
           a.k.a. of Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (QE.A.137.14).

           5.   Abdul Mohsen Abdallah Ibrahim al Charekh
           Abdul Mohsen Abdallah Ibrahim al Charekh is associated with Al -Qaida or any cell,
           affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof for “participating in the financing,
           planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in
           conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of” Jabhet al -Nusra,
           listed as an a.k.a. of Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (QE.A.137.14).

           6.   Hamid Hamad Hamid al-Ali
           Hamid Hamad Hamid al-‘Ali is associated with Al-Qaida or any cell, affiliate,
           splinter group or derivative thereof for “participating in the fin ancing, planning,
           facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with,
           under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of” Islamic State in Iraq and the
           Levant (ISIL), an a.k.a. of Al-Qaida in Iraq (QE.J.115.04) and Jabhet al-Nusra, an
           a.k.a. of Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (QE.A.137.14).




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