For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 7, 2001
Terrorist Financial Network Fact Sheet
Shutting Down the Terrorist Financial Network
"Today's action disrupts al-Qaida's communications, blocks an important source of funds, obtains valuable information, and sends a clear message to global financial institutions: You are with us, or with the terrorists. And if you are with the terrorists, you will face the consequences."
President George W. Bush
November 7, 2001
Today's Action
- In a major step forward in the financial war on terrorism, President Bush announced that the U.S. had moved to block the assets of 62 organizations and individuals associated with two investment and money moving networks of terror -- Al Barakaat and Al Taqwa. ....
Al Barakaat and al Taqwa
- Al Taqwa and Al Barakaat raise, manage, invest, and distribute funds for al-Qaida; provide terrorist supporters with Internet service and secure telephone communications; and arrange for the shipment of weapons.
- Al Barakaat is a financial and telecommunications conglomerate operating in 40 countries around the world. It was founded in 1989, and now is involved in telecommunications, wire transfer services, Internet service, construction and currency exchange.
- Al Barakaat's founder, Shaykh Ahme Nur Jimale, is closely linked to Usama bin Laden. He has used Al Barakaat's 60 offices in Somalia and 127 offices abroad to transmit funds, intelligence and instructions to terrorist cells.
- Al Taqwa is a network of companies in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the Bahamas, and Milan. It is controlled by Youssef Nada, a naturalized Italian citizen. Al Taqwa provides investment advice and cash transfer mechanisms for al-Qaida and other radical Islamic groups.
OFAC Alert Oggetto: Contrasto finanziario al terrorismo
Con riferimento alla nota del 17 ottobre u.s. e al preannunciato utilizzo di Internet, si rende nota la seguente lista di nominativi qui segnalati nell'ambito dello scambio di informazioni tra autorità di vari paesi in materia di contrasto finanziario al terrorismo internazionale.
entities:
AARAN MONEY WIRE SERVICE INC., 1806 Riverside Ave., 2nd Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
AL BARAKA EXCHANGE LLC, P.O. Box 20066, Dubai, U.A.E.; P.O. Box 3313, Deira, Dubai, U.A.E.
AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED (f.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY; f.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY ESTABLISHMENT; f.k.a. HIMMAT ESTABLISHMENT), c/o Asat Trust Reg., Altenbach 8, Vaduz 9490, Liechtenstein
AL-BARAKAAT, Mogadishu, Somalia; Dubai, U.A.E.
AL-BARAKAAT BANK, Mogadishu, Somalia
AL-BARAKAAT BANK OF SOMALIA (a.k.a. BARAKAAT BANK OF SOMALIA; a.k.a. BBS), Bossaso, Somalia; Mogadishu, Somalia
AL-BARAKAAT GROUP OF COMPANIES SOMALIA LIMITED (a.k.a. AL-BARAKAT FINANCIAL COMPANY), Mogadishu, Somalia; P.O. Box 3313, Dubai, U.A.E.
AL-BARAKAAT WIRING SERVICE, 2940 Pillsbury Avenue, Suite 4, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408, U.S.A.
AL-BARAKAT FINANCE GROUP, Dubai, U.A.E.; Mogadishu, Somalia
AL-BARAKAT FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY, Dubai, U.A.E.; Mogadishu, Somalia
AL-BARAKAT GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS (a.k.a. BARAKAAT GLOBETELCOMPANY), Hargeysa, Somalia; Mogadishu, Somalia; P.O. Box 3313, Dubai, U.A.E.
AL-BARAKAT INTERNATIONAL (a.k.a. BARACO CO.), Box 2923, Dubai, U.A.E.
AL-BARAKAT INVESTMENTS, P.O. Box 3313, Deira, Dubai, U.A.E.
ASAT TRUST REG., Altenbach 8, Vaduz 9490, Liechtenstein
BANK AL TAQWA LIMITED (a.k.a. AL TAQWA BANK; a.k.a. BANK AL TAQWA), c/o Arthur D. Hanna & Company, 10 Deveaux Street, Nassau, Bahamas; P.O. Box N-4877, Nassau, Bahamas
BARAKA TRADING COMPANY (a.k.a. BARAKO TRADING COMPANY LLC), P.O. Box 3313, Dubai, U.A.E.
BARAKAAT BOSTON, 266 Neponset Ave., Apt 43, Dorchester, Massachusetts 02122-3224, U.S.A.
BARAKAAT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, P.O. Box 3313, Dubai, U.A.E.
BARAKAAT ENTERPRISE, 1762 Huy Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43224-3550, U.S.A.
BARAKAAT GROUP OF COMPANIES, Mogadishu, Somalia; P.O. Box 3313, Dubai, U.A.E.
BARAKAAT INTERNATIONAL, Hallbybacken 15, Spanga 70, Sweden
BARAKAAT INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES (BICO), Mogadishu, Somalia; Dubai, U.A.E.
BARAKAAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION, P.O. Box 4036, Spanga, Sweden; Rinkebytorget 1, Spanga 04, Sweden
BARAKAAT INTERNATIONAL, INC., 1929 South 5th Street, Suite 205, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
BARAKAAT NORTH AMERICA, INC., 2019 Bank St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 925 Washington St., Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
BARAKAAT RED SEA TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Ala Aamin, Somalia; Bossaso, Somalia; Bubaarag, Somalia; Carafaat, Somalia; Gufure, Somalia; Guureeye, Somalia; Huruuse, Somalia; Kowthar, Somalia; Najax, Somalia; Nakhiil, Somalia; Noobir, Somalia; Raxmo, Somalia; Ticis, Somalia; Xuuxuule, Somalia
BARAKAT TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED (a.k.a. BTELCO), Bakara Market, Dar Salaam Buildings, Mogadishu, Somalia; Kievitlaan 16, T'veld, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
BARAKAAT TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY SOMALIA, LIMITED, P.O. Box 3313, Dubai, U.A.E.
BARAKAT BANK AND REMITTANCES, Mogadishu, Somalia; Dubai, U.A.E.
BARAKAT COMPUTER CONSULTING (BCC), Mogadishu, Somalia
BARAKAT CONSULTING GROUP (BCG), Mogadishu, Somalia
BARAKAT GLOBAL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Mogadishu, Somalia; Dubai, U.A.E.
BARAKAT POST EXPRESS (BPE), Mogadishu, Somalia
BARAKAT REFRESHMENT COMPANY, Mogadishu, Somalia; Dubai, U.A.E.
BARAKAT WIRE TRANSFER COMPANY, 4419 S. Brandon St., Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
GLOBAL SERVICE INTERNATIONAL, 1929 5th St., Suite 204, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
HEYATUL ULYA, Mogadishu, Somalia
NADA MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION SA (f.k.a. AL TAQWA MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION SA), Viale Stefano Franscini 22, Lugano CH-6900 TI, Switzerland
PARKA TRADING COMPANY, P.O. Box 3313, Deira, Dubai, U.A.E.
RED SEA BARAKAT COMPANY LIMITED, Mogadishu, Somalia; Dubai, U.A.E.
SOMALI INTERNATIONAL RELIEF ORGANIZATION, 1806 Riverside Ave., 2nd Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
SOMALI INTERNET COMPANY, Mogadishu, Somalia
SOMALI NETWORK AB (a.k.a. SOM NET AB), Hallbybacken 15, Spanga 70, Sweden
YOUSSEF M. NADA & CO. GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H., Kaernter Ring 2/2/5/22, Vienna 1010, Austria
YOUSSEF M. NADA, Via Riasc 4, Campione d'Italia I, CH-6911, Switzerland
individuals:
ABDULLKADIR, Hussein Mahamud, Florence, Italy (individual)
ADEN, Abdirisak, Skaftingebacken 8, Spanga 163 67, Sweden; DOB 01 Jun 1968 (individual)
ALI, Abbas Abdi, Mogadishu, Somalia (individual)
ALI, Abdi Abdulaziz, Drabantvagen 21, Spanga 177 50, Sweden; DOB 01 Jan 1955 (individual)
ALI, Yusaf Ahmed, Hallbybacken 15, Spanga 70, Sweden; DOB 20 Nov 1974 (individual)
AWEYS, Dahir Ubeidullahi, Via Cipriano Facchinetti 84, Rome, Italy (individual)
AWEYS, Hassan Dahir (a.k.a. ALI, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys; a.k.a. AWES, Shaykh Hassan Dahir); DOB 1935; citizen Somalia (individual)
HIMMAT, Ali Ghaleb, Via Posero 2, Campione d'Italia CH-6911, Switzerland; DOB 16 Jun 1938; POB Damascus, Syria; citizen Switzerland; alt. citizen Tunisia (individual)
HUBER, Albert Friedrich Armand (a.k.a. HUBER, Ahmed), Mettmenstetten, Switzerland; DOB 1927 (individual)
HUSSEIN, Liban, 2019 Bank St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 925 Washington St., Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (individual)
JAMA, Garad (a.k.a. NOR, Garad K.; a.k.a. WASRSAME, Fartune Ahmed), 2100 Bloomington Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.; 1806 Riverside Ave., 2nd Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.; DOB 26 Jun 1974 (individual)
JIM'ALE, Ahmed Nur Ali (a.k.a. JIM'ALE, Ahmad Nur Ali; a.k.a. JIMALE, Ahmad Ali; a.k.a. JUMALE, Ahmed Nur; a.k.a. JUMALI, Ahmed Ali), Mogadishu, Somalia; P.O. Box 3312, Dubai, U.A.E. (individual)
KAHIE, Abdullahi Hussein, Bakara Market, Dar Salaam Buildings, Mogadishu, Somalia (individual)
MANSOUR, Mohamed (a.k.a. AL-MANSOUR, Dr. Mohamed), Ob. Heslibachstr. 20, Kusnacht, Switzerland; Zurich, Switzerland; DOB 1928; POB U.A.E.; alt. POB Egypt (individual)
MANSOUR-FATTOUH, Zeinab, Zurich, Switzerland (individual)
NADA, Youssef (a.k.a. NADA, Youssef M.; a.k.a. NADA, Youssef Mustafa), Via Arogno 32, Campione d'Italia 6911, Italy; Via Riasc 4, Campione d'Italia 6911, Switzerland; Via Per Arogno 32, Campione d'Italia CH-6911, Switzerland; DOB 17 May 1931; alt. DOB 17 May 1937; POB Alexandria, Egypt; citizen Tunisia (individual)
