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UK Adds Entries to Syria, DRC Sanctions Lists

The U.K. added two entries to its Syria sanctions list in a June 19 notice. The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation imposed a travel ban and asset freeze on Ali Mahmoud Abbas, the Syrian defense minister, and Abdel Karim Mahmoud…

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Ibrahim, chief of the general staff of the Syrian army and armed forces. In a separate notice, OFSI added two entries to its Democratic Republic of the Congo sanctions list. Desire Londroma Ndjukpa, commander of CODECO URDPC, and William Yakutumba, leader of the Mai-Mai Yakutumba, were also hit with travel bans and asset freezes.