INSTRUCTIONS TO USUN TO SUBMIT 3 (2 BAHRAINIS, 1

S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 03 STATE 057002 NOFORN SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/27/2018 TAGS: EFIN KTFN PREL PTER SUBJECT: INSTRUCTIONS TO USUN TO SUBMIT 3 (2 BAHRAINIS, 1 QATARI) INDIVIDUALS FOR LISTING UNDER UNSCR 1267 REF: A. STATE 049739 B. DOHA 383 C. MANAMA 299 Classified By: Deputy Assistant Secretary Brian Hook for reasons 1.4 b and d. ¶1. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. -------------- BACKGROUND -------------- ¶2. (S/NF) The U.S. on May 9, 2008, prenotified (Ref A) its intent to request that the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee add the names of three individuals, Bahrainis 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffar 'Ali and Adil Muhammad Mahmud Abd al-Khaliq and Qatari Khalifa Muhammad Turki al-Subaiy, to the Committee's list of individuals and entities associated with Usama bin Laden or members of the Taliban or al-Qaida, which are subject to UN Security Council mandated sanctions, including asset freezing, travel ban and arms embargo. The Governments of Qatar (Ref B) and Bahrain have told us they will not oppose this request. -------------- ACTION REQUEST -------------- ¶3. (U) USUN is instructed to submit on May 28 to the al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions Committee the following names for listing under UNSCR 1267: Names of proposed individuals: (1) KHALIFA MUHAMMAD TURKI AL-SUBAIY Name: Khalifa Muhammad Turki al-Subaiy AKA: Khalifa Mohd Turki Alsubaie AKA: Khalifa Mohd Turki al-Subaie AKA: Khalifa Al-Subayi AKA: Khalifa Turki bin Muhammad bin al-Suaiy Citizenship: Qatari DOB: January 1, 1965 Qatar Passport: 00685868 Qatar Identity Card: 26563400140 (2) 'ABD AL-RAHMAN MUHAMMAD JAFFAR 'ALI Name: 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffar 'Ali AKA: 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffir AKA: 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Jafir 'Ali AKA: Abd al-Rahman Jaffir Ali AKA: Abdul Rahman Mohamed Jaffer Ali AKA: Abdulrahman Mohammad Jaffar AKA: 'Ali Al-Khal AKA: Abu Muhammad Al-Khal Nationality: Bahraini DOB: January 15, 1968 POB: Muharraq, Bahrain (3) ADIL MUHAMMAD MAHMUD ABD AL-KHALIQ Name: Adil Muhammad Mahmud Abd al-Khaliq AKA: Adel Mohamed Mahmoud Abdul Khaliq AKA: Adel Mohamed Mahmood Abdul Khaled POB: Bahrain DOB: March 2, 1984 Bahraini Passport: 1632207 ¶4. (U) USUN is further instructed to share the attached Statement of Case (SOC) with 1267 Members and request their support for this listing. �00A; STATEMENT OF CASE Begin text: (1) KHALIFA MUHAMMAD TURKI AL-SUBAIY STATE 00057002 002 OF 003 Khalifa Muhammad Turki al-Subaiy is a Qatar-based terrorist financier and facilitator who has provided financial support to, and acted on behalf of, al-Qaida senior leadership. Al-Subaiy provided assistance to senior al-Qaida leader Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) prior to KSM's capture in March 2003. Since that time, al-Subaiy has provided financial support to al-Qaida senior leadership in Pakistan's tribal region. Al-Subaiy has also worked with senior al-Qaida facilitators to move extremist recruits to al-Qaida training camps in Pakistan, and has assisted in providing funds. In addition, al-Subaiy has served as a diplomatic and communications conduit between al-Qaida and third parties in the Middle East. In January 2008, al-Subaiy was convicted in absentia by the Bahraini High Criminal Court for financing terrorism, undergoing terrorist training, facilitating the travel of others abroad to receive terrorist training, and for membership in a terrorist organization. He was subsequently arrested in Qatar in March 2008 when he was to begin serving his sentence. (2) 'ABD AL-RAHMAN MUHAMMAD JAFFAR 'ALI 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffar 'Ali is a Bahrain-based al-Qaida financier and facilitator who has provided significant funding to al-Qaida. Ali facilitated the movement of money to a senior al-Qaida facilitator in Iran. He has also provided his own personal funds for use by an al-Qaida recruit. In January 2008, 'Ali was convicted by the Bahraini High Criminal Court for financing terrorism, undergoing terrorist training, facilitating the travel of others abroad to receive terrorist training, and for membership in a terrorist organization. 'Ali was released shortly after the announcement of the verdict, and, with credit for time served, has completed his sentence. (3) ADIL MUHAMMAD MAHMUD ABD AL-KHALIQ For several years, Adil Muhammad Mahmud Abd al-Khaliq has acted for or on behalf of al- Qaida senior leaders and has provided financial, material, and logistical support to al-Qaida and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG). In 2004, Abd al-Khaliq was recruited by al-Qaida to access sources of funding and to procure reliable equipment to expand al-Qaida operations in Afghanistan ultimately to carry out larger attacks there. Abd al-Khaliq also traveled to Waziristan, Pakistan, for terrorist training and to take part in fighting in Afghanistan against Coalition forces. His training involved an education in AK-47 assault rifles and explosives. Abd al-Khaliq resided in al-Qaida, Taliban, and LIFG safehouses during his training period. Between 2004 and 2007, Abd al-Khaliq traveled to Iran five times on behalf of al-Qaida and the LIFG for his facilitation duties. During each of these trips, he met with senior al-Qaida facilitators. During this same timeframe, Abd al-Khaliq provided material support to al-Qaida and the LIFG by equipping them with electrical parts used in explosives, laptop computers, jackets, GPS devices, and military equipment. Additionally, Abd al- Khaliq arranged the transportation of fighters, money, and material to LIFG camps in Pakistan. In January 2007, Abd al-Khaliq was arrested in the United Arab EMIRATES (UAE) on charges of being a member of the terrorist groups al-Qaida and the LIFG. Following his conviction in the UAE in late 2007, Abd al-Khaliq was transferred in early 2008 to Bahraini custody to serve out the remainder of his sentence. -------------- STATE 00057002 003 OF 003 Point of contact -------------- ¶5. (U) Questions may be directed to IO/PSC (Erin Crowe, 202-736-7847). ¶6. (U) Tripoli minimize considered. RICE