UN ISIL/Al-Qaida list changes, and how the EU, UK and Switzerland follow them

Position over time

Each line says where the matter stood on that date, in 25 words or fewer. Step back to see an earlier position; the timeline below fades what came after it.

1. 21 October 2026UN decision of 15 October: Switzerland implemented it the same day. The EU act of 21 October amends two of the three entries.
2. 8 October 2026The EU implemented the Committee's 28 September amendment of entity QDe.168, ten days later.
3. 18 September 2026The EU's 361st amendment implemented SC/16446 of 4 September. Switzerland had followed on 7 September.
4. 26 August 2026The EU implemented the Committee's 13–14 August and 18 August amendments, in its 359th and 360th amendments to Regulation 881/2002.
5. 18 August 2026The UN 1267 Committee amended 21 ISIL/Al-Qaida entries; the UK and Switzerland transposed them.

1. 18 August 2026
   UKSwitzerlandUNsanctionsSanctionsUpdated

   UN 1267 Committee amends 21 ISIL/Al-Qaida entries; UK and Switzerland transpose

   On 18 August 2026 the UN 1267/1989/2253 Committee amended 21 entries on the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions list (SC/16435).

   Primary source: UN Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267/1989/2253 ↗
2. 20 August 2026 · +2 days
   EUsanctionsSanctionsUpdated

   EU amends the ISIL/Al-Qaida list for the 359th time, implementing the Committee's 13–14 August decisions

   Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1960 of 20 August 2026 amends Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, the ISIL/Al-Qaida list, for the 359th time.

   Primary source: European Commission ↗
3. 26 August 2026 · +6 days
   EUsanctionsSanctionsUpdated

   EU amends the ISIL/Al-Qaida list for the 360th time, implementing the Committee's 18 August decision

   Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1965 of 26 August 2026 amends Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, the ISIL/Al-Qaida list, for the 360th time.

   Primary source: European Commission ↗
4. 4 September 2026 · +9 days
   UNsanctionsSanctionsUpdated

   The 1267 Committee amends two entries on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List; the machine-readable list reflects only one of them

   On 4 September 2026 the UN 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) Committee amended two entries on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List, QDi.431 and QDi.436 (press release SC/16446).

   Primary source: UN Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) ↗
5. 7 September 2026 · +3 days
   UKSwitzerlandUNsanctionsSanctionsUpdated

   SC/16446 follow-through: QDi.431's amendment reaches the UN file; the UK and Switzerland implement only QDi.436

   The UN 1267 Committee's 4 September 2026 amendment to entry QDi.431 has now reached the machine-readable UN Consolidated List, in the file generated 2026-10-01T23:00Z.

   Primary source: UN Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) ↗
6. 7 September 2026
   SwitzerlandsanctionsSanctionsUpdated

   SECO amends two ISIL (Da’esh)/Al-Qaida entries (7 and 29 September 2026), following the UN

   SECO's ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Kaida programme page (SR 946·231·08) records 'Änderung vom 07·09·2026 mit Inkrafttreten am 04·09·2026' and 'Änderung vom 29·09·2026 mit Inkrafttreten am 28·09·2026'.

   Primary source: SECO / EAER ↗
7. 18 September 2026 · +11 days
   EUsanctionsSanctionsUpdated

   EU amends the ISIL/Al-Qaida list for the 361st time — the EU limb of SC/16446

   Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2143 of 18 September 2026 amends Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, the ISIL/Al-Qaida list, for the 361st time.

   Primary source: European Commission ↗
8. 28 September 2026 · +10 days
   UKSwitzerlandUNsanctionsSanctionsUpdated

   The 1267 Committee amends one ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida entity entry (QDe.168); the UK and Switzerland follow within a day

   On 28 September 2026 the UN 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) Committee amended one entity entry on its ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List, QDe.168 (listed 7 March 2022), by press release SC/16465.

   Primary source: UN Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) ↗
9. 8 October 2026 · +10 days
   EUUNsanctionsSanctionsUpdated

   EU implements the UN 1267 Committee's amendment of one ISIL/Al-Qaida entity entry (362nd amendment of Regulation 881/2002)

   Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2287 of 8 October 2026 replaces the identifying data of one entity entry on the EU's ISIL/Al-Qaida list, the 362nd amendment of Regulation (EC) No 881/2002.

   Primary source: European Commission ↗
10. 15 October 2026 · +7 days
    UKSwitzerlandUNsanctionsSanctionsUpdated

    Switzerland implements a UN amendment of three ISIL/Al-Qaida entries; the UK list mirrors it

    On 15 October 2026 the UN sanctions committee amended three entries on its ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida list, and Switzerland applied the change directly, FINMA's notice of 16 October states.

    Primary source: FINMA ↗
11. 21 October 2026 · +6 days
    EUUNsanctionsSanctionsUpdated

    EU amends two ISIL/Al-Qaida entries to follow the UN committee's decision of 15 October

    On 21 October 2026 the European Commission amended two entries on the EU's ISIL/Al-Qaida list, one person and one entity, to follow the UN committee's decision of 15 October.

    Primary source: European Commission ↗