| You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. 08/18/2014 10:28 AM EDT Terrorist Designation of Said ArifMedia Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC August 18, 2014
Terrorist Designation of Said Arif
The Department of State has designated Said Arif as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. The consequences of this designation include a prohibition against U.S. persons engaging in transactions with Said Arif, and the freezing of all property and interests of Said Arif that are in the United States, or come within the United States or the possession or control of U.S. persons. Said Arif was also included in the annex of the recently adopted United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2170, which specifically condemns the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and al-Nusrah Front, both designated by the Department of State as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, as well as all other individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities associated with al-Qa’ida. Along with Arif’s U.S. designation, he will be added to the UN 1267/1989 al-Qa’ida Sanctions list, requiring all member states to implement an assets freeze, a travel ban, and an arms embargo against Arif.
Syria-based Algerian national Said Arif is also wanted by the Government of France and Interpol; both issued arrest warrants for Arif. In October 2013, Arif fled house arrest in France in a stolen car and joined the terrorist group al-Nusrah Front.
Arif is an Algerian army officer deserter, who travelled to Afghanistan in the 1990s, where he trained in al-Qa’ida camps with weapons and explosives. Arif is a long-time terrorist who was a suspect in the al-Qa’ida December 2000 plot to bomb the Strasbourg Christmas market.
In 2003, Arif was arrested and was put on trial in France with 25 others as part of the “Chechen Network.” In 2002 the Chechen Network was accused of plotting to blow up the Eiffel Tower and conduct chemical attacks and attacks on malls and police stations in France. In 2006, Arif was convicted and sentenced for his role in these planned attacks. After his arrest, Arif publicly declared that al-Qa’ida was planning to attack an American military base in Spain using chemical weapons.
The consequences of this designation include a prohibition against U.S. persons engaging in transactions with Said Arif, and the freezing of all property and interests of Said Arif that are in the United States, or come within the United States or the possession or control of U.S. persons. Stay connected with the State Department:
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