Iraq has announced a correction to its recently published terrorist asset freeze list, following an error in the Iraqi Official Gazette. The move came under Decision No. 61 of 2025, issued by the Committee for Freezing Terrorists' Assets, published in Issue No. 4848 of the Gazette on November 17, 2025.

The decision was issued in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001) and in response to a request from the State of Malaysia, targeting individuals and entities associated with ISIS and Al-Qaeda.

Following publication, it was revealed that the list included the names of parties and entities not associated with any terrorist activity or affiliation with the mentioned organizations. Iraqi authorities clarified that their approval was strictly limited to the inclusion of individuals and entities linked exclusively to ISIS and al-Qaeda.

According to the statement, the error occurred because the list was published before the final revision. Iraqi officials confirmed that a correction will be issued, and the names of unrelated entities and parties will be removed from the list.

The asset freeze followed a formal request by Malaysia, invoking the framework of UN Security Council Resolution 1373, which obligates member states to take action against individuals and entities supporting terrorism.

Iraq reaffirmed its commitment to international cooperation in combating terrorism, while ensuring that due process is observed in the enforcement of financial sanctions. The clarification statement came after the Official Gazette released a statement declaring that Iraq will freeze the funds of terror groups, and included Lebanon's Hezbollah and Yemen's Ansar Allah on the list. 

Al-Sudani echoes the Iraqi government statement 

In turn, the office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced on Thursday that the text of the Freezing Terrorist Funds committee's decision reflected inaccurate positions, stressing that the Prime Minister ordered an urgent investigation to determine responsibility for the error in the committee's decision.

The statement echoed the earlier statement released by the Iraqi government that detailed that Iraq's agreement to freeze funds was limited.

Al-Sudani's statement also indicated that "the Iraqi government's positions on the aggression against our people in Lebanon and Palestine are principled positions that are not subject to bidding and reflect the will of our people," stressing that "no one among the opportunists and bankrupt individuals can bid against our positions, which have always proven the historical rights of the land's owners."

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