Nations Want UN Global Ban On Jihadi Fighters

The United States and France have urged on the United Nations to impose a global travel ban on individuals intent on joining overseas wars. The two nations, allies in a coalition created to fight the ISIS, likewise want sanctions against countries that refuse to implement the ban.

A document list obtained by Reuters showed the individuals being considered for UN sanctions include:

• Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Mustafa al-Qaduli, an Iraqi who is a senior Islamic State leader in Syria and previously served as a deputy to al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi;
• Ahmed Abdullah Saleh al-Khazmari al-Zahrani, a Saudi Arabian senior member of al Qaeda, who left Afghanistan and Pakistan last year for Syria;
• Azzam Abdullah Zureik Al-Maulid al-Subhi, a Saudi Arabian member of al Qaeda said to be responsible for the physical training of militants and for the coordination of foreign fighters who travel to Afghanistan;
• Ibrahim Suleiman Hamad al-Hablain, a Saudi Arabian explosives expert and operative for Abdallah Azzam Brigades, which was formed in 2009 and is connected to Nusra Front, al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria
• Seifallah ben Hassine, leader of Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia, which has links to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. The group has been involved in recruiting youth in Tunisia for fighting in Syria.
• Abd al-Rahman bin Umayr al-Nuaymi, described as facilitator of significant financial support to al Qaeda in Iraq and served as an interlocutor between AQI leaders and Qatar-based donors."
• Abd al-Rahman Khalaf Ubayd Juday al-Anizi, a facilitator for Nusra Front, sending operatives and logistics into Syria from the Gulf region
• Anas Hasan Khattab, a Syrian who helped form Nusra Front and is the group's administrative leader
• Maysar Ali Musa Abdallah al-Juburi, an Iraqi who is Nusra's sharia leader.
• Shafi Sultan Mohammed al-Ajmi, a Kuwaiti described as an active fundraiser for Nusra Front and "operates regular social media campaigns seeking donations for Syrian fighters."
• Anders Cameroon Ostensvig Dale, a Norwegian described as a member of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula who made several trips to Yemen, and trained on how to make bomb belts, improvised explosive devices and car bombs.
• Emilie Konig, a French woman, who travelled to Syria in 2012 to fight for Islamic State
• Kevin Guiavarch and Salma Oueslati, a married French couple who went to Syria in 2012, where Guiavarch fights alongside Nusra Front militants.
• Oumar Diaby, a Senegalese leader of an armed group with about 80 members in Syria that is linked to Nusra Front.

In all, 15 names are listed in the document. Two groups, Abdallah Azzam Brigades in the Middle East and Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia, are likewise included in the document.

The sanctions are also calling for an asset freeze and arms embargo.

U.S. President Barack Obama will preside over a meeting of the security council on Wednesday.