People & Institutions
Fly Baghdad Airlines Company (aka Iraq Express)
فلاي بغداد
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Legal status as of 4 October 2026
Charges dropped or case closed
Charges dropped or the case closed.
What the documents say
Designated by OFAC 22 January 2024 under Executive Order 13224 as amended, for supporting IRGC-Quds Force logistics; the corporate entity and its two Boeing 737s were removed from the SDN list 5 August 2026, which Fly Baghdad's own statement called the result of a 'two-year compliance transformation'.
- Kind
- Company
- Roles
- Iraqi private airline, established 2014
Cases
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| Case | Role | Status in this case | Detail | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fly Baghdad: OFAC terrorism-finance sanctions (2024) and 2026 delisting of the airline | Iraqi private airline, established 2014 | Charges dropped or case closed | Designated by OFAC 22 January 2024 under Executive Order 13224 as amended, for supporting IRGC-Quds Force logistics; the corporate entity and its two Boeing 737s were removed from the SDN list 5 August 2026, which Fly Baghdad's own statement called the result of a 'two-year compliance transformation'. | 28 September 2026 |
In the registers
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Sanctions
| Date | Authority | Action | Reason given | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 January 2024 | US Treasury (OFAC) | Designation Executive Order 13224, as amended (Specially Designated Global Terrorist); Linked To: IRGC-Qods Force | “Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad has supported the operations of the IRGC-QF and its proxies by delivering materiel and personnel throughout the region.” | Original |
| 5 August 2026 | US Treasury (OFAC) | Removal from the list Executive Order 13224, as amended (Specially Designated Global Terrorist) | Original |
Dated events
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- 22 January 2024Under sanctionsOFAC designation
- 5 August 2026Charges dropped or case closedCorporate entity and aircraft delisted
Documents
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- US Department of the Treasury22 January 2024Sanctions noticeTier A
Treasury Targets Kata'ib Hizballah Leaders and Airline Enabling IRGC-QF and Militant Proxy Groups (press release jy2037)
Our copy (downloads as a file)OriginalSHA-256 904d98c6dd9fFor several years, Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad has supported the operations of the IRGC-QF and its proxies by delivering materiel and personnel throughout the region
- OFAC5 August 2026Sanctions noticeTier A
Recent Actions, 5 August 2026 (SDN List removals)
Our copy (downloads as a file)OriginalSHA-256 7c7ccae70ed9FLY BAGHDAD AIRLINES COMPANY; IRAQ EXPRESS; FLY BAGHDAD [entities and aircraft YI-BAF, YI-BAN removed from the SDN list]
Articles
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- 22 January 2024واشنطن تفرض عقوبات على "فلاي بغداد" وشخصيات عراقيةAl Jazeera Net
- 22 January 2024عقوبات أميركية على «فلاي بغداد» و«حزب الله» العراقيAsharq Al-Awsat
- 22 January 2024
- 18 October 2017