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Designated entities on one mail server

Three entities named directly in Mohammed Hamcho's EU/UK designation — Hamsho Communication, Syria Metal Industries and Jupiter — run their corporate mail on the same server as the rest of the estate.

Multiple independent technical or documentary indicators agree, with no contrary evidence.

Alongside them sit domains matching OFAC's listed business lines for Hamsho International Group: carpet distribution, printing services, hotels and resorts, and car rental.

The Reuters description of the family's enterprises — cable production, metalworks, electronics and film studios — is matched four for four on this one machine: Union, Syria Metal Industries and Hadeed, SamaTel and MEMO, and Sama Al-Fan with SAMA Al-Arab TV.

Articles on this finding

Mapping the two-server estate 2026-08-12

Entities

Hamsho Communication Named in a designation
Syria Metal Industries Named in a designation
Jupiter for Investment and Tourism Named in a designation
Hamsho Carpet Named in a designation

Sources

Annex to Financial Sanctions Notice: Syria amendments gov.je (UK/EU-derived annex) · retrieved 2026-08-11 Names Hamsho International, Hamsho Communication, MHG International, Jupiter for Investment and Tourism, and Syria Metal Industries.
Hamsho International Group — OpenSanctions OpenSanctions · retrieved 2026-08-11
Syria is secretly reshaping its economy Reuters · retrieved 2026-08-11 Describes Hamsho family enterprises as spanning cable production, metalworks, electronics and film studios. Important reference.
DNS, RDAP and reverse-IP observations Own collection · retrieved 2026-08-12 A/NS/MX/TXT and _dmarc records resolved over HTTPS DNS proxies; registration dates and registrars from Verisign RDAP; co-hosted domains from reverse-IP passive DNS. Recorded 12 August 2026.