WASHINGTON: The US Treasury Department said on Thursday it was taking joint action with Turkiye against a network it said played a key role in money management, transfer and distribution for Daesh operating in Iraq and Syria.
Turkiye’s foreign affairs ministry said on Twitter the assets of seven individuals or legal persons involved in financing for the group were frozen.
The US Treasury Department said four individuals and two entities in Turkiye were designated under US sanctions.
They included an Iraqi national living illegally in Turkiye, Brukan Al-Khatuni, his two sons and an associate, and two businesses they used to transfer money on behalf of Daesh, between Turkiye, Iraq and Syria, the Treasury Department said in a statement.
The sanctions freeze any US assets they hold and generally bar Americans from dealing with them.
Daesh killed and executed thousands of people in the name of its extreme interpretation of Islam before it was territorially defeated in Iraq in 2017 and Syria in 2019.
The group last month named a new leader, Abu Al-Hussein Al-Husseini Al-Quraishi, after its previous head blew himself up in October while being besieged by former anti-government rebels in southern Syria.
The United States in November blacklisted four individuals and eight companies in South Africa aiding the group and in May imposed sanctions on a network of five Daesh financial facilitators working across Indonesia, Syria and Turkiye.
The head of the network targeted on Thursday, Brukan Al-Khatuni, helped with foreign financing for the group in Iraq before moving to Turkiye in 2016, where he helped transfer funds from donors and handled millions of dollars for the group, according to the Treasury Department.
US, Turkiye target financial network linked to Daesh
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US, Turkiye target financial network linked to Daesh
- Turkiye has frozen the assets of members to the network, who were also added to the US sanctions list
Military coalition in Yemen condemns attack on commander’s convoy
- Al-Maliki also said the coalition is committed to supporting Yemeni security efforts and pursuing those involved in the attack and bringing them to justice
RIYADH: The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen condemned on Wednesday an attack that targeted the convoy of a senior commander.
The attack in the Jaoula area of Lahj governorate targeted vehicles under the command of Brigadier General Hamdi Shukri, who heads the second division of the Giants Forces.
Coalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Maliki said there were numerous deaths injuries and called the ambush “a criminal act that is contrary to all human and moral values.”
He said the coalition, which includes Saudi Arabia, will continue coordinating with the relevant authorities to ensure the security of citizens and maintain stability, Saudi Press Agency reported.
He called for people to work with the Yemeni government and military authorities to confront any sabotage attempts or terrorist operations targeting the security and stability of liberated governorates.
Al-Maliki also said the coalition is committed to supporting Yemeni security efforts and pursuing those involved in the attack and bringing them to justice.
