The United States and Turkey announced Thursday joint sanctions against a network that allegedly provided financial support to the Islamic State.
The U.S. Treasury Department has explained that the sanctions imposed concern four individuals and two companies allegedly linked to the management and distribution of funds for the terrorist organization in Iraq and Syria, according to a statement.
For its part, the Turkish Finance Ministry will implement a freeze on the assets of the targeted members in order to «drain the financial resources of all terrorist organizations,» the Anatolia news agency reported.
Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Brian Nelson, has stated that this action is the result of «close cooperation and collaboration with Turkish partners to target Islamic State activity in the region.»
«Today’s action reaffirms Treasury’s commitment to degrade the Islamic State’s ability to operate globally,» added Nelson, in line with Turkish authorities, who stressed that Ankara would «continue to take effective measures to prevent terrorist financing.»
These sanctions target Abd Al Hamid Salim Ibrahim Ibrahim Ismail Brukan al Khatuni, an Iraqi citizen living in Turkey, as well as his two sons and their companies – Wadi Alrrafidayn and Sham Express – money services businesses.
Lu’ay Jasim Hammadi al Juburi, a former member of Al Qaeda and Islamic State, is also being sanctioned for having provided financing to the three men mentioned above.
As a result of the measures, the assets of the individuals and entities they own are blocked in the United States and Turkey. In addition, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control may prohibit the opening of a bank account with U.S. financial institutions.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
