U.S., coalition partners sanction 15 al-Shabaab leaders

U.S., coalition partners sanction 15 al-Shabaab leaders

The United States and a coalition of six other nations dedicated to disrupting terrorist financial networks have imposed sanctions against 15 accused leaders of the Somalia-based al-Shabaab militant group.

US Treasury Department sanctions 15 members of al-Shabaab

Terrorist Finance Targeting Center “member states are stronger and more effective when working together to counter these shared threats to the international financial system,” a U.S. Treasury Department rep said.The post US Treasury Department sanctions 15 members of al-Shabaab appeared…

Terrorist Financing Targeting Center Designates Al-Shabaab Networks in Somalia

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – Today, the seven members of the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) announced joint designations of 15 al-Shabaab leaders, operatives, and financial facilitators operating in Somalia.  These targets were involved in a wide range of activities in support of al-Shabaab, including fundraising and proliferation of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).  This is the eighth round of joint designations by the TFTC. The TFTC…