Thursday, May 19, 2016

U.S. Adds The Islamic State In Yemen, Libya, And Saudi Arabia To Its Terror List

ISIS released still pictures purporting to show massive parade of their militants in the city of Sirte, Libya

CNN: US adds ISIS in Yemen, Libya, Saudi to terror list

Washington (CNN)The U.S. added ISIS affiliates from Libya, Saudi Arabia and Yemen to its list of designated terrorist organizations on Thursday.

The move means these groups are being formally listed as designated terrorist organizations, a reflection of the changing assessment of the threat they pose. In the past, U.S. officials have indicated that they saw the groups in Libya, Yemen and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia more as sympathizers than formal affiliates of the core militant group, which controls parts of Syria and Iraq.

The State Department, working with the Justice and Treasury departments, also placed the groups on a list of global terrorists that allows the Obama administration to sanction anyone who knowingly helps or provides material support to these groups -- freezing any property, bank accounts or other interests they might have in the U.S.

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More News On The U.S. Adding The Islamic State In Yemen, Libya, And Saudi Arabia To Its Terror List

US Widens Sanctions on Islamic State, Al-Qaida Branches -- AP
US adds IS branches in Libya, Yemen, Saudi Arabia to its terror list -- AFP
U.S. State Department sanctions Islamic State branches in Libya, Yemen, Saudi Arabia -- Reuters
United States blacklists three of ISIS's local branches -- Arutz Sheva
State Dept gets around to outlawing ISIS in Libya, Yemen, Saudi Arabia -- RT

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