US sanctions Daesh branches in Libya, Yemen and Saudi Arabia

The United States announced on Thursday that it has added new Daesh branches to its blacklist, noting they are in Libya, Yemen and Saudi Arabia, Al-Jazeera and other agencies reported.

The US State Department said it had designated Daesh’s branch in Libya as a “foreign terrorist organization”.
The department also designated the group’s branches in Libya, Yemen and Saudi Arabia as “specially designated global terrorists”.

It said that designation “imposes sanctions and penalties on foreign persons that have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of US nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States”.

Terrorism designations are one way the US can deny those sanctioned, including individuals and organisations, access to the US financial system.

The statement reiterated that the sanctions also includes everyone offering direct or indirect financial support or any other resources for these groups.