US, Gulf states place sanctions on Yemen supporters of terrorism

The US, backed by a number of Gulf Arab states, has  imposed sanctions on eight individuals and one organisation, a statement by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) revealed today.

The move was taken in an effort to target leaders, financiers and facilitators of Daesh in Yemen and Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). “Through this action we are aggressively targeting radical extremists in Yemen and the surrounding region who pose a direct threat to the security of the United States, Yemen, and the international community.”

“This action was taken in partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as the co-chair of the recently established Terrorist Financing Targeting Centre (TFTC), as well as all other TFTC member states: the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates,” the statement added.

The men who have had sanctions placed on them are: Adil Abduh Fari Uthman Al-Dhubhani, Radwan Muhammad Husayn Ali Qanan, Khalid Al-Marfadi, Sayf Abdulrab Salem Al-Hayashi, Abu Sulayman Al-Adani, Nashwan Al-Wali Al-Yafi’I, Khalid Sa’id Ghabish Al-Ubaydi and Bilal Ali Muhammad Al-Wafi.

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In addition to Al Khayr Supermarket which is owned or controlled by Al-Hayashi.

All the men are Yemeni and have been targeted because of their support for AQAP or Daesh in Yemen.

This is the first action taken by the TFTC since its creation in May.