US Sanctions Six Persons for Sponsoring Daesh, Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda

The US has sanctioned six individuals for sponsoring terrorist organizations: Daesh, Nusra Front and al-Qaeda.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The United States has sanctioned six individuals for sponsoring terrorist organizations, including Daesh, Nusra Front, al-Qaeda, the US Department of the Treasury announced in a press release on Thursday.

"The US Department of the Treasury took action today to disrupt the fundraising and support networks of al-Qaida, al-Nusra Front, al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and Daesh by imposing sanctions on six individuals," the release said.

Among the designated persons is Kuwait-based Abdullah Hadi ‘Abd al-Rahman Fayhan Sharban al-‘Anizi, who financially supported al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and the Nusra Front in Syria between late 2013 and late 2015.

Another sanctioned individual is and Abd al-Muhsin Zabin Mutib Naif al-Mutayri, who provided funds to the Nusra Front.

The Treasury Department also designated two persons based in Yemen — Nayif Salih Salim al-Qaysi for sponsoring AQAP, and Ghalib Abdullah al-Zaidi for providing AQAP with weapons, funding and recruits.

The fifth sanctioned person is Syria-based Mostafa Mahamed, who provided funds to the Nusra Front.

Finally, the Treasury Department sanctioned Libya-based Salmi Salama Salim Sulayman ‘Ammar for sponsoring the Islamic State, which is also known as Daesh and is outlawed in numerous countries including in the United States and Russia.