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US Sanctions al-Nusra Front Subunit Operating in Northern Syria - DoS

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The United States has introduced sanctions against Jund al-Aqsa (JAA) terrorist group, which primarily operates in Idlib and Hama provinces in Northern Syria, the US Department of State announced in a release on Tuesday.

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The State Department noted that terrorists formed JAA in 2012 as a subunit of al-Nusra Front terrorist group, currently known as Jabhat Fatah al-Sham.

"As a result of this designation, all property subject to US jurisdiction in which JAA has any interest is blocked and US persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with JAA," the release stated.

In March 2015, JAA carried out two suicide bombing attacks at checkpoints in Idlib.

In 2014, the group killed 40 civilians in the village of Maan in the Hama province.

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