U.S. Targets Hizbullah 'Iraq Network' with New Sanctions

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The U.S. Treasury expanded its attack on Hizbullah's financial network Tuesday, hitting key representatives of the Lebanese group in Iraq with sanctions.

The Treasury blacklisted Shibl Muhsin 'Ubayd Al-Zaydi, Yusuf Hashim, Adnan Hussein Kawtharani, and Muhammad 'Abd-Al-Hadi Farhat under its Specially Designated Global Terrorists program, saying they moved money, acquired weapons and trained fighters in Iraq for the group.

Among the four, Al-Zaydi was a key coordinator between Hizbullah, Iran's blacklisted Revolutionary Guards, and their supporters in Iraq, the Treasury said.

He is close to alleged Hizbullah financier Adham Tabaja, and coordinated smuggling oil from Iran into Syria.

He also sent Iraqi fighters to Syria allegedly on behalf of the Revolutionary Guard, the Treasury said.

The other three were also involved in collecting intelligence and moving money for Hizbullah in Iraq, it said.

"Hizbullah is a terrorist proxy for the Iranian regime that seeks to undermine Iraqi sovereignty and destabilize the Middle East," said Sigal Mandelker, Treasury under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence.

"Treasury's concerted actions aim to deny Hizbullah's clandestine attempts to exploit Iraq to launder funds, procure weapons, train fighters, and collect intelligence as a proxy for Iran," Mandelker said in a statement.

Comments 3
Thumb Southern...... 13 November 2018, 18:01

those sort of sanctions are "targeting" Hezbollah since 2000, and the Lebanese resistance is stronger than ever.... why this waste of effort!

Thumb joebustani 14 November 2018, 08:21

bless anyone person, entity, organization, brigade or country that inflicts extreme pain and unbearable suffering, death, torture, and destruction upon the iranian sectarian terrorist militia and its members, financiers, sponsors, supporters or followers wherever they may be.

Thumb shab 14 November 2018, 11:58

Filthy murdering militia