US Justice Department seizes 13 Hezbollah domains
The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday that it has seized 13 domains used by Hezbollah and affiliates.
The United States obtained court authorization to seize moqawama.org, almanarnews.org, manarnews.org, almanar-tv.org, alshahid.org, manartv.net, manarnews.net, almanar-tv.com, almanar-tv.net, alidaamouch.com, Ibrahim-alsayed.net, alemdad.net, and naimkassem.net, the Department of Justice said.
"Today’s web domain seizures deny terrorist organizations and affiliates significant sources of support and makes clear we will not allow these groups to use U.S. infrastructure to threaten the American people," said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division.
"This seizure demonstrates the FBI’s persistence in using all of our tools to hold accountable terrorists and their affiliates when they violate U.S. laws," said Assistant Director Robert R. Wells of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division.
"Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Specially Designated Nationals (SNDs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs), such as Lebanese Hezbollah, Al Manar TV, Ali Damush, Ibrahim al-Sayyid, Islamic Charitable Emdad Committee, Martyrs’ Foundation in Lebanon, Naim Qasim, and their members may not obtain services, including website and domain services, in the United States without a license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). No such license was obtained for any of the 13 seized domains," the U.S. Department of Justice said.
