Treasury sanctions suspected financiers of terrorist groups in Iraq, Syria
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Treasury Department is levying sanctions against three men suspected of helping finance terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria.
Two, who are based in Kuwait, allegedly support the Syria-based group al-Nusrah Front, which has ties to al-Qaida.
The other is suspected of helping the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen on Wednesday called on the Kuwaiti government to do more to disrupt terrorist financing.
The three individuals sanctioned are: Shafi Sultan Mohammed al-Ajmi (Shafee al A' jah-mee), Hajjaj Fahd Hajjaj Muhammad Sahib al-'Ajmi (Ha-jah al-A' jah-mee) and Abd al-Rahman Khalaf 'Ubayd Juday' al-'Aniz. (Ab-del rah-man al-An-iz)
The action freezes any assets the three might have in U.S. jurisdiction and bans U.S. citizens from doing business with them.