WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Xinhua): U.S. State Department announced Wednesday that it has designated Ahmad al-Hamidawi, the head of an Iraqi militia, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).
The department said in a statement that al-Hamidawi is the Secretary General of Kata'ib Hezbollah (KH), which Washington claimed is "an Iran-backed terrorist group active in Iraq and Syria."
According to the statement, KH has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks against U.S. and Coalition Forces in Iraq, including a rocket attack on an Iraqi base near Kirkuk in late December of 2019 that killed a U.S. civilian contractor and injured four U.S. service members.
Following the designation, all of al-Hamidawi's property and interests in the United States have been blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with him.
US adds leader of Iraqi militia to blacklist
FE Team | Published: February 28, 2020 01:05:40
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