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US sanctions Trinidadians as ISIS financiers
 Two Trinidadians have had their transactions within the US blocked after they were designated by the US government as financiers of the Islamic State (ISIS).

In a statement issued Wednesday, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said it took action to designate Emraan Ali and Eddie Aleong as ISIS financiers, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism.

The release said Ali, a Syria-based dual US and Trinidad and Tobago national, was designated for acting for or on the behalf of ISIS.

The US government said Ali has been involved in money transfers from Trinidad and Tobago to Syria in support of ISIS and since January 2017, Ali would receive and provide funds to Trinidadian ISIS fighters.

The release said since March 2018, Aleong facilitated money transfers to ISIS members in ISIS-controlled territory.

The Department said effective immediately, all property and interests in property of these persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

The Department said the action is part of the US government's broader ongoing and concerted efforts to disrupt ISIS-related financial activities around the globe.

"Throughout 2018, the Departments of the Treasury and State targeted ISIS branches, facilitators, and networks in Bangladesh, Iraq, Somalia, the Philippines, and across West and North Africa.  The U.S. government will continue taking disruptive action to prevent ISIS from exploiting the financial system to fund its operations," the Department said.



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