US Sanctions Radical Militia Group

The United States Treasury Department has sanctioned Harakat Hezbollah al Nujaba, a radical Muslim militia group of about 10,000 fighters, as well as its leader Akram Kaabi.

The full statement from the​ Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) can be read here.

(Source: US Treasury Department)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Resource Center

Counter Terrorism Designation and Designation Update
3/5/2019
​OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Specially Designated Nationals List Update:

The following entity has been added to OFAC's SDN List:

HARAKAT AL-NUJABA (a.k.a. AL-HAMAD BRIGADE; a.k.a. AL-NUJABA TV; a.k.a. AMMAR IBN YASIR BRIGADE; a.k.a. GOLAN LIBERATION BRIGADE; a.k.a. HARAKAT HEZBOLLAH AL-NUJABA; a.k.a. IMAM AL-HASAN AL-MUJTABA BRIGADE; a.k.a. MOVEMENT OF THE NOBLE ONES HEZBOLLAH; a.k.a. THE MOVEMENT OF THE NOBLE ONES), Iraq; Syria [SDGT].

The following changes have been made to OFAC's SDN List:

AL-KABI, Arkam 'Abbas (a.k.a. AL-KA'ABI, Shaykh Abu-Akram; a.k.a. AL-KA'ABI, Sheik Akram; a.k.a. AL-KA'BI, Akram Abas; a.k.a. "ABU-MUHAMMAD"; a.k.a. "'ALI, Abu"; a.k.a. "KARUMI"); DOB circa 1976; alt. DOB circa 1973; POB al 'Amarah, Iraq; alt. POB al Kalamiy, Iraq; nationality Iraq (individual) [IRAQ3]. -to- AL-KABI, Arkam 'Abbas (a.k.a. AL-KA'ABI, Shaykh Abu-Akram; a.k.a. AL-KA'ABI, Sheik Akram; a.k.a. AL-KA'BI, Akram Abas; a.k.a. AL-KABI, Akram 'Abbas; a.k.a. "ABU-MUHAMMAD"; a.k.a. "'ALI, Abu"; a.k.a. "KARUMI"); DOB circa 1976; alt. DOB circa 1973; alt. DOB 17 Jul 1977; POB al 'Amarah, Iraq; alt. POB al Kalamiy, Iraq; alt. POB Baghdad, Iraq; nationality Iraq (individual) [SDGT] [IRAQ3].

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