"We are sanctioning individuals involved in financial facilitation to obstruct and deter ISIS* financial operations in regions across the world,” Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Sigal Mandelker said the statement, which identified the individuals as Emran Ali, a dual US and Trinidadian national, and Eddie Aleong a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago.
16 June 2017, 20:23 GMT
Earlier this month, the US Treasury Department announced new sanctions against four people and five entities, saying that they facilitated petroleum shipments and financing to the Syrian government and accusing one of the companies of facilitating fuel trade between the Syrian government and Daesh terrorists.
*Islamic State, also known as Daesh, ISIS or ISIL is a terror group, banned in the United States, Russia and many other countries.
