The US State Department has designated Qassim Abdullah Ali Ahmed aka Qassim Al Muamen, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), said a release issued by the US embassy in Manama yesterday. The move was done under Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, which imposes sanc
The US State Department has designated Qassim Abdullah Ali Ahmed aka Qassim Al Muamen, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), said a release issued by the US embassy in Manama yesterday.
The move was done under Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons who have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism.
The designation seeks to deny Al Muamen the resources to plan and carry out terrorist attacks, the statement said.
Among other consequences, all of his property and interests subject to US jurisdiction are blocked, and US persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with him, it added.
Al Muamen is an Iran-based leader of Foreign Terrorist Organisation (AAB), a US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) and SDGT that seeks to overthrow the Bahraini government.
